[ctippett]

> typing is a joy on the increased size

Huh.

I hate typing on my phone (iPhone 16e). It actually never occurred to me that maybe I'd have a better time with a larger screen. Although I don't remember ever feeling the disdain I have for typing back when I had an iPhone 3GS which had a much smaller screen than the one I have now.

[swiftcoder]

> Although I don't remember ever feeling the disdain I have for typing back when I had an iPhone 3GS

The touch targets on the keyboard are sloppier, and autocorrect has become a lot more opinionated since those days. It may not be the hardware you are noticing

[hdgvhicv]

I have a 12 mini. I did have an XR briefly but had to send it back because it was terrible - far too large.

When the 12/13 minis stop receiving updates I guess I’ll stop carrying a phone around. Which will actually be a good thing

Nothing (handheld) is as good as typing as my old blackberry curve though. Not even my psion5

[cheschire]

You can try to go even smaller. Hold the world icon in the lower left of your keyboard. Then at the bottom of the pop up, select a left or right side preference and it will squish the keyboard to that side.

Makes one-handed swipe typing much easier, and feels a bit more accurate with swiping too.

[bkaae]

Did you get older over the last few years? That might make a difference.

[broodbucket]

I'd be especially interested if they didn't.