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For those with larger phones, how do you handle them without grip accessories?

Do you cave and use both hands? Do you take the chance and try to use them one-handed when more actively using them? Or do you ultimately submit and get an accessory to kinda help, at least with keeping a hold of them?

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a few other answers:just use both hands, get an accessory, and/or balance on pinky and develop the toughest pinky imaginable ::: spoiler bonus: find some smol phone you like and savor it for as long as it works

WhoRoger ,
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I have a case with a ring/stand. I also often use one-handed mode in the keyboard or in the UI.

RisingSwell ,

My right hand can read like 60% of the screen easily so I just touch the bottom half and read the top half.

I do swipe back a page a lot though, because my thumb moves in an arc and my phone often thingks that means I’m swiping sideways instead of vertical.

zakobjoa ,
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SnokenKeekaGuard ,
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Hands so big people cant see a glass when I’m holding it

lars ,

I used to have a president who described their hands like this.

Kaliax ,

I run a PopSocket on my S22Ultra (no case) and keep a couple of these around:

PopSockets Flexible Phone Mount - Black a.co/d/0aYtsed

When bent correctly for different orientations it’s absolutely fantastic, and can make interacting with the S-Pen highly ergonomic. Adapt and overcome!

FartsWithAnAccent ,
@FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world avatar

I guess just big hands? I use a case which improve grips, but also makes the phone largerer, but IMO it’s worth the extra protection.

Kolanaki ,
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I have equally large hands. I actually get the larger phones because the smaller/average ones cramp my hands trying to hold them in a way that I’m not covering the screen.

Steve ,

I’ve always used 2 hands with my smart phones, even smaller ones. So bigger phones have never been a problem.

RamSwamson ,

Corner wedged into bottom of palm with index finger supporting the top corner and remaining fingers supporting the back, thumb to navigate.

Caligvla ,
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And the bottom rests on the pinky.

TheCrispyDud ,
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I've actually got a callus on the inside portion of my pinky from my phone resting there all the time.

ALostInquirer OP ,

I had to stop handling my phone this way 'cause it felt like that may have been happening, but not quickly enough to mitigate the general discomfort.

nocturne213 ,

What do you consider a larger phone? I have an iPhone 14 Pro, it is slightly smaller (more just a different form factor) than my previous device, the Moto Z 4. I have a case, but have always had a case all the way back to my LG that was the size of an iPod. I do not use any other holding device.

If I do not feel comfortable holding and using it in the environment I am at I put it into my pocket for the time being. When we walk our dogs I usually never take it out because one of my dogs is notorious at yanking the leash if we stop for too long (my sister and I trade plant and other nature photos a lot). A lot of times we walk on a dirt path, I am more comfortable with it out there than I am when we walk the dogs in town and we are on an asphalt path.

ALostInquirer OP , (edited )

That’s right on the edge of larger to me looking at the dimensions. It’s not super comfortable but not as bad as the Max might be imo. I can say that without having one as I currently have a phone around the same dimensions and it’s workable but I’d honestly like it somewhat smaller (both in length/width).

Tbh I feel like the iPod Touch (6th/7th gen I think) is right around the sweet spot in terms of dimensions for me personally, albeit I suspect those probably suck for folks with larger hands.

CAPSLOCKFTW ,

I have large hands.

cobysev ,

Same, large hands here. Smaller phones are uncomfortable.

On the flip side, my wife gets the smaller version of our phones because she has tiny hands. Her hands get cramps from holding up larger phones and she has mild tendonitis in her wrists from previous large/heavy phones.

She also has to shop for shoes in the kids’ aisles, so you know… she’s kind of a petite person all around.

ImaginaryFox ,

I have a S23U and edge panels to open up new apps and one hand operation + to make gestures from the edges helps me navigate with one hand.

UncleStewart ,

Big hands and just install Quick Actions

Nemo ,

My phone has built-in grip ridges around the edges and back.

rikudou ,

I do one of the following:

  • I use it with both hands
  • I use it one-handed if everything I need is reachable
  • I switch to single-handed mode (don’t know if it’s a Samsung-only feature or an Android one in general)
  • I use it with a S-Pen
iforgotmyinstance , (edited )

I use a pop socket to handle my phone one handed. Sometimes I type with both thumbs.

Edit: I use a s23 ultra and it’s probably one of the heaviest phones I’ve had.

Orbituary ,
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Didn’t read the question very well, eh?

CrayonRosary ,

Didn’t read the post body very well, eh?

Or do you ultimately submit and get an accessory to kinda help, at least with keeping a hold of them?

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