ISSUE 72 • ANDROID ADVISOR 87If the Note 10+ is the shark,
the S20 Ultra jumps itthe Galaxy S20 is 9.5mm taller than the S10e, so by
jumping from 5.8in to a 6.2in screen you’re getting a
significantly bigger phone, too, which for many will
cross the line from usable to unbearable.
But phone makers don’t seem to care. I’m willing to
bet that next year’s Galaxy S30 will start at 6.4 inches,
with the upper model inching ever closer to 7 inches.
Usability has basically become lost in the race to be
biggest, and there’s no signs of it slowing down. If
anything, with the advent of folding tech, phones are
going to push further into mini tablet territory.
The uncertain future
Folding phones might still be novel and interesting,
but we’re a long way from mainstream use. The Galaxy