So it's not just me. I went from a 5 to a 6 to a 12 mini. My typing is horrible on the 6 or the 12. IDK if it's the screen size or what. It's not about getting used to it; it's been years for me. When I occasionally pick up the old 5, it's instantly easy for me to type again. So it's definitely the phone's fault, not mine. I'm 26 years old. However, the cursor was always impossible to control, no change there.
Also, it's stupid that the new phones don't have headphone jacks, the gestures they used to replace the home button are wack, and the 5 was the perfect size. The sole reason I stopped using it was AT&T dropped support. Usability was more important than CPU/camera/whatever strength.
Still using my SE 2016 here for these reasons (it has the same body as the 5 and 5S). After using this phone for 5+ years, I've gotten so good at texting on it that I don't even use autocorrect! And it has a headphone jack.
Something has gone horribly rotten in the space of smartphones in the last 5 years.
The iPhone vs Android war has cooled because after years of maturing hard/software, establishing UX, and also lock-in, most people just stick with what they know. It's not so much about the tech anymore. Apple doesn't have a visionary CEO anymore, and Android was a copy of the iPhone to begin with. Seems like both sides are less interested in giving users what they want now, or giving what they don't yet realize they want. Sometimes it's about milking the userbase, like when every big phone-maker almost simultaneously removed the jack to sell new accessories. I even feel like the push for big screens was about changing the customers' habits. But this typing issue has to just be sloppiness.
The only reason I didn't get an SE 2016 is cause I had no choice. My 6 broke right before a big trip, and I needed a new phone; 12 mini is what they had.
Well said. I agree that big screens and aux jack removal are both anti-consumer moves where mature companies are ignoring a solid chunk of consumer needs to drive metrics. I'd add SD card slot removal to that list as well (makes it easier to up the ASP of phones, since some people need to pay more for additional storage) and the inevitable SIM card slot removal, too. The saddest thing about the SIM card slot: it removes customer choice with only one benefit for manufacturers: slightly less internal space usage. At least with the headphone jack and the SD card slot, companies were going after profit. Removing the SIM slot is just trading inconvenience for pennies.
Also, it's stupid that the new phones don't have headphone jacks, the gestures they used to replace the home button are wack, and the 5 was the perfect size. The sole reason I stopped using it was AT&T dropped support. Usability was more important than CPU/camera/whatever strength.