Why Smartphones Become Bigger If We Can Make Them Smaller

When cell phones first appeared, they were really bulky and expensive. These early phones consumed lots of power, so they needed really big batteries to run. Plus, electronic components were also pretty large in those days. Besides their brick-like bodies, they also had long external antennas to reach the cell network.

But as time passed, electronic parts became smaller, and battery capacity increased enormously. Internal antennas appeared, and phones became thin and light as the overall technology improved. A 3.5-inch screen seemed okay to most people, and we thought it would stay that size forever. But nowadays it’s hard to find a smartphone that has a screen smaller than 5 and a half inches. Modern smartphones just keep getting bigger. So why are we now using smartphones that resemble tablets, if we already know the ways to make them smaller?

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[BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

Hey everyone! Do you remember the time when there were no cell phones and no Internet?

[lqmn]

I love how in the thumbnail, the last phone was so big it didn't even fit the picture

[Vaderist.]

Bright side: if we make smartphones smaller we make it bigger

Me: *confused screaming*

[Jo-Wilbe-Dina]

“Humans are evolving right now. Just backwards.”

[bimmer]

They were bigger then smaller, now getting bigger and smaller again...

[brynhard]

5.7 inches screen is enough to my big hand. I remember having a small screened samsung, I always press two key especially letter a & s.

[susantachakraborty]

Everyone:i love my smartphone..
My sister:i want the older version mom...

[GENKI_INU]

2:22 This is plain wrong. Many phones these days (especially ones with higher-end chipsets) don't even come with radio antennas because chipset manufacturers often omit them entirely.

Even if your phone does have a radio antenna, it's likely to be disabled unless the phone's model is region-specific to a non-western country's market. To enable the radio, you'd have to do some firmware mods with ROMs or Root Access. And even then, you'd have to get an App that's compatible with your specific radio hardware which is the biggest problem.

[s.kupadhyay]

Smart phone are becoming larger because our pockets are becoming large so as to adjust the phone we are keeping and preventing them to fall.😂😂😜

[SK-vvzi]

When u are so early that u only see the bots in the comment section

[Ahanaf_-]

1:37 waring : don't try at home 😂😂😂

[Chanmann]

0:00
"When smartphones first appeared they were really bulky and expensive"
They are cellphones bro not smartphones smartphones came way later

[JunkstHat]

6:29 no wonder why after using the bathroom or going on an outdoor adventure with my iPhone 8+, my common sense says,
Common sense: HEY CLEAN YA PHONE!
Me: Oh okay. Thanks for reminding me.
Common sense: no problem.
That’s what my common sense tells me after I use the bathroom.

[JournalWithTanishq]

That is a beautiful phone who broke peoples bones and even the walls of their houses 😅

[tonymontanaltu]

2:40 iPhone 12: You can’t do that anymore.

[jeffmattboy]

*2100*
Apple: We just released iPhone 21, the smartphone the size of a house!

[gameclips]

Bright side: a cooling fan won't fit in a smartphone
Red magic 3: am I a joke to you




The red magic 3 smartphone has an internal cooling fan

[V_screw_electric_cars]

I'd prefer small phone around 4 inches and thicker, those huge razor thin phones are very hard to hold and you can't put them in front pocked of regular jeans anymore and sit they would break in half.

[giselegeorges]

1960 children : dancing in the grass, 2020 children : typing XD LOL like if you agree

[limmingjun]

1:07 hahaha😂 hope that is not gonna happen in the future.