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We asked, you told us: Phones are getting way too big
August 13, 2025
It seems like just the other day that I attended a local Galaxy Note launch event. But it actually took place back in 2011, and it’s easy to forget that the phone’s 5.3-inch screen was considered absolutely gargantuan at the time.
We’ve seen even bigger phones launching since then, with high screen/body ratios and tall aspect ratios fortunately helping to soften the blow. Nevertheless, it’s not uncommon to find 6.4-inch, 6.67-inch, and even 6.9-inch screens on today’s flagship phones.
This ever-increasing metric got us wondering whether today’s phones are simply getting too big, so we turned the questionover to you, our dear readers.
Are smartphones getting too big?
A total of 1,551 votes were tallied and the poll results show that 49.8% of readers think phones have gotten too big and they hate it. Next up, just over 25% of readers think phones have indeed become too big, but they don’t mind the current size. In other words, ~75% of readers think phones are too big (regardless of whether they mind or not).
A grand total of 15% of polled readers think phones are in the Goldilocks zone of being just the right size (not too big, not too small). Finally just under 10% of respondents felt that phones aren’t big enough.
The latter number is pretty interesting, and reader comments suggest big phones aren’t merely for those with big hands. Speaking of reader comments…
Here’s what you had to say
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