But theres an actual benefit to having the larger phone now a days whereas there was no benefit to the largeness of phones in the past.
Like I don't understand what this statement is saying, back when phones were huge, they were bulky and super heavy, which cannot be said about the larger phones today. For example, my Note 2 fits perfectly into my pocket, is super light, and I get the added benefit of having a super large screen to browse gaf/multi task/netflix etc.
The way people use phones has fundamentally changed, people aren't just using the to communicate anymore and for those of us who do things like watch netflix/hockeystream fairly often, or even just browse the internet, the added screen size helps, and there is practically no con. I feel like most people who complain have never really owned one of the larger phones, it really isn't any different to carry around.