NEWS – Vote for an online signature collection if you want phone manufacturers to offer smaller phones again.
Not all phone users need a glass surfboard in their pocket. Some smartphone users wish the ‘phablet’ phase would be over. The founder of The Pebble Watch is in that camp and fighting for an attempt to turn the producers’ heads.
Eric Migicovsky, the founder of Pebble Watch, “the most funded Kickstarter project in history” (Wikipedia), is a big guy, but prefers small phones from the list of reasons you can guess; One-handed lightness, lighter weights, less chance of pocket leaks and falls, etc.
Eric created a manifesto and signature collection that you can sign if you agree. There are different levels of ‘voice’ you can choose from. I ticked ‘Yes, but the price is too high.’ The manifesto demands a price of $ 700-800 and it will not motivate me to buy if that is how it goes. But I support the concept and would like phone manufacturers to return to at least iPhone Mini devices as a choice for those who want them.
The list of specifications in the manifesto can be discussed, but it provides a starting point for reflection and discussion. I was able to cope with less than the suggested 8GB of RAM, the recommended specific processor and other points. But I am now considered a supporter of the idea and I hope the phone manufacturers will notice it and act.
See: https://smallandroidphone.com/