ISSUE 72 • ANDROID ADVISOR 89makers are trying to convince us that bigger screens
are the main thing we need, and power users will
work harder and smarter with more pixels.
And as a result, small phones have received short
shrift. Phone makers have reserved some features
for its biggest phones due to space and battery
limitations, but now, even 6.2in phones are missing
out on features in their larger-screener counterparts,
whether that’s better screens, faster connectivity, or
more powerful cameras.
Phones used to have so many new features people
wanted to upgrade every year, but with the push into
more screen, people are holding onto their phones
longer. Part of the reason is the price, of course, but
that’s merely a consequence, not the cause. The
larger issue is that phone makers are reserving their
best features for phones with the biggest screens,
essentially forcing consumers to buy more phone
than they might want.
So they’re waiting, which only leads to bigger
phones. Phone makers are in such a race to one-up
each other that none of them seem to be thinking
about what can actually make them better. And a 7in
display isn’t it.