Weekly poll: what's the ideal screen size for a smartphone?

22 April, 2016
Do you like compact sub-5" phones or is it "the bigger, the better"?

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It is depends on the screen to body ratio too.
2 years ago I used 130.7mm handset with 4.3"(56,6%) after 137.5mm handset 5" (70.4%) and now 143.5mm 5.2" (70.9%) .
The current handset littlebit big, also littlebit thick, but I think I could feel comfortable a 5" handset which has a right dimensions. Also nice design, good materials, what is feels premium in your hand and fit right.
I think the Xiaomi Mi 5Pro is a good choice 5.15" ceramic back screen to body is 73.1%.
Or the new Huawei P9 full metal, s-t-b 72.9% but for me the design littlebit uglier from P8.

Also I had to chance to use a Galaxy Note II and a Nexus 6.

After a couple days you will feel the right way to handle your device. so is matter what size is your pocket and what you need for.

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    • AnonD-78805
    • ss1
    • 24 Apr 2016

    Can't think of going anything smaller than my galaxy note 5

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      • epiccommenter
      • fpN
      • 24 Apr 2016

      5 inches is perfect
      4 inches perfect on iphone only

        No Fan Boy...!, 24 Apr 2016For me , the minimum size of screen should be 5.5" or more ... moreif someone would hear you 10 years ago, trust me, you would have been deleted from life for these words. Everyone would have been laughing.

          Daily usage shouldn't exceed 5"

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            • 6310i-new
            • 8kC
            • 24 Apr 2016

            An ideal phone for me will be an exact refreshed and modernized Nokia 6310i with monochrome display plus 2.8 inches. For multimedia device, a 6" smartphone is the best partner for that refreshed 6310i

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              • AnonD-461528
              • 6}x
              • 24 Apr 2016

              5,5" my best

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                • sidrend
                • niC
                • 24 Apr 2016

                For me about 5 inches is perfect, it's maybe a bit big to be used in one hand but still not impossible and feels pretty good in hand. 5.5 inches is too big, it doesn't feel as good in hand anymore. I previously had LG G2 and now Galaxy S6 Edge, both screens are pretty perfect for me.

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                  • N7100
                  • mA8
                  • 24 Apr 2016

                  At the moment I have a 5.5" screen. A little bit larger is welcome. For me the max is 6.0".

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                    • Anonymous
                    • bam
                    • 24 Apr 2016

                    In reality, a phone shouldn't be bigger than 4.5'' but this days the ideal for daily things seems to be 5.2''

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                      • AnonD-495171
                      • uwg
                      • 24 Apr 2016

                      Anonymous, 24 Apr 2016As a note 5 user i would say 5.5 bcz note 5 feels a lil big.Same

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                        • AnonD-234645
                        • nYT
                        • 24 Apr 2016

                        welp... Basically. below 5 inches (or even 5) is fine for me. anything bigger. (unless for gaming) is a no no for me.

                          ... for me, 5.5" screen is the ideal phone screen. a 5" seems so small for me, anything less than 5" is a no no!...

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                            • AnonD-317884
                            • m%Q
                            • 24 Apr 2016

                            5,4' - 5.8' depending on bezel size and whether buttons are capacitive or on-screen. Nexus 6P is perfectly handleable (medium height and hands size male) for me

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                              • AnonD-374734
                              • 7ja
                              • 24 Apr 2016

                              my sweet spot is 4.7" (nexus 4 size) even 5" is too big.
                              I still hope there will be a nexus 4 (2016) something like that.

                                6" at least but screen to body radio must be at least 75% i have nexus 6 6" 74% and xperia z ultra 6.5" 68%. screen to body radio.I am disappointed whith new lg g5 and sony.they have worse s.t.b.r. than older models.and for me 16x10 is better than 16x10 course i use phone more portraid.

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                                  • flower
                                  • 0nD
                                  • 24 Apr 2016

                                  < 5
                                  it's usable with one hand, as a phone should be. but when I hold a 6 inch, I think "that's great"

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • FED
                                    • 24 Apr 2016

                                    As a note 5 user i would say 5.5 bcz note 5 feels a lil big.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 5yh
                                      • 24 Apr 2016

                                      Rana, 24 Apr 2016My opinion is a mobile should be accessable with one hand c... moreEvery user uses his smartphone in a different way
                                      For me
                                      The way u use ur smartphone decides the size of it.

                                        5.5 inch is to me the sweet spot. anything above 5.8 inch is ridiculous And so far lg g3 is the best 5.5 available, followed by the s7 edge.