Weekly poll: what is the ideal screen size?

14 May 2017
Big phones are big sellers, but the definition of "big" keeps growing.

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joran, 15 May 2017i'm 170 cm. small hand. i love my 6,44 inch mi max. 😁You need glasses, my friend.

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    • joran
    • PA7
    • 15 May 2017

    DantE O2, 15 May 2017i told you last time GSMARENA with the same poll, most ppl ... morei'm 170 cm. small hand. i love my 6,44 inch mi max.
    😁

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      • AnonD-569198
      • YdR
      • 15 May 2017

      Zenodroid, 15 May 2017So you mean all companies should make about 10 different si... moreNo.

        i told you last time GSMARENA with the same poll, most ppl are average/short with small hands so they all chose the small phone, is it really that hard to figure out?
        this kinna poll doesn't get anywhere like this unless you add a below/above 180cm height to it. i wonder how many ppl above 180cm would like to have a 5.2" small phone or how many below 180cm like to have a 6" or above, that would be a helpful poll not this.

          AnonD-569198, 15 May 2017The ideal screen size is whatever works best for the indivi... moreSo you mean all companies should make about 10 different sizes of same phone? Gl on that idea.

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            • Anonymous
            • mrx
            • 15 May 2017

            This poll reflects the current market pretty well: it doesn't matter if your preference is for something smaller than 5.2", you aren't even offered the option...

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              • Denes
              • MKm
              • 15 May 2017

              The poll should not start from 5.2. There should be 2 other options: below 5" and 5".

              Id vote for 5" with small bezels

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                • Striker
                • Sc8
                • 15 May 2017

                About 4.5-4.8" thin and long, small bezels.

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                  • AnonD-569198
                  • YdR
                  • 15 May 2017

                  The ideal screen size is whatever works best for the individual user.

                    for an avarage hand and pocket size 4.7" ~ 5,0" is ideal i think. If you use your phone for business or smt focussed on screen (gaming, reading long articles etc.) its ok 5,5" or 6".
                    But the optimal size is 4,7"~5,0". please don't forget the people who dont want large phones in hand or pocket.

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                      • Surficial
                      • mpr
                      • 15 May 2017

                      Around 4.7", small bezels, phone sized.

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                        • Hxf
                        • 15 May 2017

                        It depends on many factors: usage, hand size, what you usually wear, your work style, your eye-sight, price-to-secs ratio, media consumption, you usually use tablet or not (people who usually use tablets to read and work, tend to have a small screened mobile).
                        If all other factors are neutral, for sure I prefer 6 inch/above 6 inches with small bezels

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                          • Sunny
                          • gyx
                          • 15 May 2017

                          LG G6...Perfect Size phone..

                          5.7' screen fit in 5.2 Body Ratio

                          Compare LG G5 Vs LG G6...get better idea

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                            • Yaj
                            • 6vu
                            • 15 May 2017

                            5.3

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                              • Alien
                              • ndn
                              • 15 May 2017

                              Anything above 5-5.2 is too big to be used with only one hand.
                              They should give us the option to move the status bar at the bottom of the screen like xposed framework.
                              If the display is too big, there is also the privacy issue, as everyone can see what you're doing on your phone.

                                You have nothing lower than 5.2"....

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                                  • anonymous
                                  • yA4
                                  • 15 May 2017

                                  4.7 to 5.0" inch screens anytime. Technology evolves every year but our hands don't. Phone companies should continue to focus engineering on smaller phones and not make big, unwieldy devices just cause they have more real estate.

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                                    • Duke1
                                    • wv$
                                    • 15 May 2017

                                    I think 140mm x 70mm would be a great size, whatever the most screen that could be accommodated within that size which I'm guessing could be up to 5.3".

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                                      • Valkov
                                      • n3X
                                      • 15 May 2017

                                      It's all depend of bezels and size on the hands. Some 5-inchers with large bezels, are almost equal in size with 5,2-5,5 inchers with thinner bezels. But for warm seasons, with less cloathing 4,5-4,7 is perfect for tiny pockets. :)

                                        5"
                                        and about 72% screen to body ratio.
                                        I think I have an average size hand so the ideal phone can be used in one hand.
                                        And also I do not know why no option for this in your poll.
                                        As an iPhone 7 has a 4.7", Sony Compact devices are under 5" too,
                                        Moto G5, E3, Samsung's low end phones has 5" screens.