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		cactusplant7374 15 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhone 17e Smaller phones aren't great for older people because of the increased font size that they use. They can barely fit a sentence onto the screen.

fckgw 15 days ago [–]

Exactly, every older person I've seen has the Plus model (RIP) with screen text turned up to 150%. A small screen for someone with poor eyesight sounds like torture.

Gigachad 14 days ago | [–]

They also just two hand the phone. Left hand to hold and right hand free to tap any corner of the screen.

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