The author uses what look like Dribbble screenshots to prove his point. Dribbble does not represent the majority state of product designs.

This is an important point! Dribbble shots are usually not from actual products, so you can't use them as evidence for a real world trend.

Another point is that you should not generalize about the design of a product based on marketing pages. Often, the design for these pages is contracted out to studios who don't touch the rest of the product. How often do the products look and feel like the home page? Almost never.

Maybe this is a trivial point, but what I mean is: he shouldn't state this as if it were a product design trend, when (if it is a trend at all) it's a marketing trend.

I hear you. I was like you for the longest time. I had an SE for 3~ years and I absolutely loved it. I researched and researched to find another phone with the exact same dimensions. Couldnt find anything. The thought of moving up to a bigger phone pained me.

I eventually bought the iphone 8 about 6 months ago. And my god, it is just as good if not better. The size that scared me so much? Turns out I like it even more. The speed has been great, and I never knew how much I'd appreciate the larger screen. Point is, I know where you're coming from. But trust me, the iphone 8 size still feels relatively easy to hold (I can still comfortably hold it with one hand 100% of the time), and I have 0 regrets whatsoever about the upgrade.

I agree the 8 and now the SE 2020 is a great size. I traded up to the 11 and found the size difference to be negligible. You can see for yourself in the dimensions section: https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone2=9847#diff-*,*...

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