Does small screen smartphones is being extinct?

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    Hello guys. So does 4inch screen smartphone is going to be no longer produced?

    I love this size of phones because it is easily fits my pockets and have a good grip too. Like the iPhones (not 6) .
     
    The general trend seems to be away from the smaller screens with smartphones basically being 100% in the slate format now, as people start to get used to the display sizes and start to crave larger displays for easier typing. Another possible factor is that manufacturers are trying to fit more power into phones but miniaturization of the components inside isn't keeping up with the thirst for more power in phones as readily.

    The smaller screens will still likely be around, just probably not in flagship phones.
     
    There are numerous small budget phones you can buy, though you don't see them often because they're usually associated for being low spec and 'unknown' compared to the larger sized flagship devices.
     
    Team Fail said:
    The thing about small screens is that they're easier to manipulate, especially if you only have one hand. They fit in more places, and are in general just nicer for use. However, the smaller the phone, the less components that can fit in, especially when a battery takes up a large portion of that space. On the contrary, if a phone is larger, you can do more at once on any given screen. Samsung has added a one-handed mode to their newer devices where it will reduce the size of the screen and direct it to either the left or right-hand side of the screen so that you can control the phone entirely with one hand, which is a nice solution to the issue.

    Smaller phones are disappearing faster and faster though as people want to be able to watch movies and take photos and browse the web, though. We'll get to the point that any phone under 4" won't really be a thing anymore, and larger phones, even phablets, will be the most popular.
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    I don't mind smaller screens; they aren't the worst things. They certainly have uses. But as for Samsung's "fix" it feels more like a sloppy hack; turning off certain pixels and reducing the overall screen DPI. Basically it changes from your standard screen resolution, to a smaller one, but doesn't scale the whole screen to that resolution. Seems like it would make things more difficult for developers to develop UIs for, as they now have to consider how the interface looks on that mode.

    I will say that small screens are less capable of displaying certain kinds of information in a friendly readable format, and I simply do adore my Nexus 6 as being the perfect balance between large and small. Can I one hand it? No, but that's a small sacrifice to make considering the density of information that you can present on a 6 inch screen, High Definition content included.

    I find that often a small screen phone is better for users who might not rely so heavily on their smartphone. The smaller screen makes usage a little bit less convenient; and thus usage patterns are reduced significantly. That's not always a bad thing though; couple this with the lower power draw (in mAh) and you do get longer life from smaller screens, in terms of screen-on time to battery life. On lower end models such as say the Samsung Galaxy Core Prime the smaller screen enables the device to be produced at a lower cost per unit; which makes it easy to obtain for those on a budget.

    Smaller screens will always have both advantages and downsides.
     
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