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Weekly poll results: the ideal screen size keeps growing

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Peter 22 November 2020

Weekly poll

Back in 2016 our poll showed that the ideal screen size for a phone is between 5.0” and 5.3”. A year later the result was the same with 5.2” getting voted to the top. But even back then it was clear that preferences were shifting towards larger displays. Last year we conducted a similar poll, which confirmed that – 6.0” became the most popular size.

Weekly poll results: the ideal screen size grows slightly from last year

Last week’s poll shows that the trend has held and the 5.9-6.5” size category received the most votes. Judging by the comments, most people prefer to stick to closer to the 5.9” end than the 6.5” end.

The love for small phones has not gone away. Indeed, the 5.8” and below option ended up second, just 2 percentage points behind – and well ahead of the 6.6+ inch category. That’s in line with what we saw last year, with the mid-sized category accounting for 56% of the vote while the 6.6” option got only 6%.

Still, it’s clear that interest in large phones has grown and now 1 in 5 seeks a display 6.6” or larger. Taller aspect ratios have helped with that as phones were already getting too wide to comfortably use single-handed.

Interestingly, it seems that the aversion to large screens carries over to foldable phones as well – they were by far the least popular option. Perhaps clamshell foldables, which prioritize compactness over screen size, will have an easier time reaching the masses (clamshells tend to be cheaper as well, though there isn’t an actually cheap one yet).

Weekly poll results: the ideal screen size grows slightly from last year

Here are the results from the 2019 poll for comparison:

Weekly poll results: the ideal screen size grows slightly from last year
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Reader comments

Z
  • Zeper
  • Nxb
  • 20 Apr 2021

Apparently the optimal grip for a phone is around 70mm based on a study i saw. My lg g7 is 71mm and its the most comfortable phone i used, along with the pixel 2 a 69mm, The XL of that feels a bit to wide for to one hand.

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  • Jos
  • 3r5
  • 14 Dec 2020

GSMARENA, "preferred" screen display size is more appropriate ... rather than "perfect" ...there is no perfect size, whats perfect for viewing videos may not be perfect for writing e mails or reading e books or e magazine 😁

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  • Anonymous
  • TTG
  • 24 Nov 2020

Stip this stupid conversation. Both length and width matters. Phones are getting too long and our thumbs too short. Buttons at the top&bottom are unreachable these days.

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