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

15 January 2023
And how important is the screen size when you are considering a new phone?

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  • Anonymous
  • KAS
  • 16 Jan 2023

Where are all 4-inch phones disapeared

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    • Cosmicus
    • LaD
    • 16 Jan 2023

    6.9 6.9 inch no bazels is the best screen!!!

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      • JFy
      • 16 Jan 2023

      iPhone 11 Pro has the best screen size 5.8 if it only had pro motion would be the best phone

        Anonymous, 16 Jan 2023learn to think before you right....an 7" cannot be com... moreBefore you tell me anything, you first learn to read, understand and think what's written.
        I have preferred 6" screen. And you are talking about some 7" screen.
        And above learn to control your fingers while typing. You have posted same thing multiple times. So relax while you are replying. And above all Understand what you are arguing or replying.

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          • Guest from the Best
          • M@d
          • 16 Jan 2023

          Dear Colleagues,

          Please add important screen options to vote, like: flat, rounded, curved screens. Camera holes and notches are also very important.

            I was watching movies and youtube on SE W890i back in 2008 so for me it can be even 2" :D

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              • Akbar sagsibill
              • auX
              • 16 Jan 2023

              Brick or smartphone?!
              More than 6 is probably a 🧱

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                • justSomeGuy
                • YHp
                • 16 Jan 2023

                Width matters more than the "screen size", which have become exaggerated because of long aspect ratio.

                Consider an S22 with a nominal width of 70.6mm and a screen size of 6.1" compared to an S7 with a width of 69.6mm and a screen size of 5.1", and a Note7 with a width of 73.9mm but a screen of "only" 5.7".

                Around 70mm seems to be perfect width for one-handed use (with curved sides, maybe a tad smaller with sharper corners) in my experience.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • KAS
                  • 16 Jan 2023

                  Anonymous, 16 Jan 2023screen size makes the phone size, so learn to think before ... moreIndeed. Screen size cannot be ignored, regardless of aspect ratio, bezels, width, height etc etc bs

                    Whatever that ideal screen size is, it should be measured by its AREA, not diagonal.

                    Try comparing different aspect ratios by their diagonal and get unexpected results. For the last couple of years, diagonals are going up but screen sizes are actually going down.

                    Fullscreen an uncropped youtube video on a modern 7.2in Huawei and you'll get a SMALLER picture than on an old 6.6in Honor.

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                      • PreachJohn
                      • EK9
                      • 16 Jan 2023

                      sirol, 15 Jan 2023Absolutely can. In size of nokia 5230 phone can fit at leas... moreWith a tiny 3.2" screen, a wimpy 2MP camera, an anemic 1320mAh battery, limited bandwidth, etc, I question all that production out from it that you claim.
                      As reviews say it gets laggy as use goes on. With those minuscule resources I believe that.

                        WhatSAComputer, 15 Jan 2023Depending on aspect ratio it goes from 6.9 (16:9) to 8.3&qu... more For people like us is on Samsung galaxy z fold series sadly. I like you I like big phones with stylus. Only Samsung and Motorola have them.

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                          • Haris
                          • Ibx
                          • 16 Jan 2023

                          Ideal Phone:

                          6.3" screen
                          Flat display
                          Camera punch on left corner
                          Power button on left
                          Volume rocker on right
                          Finger print on the back or embedded in power key

                          Call me when ready...

                            joe nodden, 16 Jan 2023Back when phone screens were tiny with huge bezels, screen ... moreBecause the area of the screen is not one percent larger. It's higher that one percent.

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                              • trayus finadus
                              • RIG
                              • 16 Jan 2023

                              as someone who get used to slim and small phone like Huawei P30, those gigantic Samsung and Realme felt a big rock in the pocket.

                                Anonymous, 15 Jan 2023As a guy who don't carry a purse or a man bag, I want ... moreI wish Samsung made a 6.3 inch Galaxy S. I think that would be perfect for me. Otherwise 6.6 inches is way too big. So I always get the base Galaxy s phone. Which fits fine in my pocket. But a Slightly larger one would also.

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                                  • adisy
                                  • Kx7
                                  • 16 Jan 2023

                                  6.5 - 6.8 inch is the best, but for me thin and light phones are very important.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • nDy
                                    • 16 Jan 2023

                                    Vic4BBM, 16 Jan 2023It's not screen size but rather phone size which matte... morescreen size makes the phone size, so learn to think before you write, 7" will never be compact

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • nDy
                                      • 16 Jan 2023

                                      Vic4BBM, 16 Jan 2023It's not screen size but rather phone size which matte... morelearn to think before you write....

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • nDy
                                        • 16 Jan 2023

                                        Vic4BBM, 16 Jan 2023It's not screen size but rather phone size which matte... morelearn to think before you right....an 7" cannot be compact ever...so if you care for a compact phone, 7" will never be that even with 0.0001" bezels....screen makes the minimum frame size of the phone. So screen size does matter for you