• MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub
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      8 months ago

      Because it’s something you use a lot for small things throughout the day. When you need to quickly answer a message or look at a map you shouldn’t need to stop and place down everything you’re holding.

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          8 months ago

          This is probably very subjective. I’d say I use my phone one-handed about 7/10 times and I’d do it more if I could. Actually I do most things one-handed when possible but I have small hands so phones are becoming an issue. There isn’t a specific reason, it’s just more convenient.

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      8 months ago

      To me that’s the exact and only purpose of a phone: for it to be a handheld portable computer. For that purpose I should be able to use it with one hand

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          8 months ago

          To me that doesn’t really compute. I like to see a lot of information on my screen and my eyes aren’t as young as they were.

          I do too, but glasses help a lot. In my use case 5" is plenty, though not with default settings: global UI size was tweaked so everything is smaller, and more fits on screen.

          I don’t really like looking at curved screens

          Neither do I, and I’m doing everything I can to avoid those phones. No feature can balance that huge con.

          Flat screens aren’t as easy to do that with especially as I like to use a case.

          Hmm, interesting. I’m using gestures too, some more than others, and with a flat screen it’s fine for me.

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              True that I don’t use a case. It has fallen apart years ago and didn’t bother to get a new one. I was using gestures while I had the case, too, but I don’t remember how was it it usability.