The last good phones were the iPhone 5 series (5,5s,5c,SE 2016) after that it just went downhill. Phones are stupidly big you can't get anything reasonably priced under 6.5 inches and all that because of excessive content consumption which is a problem in itself. Apple lost its way after Jobs and now, since even Jony Ive left, there's no one there who cares about making the best and most sensible product. When it comes to Android it's the same. There are some "compact" options but only in the flagship market. The last cheaper small Android was pixel 4a and that's it. I seriously consider leaving smartphones all together nowadays. It was great while it lasted...
people work. and big phones trust me are a hard thing you don't realise that it is. I had a small phone for 2 years. iphone 12 mini. and i miss it so badly i can't handle it... literally.
💥💥 I'm surprised you didn't mention how popular the HTC Evo was, especially when Sprint was back in the that time probably the most popular carrier. I remember back in 2010, 2011 I used to see lots of people with the original sprint HTC Evo
I had the HTC Dream (without the keyboard) later the Hero. They were great. Then i got the HTC One M7. It was awful, tbh. It was not ready. The HTC forums were filled with complaints. Never considered htc again.
To me, the Pixel 5 is about the biggest I like a phone to be. 6" screen, edge to edge, comfortable enough to hold in the hand with a "big enough" screen for modern media consumption. An ideal phone size/screen size device is the iPhone 13 Mini. 5.3" screen edge to edge, and the physical size of the phone is actually smaller than the SE.
I watched this on Dec 2022, I broke the screen of my Samsung A40 and I was looking for a new phone, but I couldn't find anything smaller than 6.4". The A40 is 5.9" and before that I had the S3 mini which was even smaller. I remember thinking that A40 was bigger and inconvenient than the S3 mini but I got used to it. But no, enough is enough, I found the original part and battery for A40 and I will keep it until they start becoming smaller again (hopefully).
I still have my HTC X with me HTC should still be with us to this day I miss their company I miss them making more phones they made the classics many people can agree with me that loved HTC. HTC forever!!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I loved my HTC back in China, it wasn't a bad product at all, it died after 3 years of excessive use, charging while watching videos, playing while charging, and a lot of sht.
My wife and I are in the Samsung ecosystem. We've enjoyed Galaxy phones since the S5. We both have Galaxy watches and Buds. All these products work seamlessly together.
2022 and I'm watching on a Xperia 5 II. Sony is still developing phones and the Mk III is out and the Mk IV will be out soon. They seem to be making profits by just sticking to the high end now. Sony doesn't have much marketing and the prices are a bit high but their phones are fine. They fit in my pocket so whatever. Nothing special but they're a workhorse. I use them till they run aground. Not everyone wants a Samsung.
Great job on this video.---- Really interesting developement after having brouht the iconic m7 to market. As far as I understood, htc could not succeed with their marketing for the m8 and they probably underrated the importance of a great camera.--- I got the m9 and the sound of the stereo speakers is still outstanding. 👍🏻🙏🏻🤗
This is why I won't buy a new phone. I've been using the same phone for four years now. It's getting old and slowing down but the newer phones are just too damn big. They're heavy, hard too hold and I can barely fit them in my pockets.
unihertz seems to make some decent smaller phones but I haven't yet decided if i will buy one but i think i probably will especially after i saw that they started selling replacement parts. 🙂
Two years later and pretty much the average screen size is 6.5". I was recently looking for a phone for my mother-in-law, I'm in charge of getting that stuff for her, and I couldn't find anything under 6", except the iPhone 13 mini at 5.4", which is too pricey for what I needed. Especially for someone who doesn't even use text messaging, doesn't take pictures, does not even check her voice mail. Besides the iPhone mini, I found a couple of crappy/unknown Chinese phones with bad reviews. But that' it. So my mother-in-law got stuck with a 6.5" that she finds too big. As for me, I'm still happy with my HTC 10 with a 5.2" screen. And I'll be keeping it as long as the battery holds a charge. The way things are going, by the time I need to replace it I'll be lucky to find anything under 7".
Why didn't you buy her an older android with a new battery? Or better yet, a feature phone? If she doesn't need any smart features, there's absolutely no point in buying her a smartphone, you're just looking in the wrong market entirely.
@@alexwr I know that there's no point in getting her a smartphone. But that's what she wanted to try. And it's her money, I wasn't paying for it. As for an older android, she didn't want a used phone. She also didn't want another flip phone, which is what I was replacing after she broke it. My gf suggested the Jitterbug to her but she shot it down because it was "an old person's phone". Trust me, I wanted to get her another simple flip phone, but she just didn't want it. She has been hinting that she made a mistake and is reconsidering a flip phone once again.
@@BigNews2021 I've been using one since 2020 and so has my dad. I'm 31 he's 59. We both love that model and you can find new old stock of the 2020 model for $130 sometimes
