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The dimmest phones are larger than any others

The included explanation is mind boggling to me:

> Things that are far away look smaller, but things that are REALLY far away look bigger, because when their light was emitted, the universe was small and they were close to us.

spoiler alert:

The oldest phone doesn't fit the comic strip...

Clearly because Munroe hasn't adjusted for screen size inflation. If we extrapolate based on whatever Samsung or Apple are selling these days and the 8210, will we even see meaningful redshift before the Planck constant chimes in?

This would be a fantastic little toy/demo in VR.

Larger version for others who are visually challenged.

https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/angular_diameter_turnaround_2x....

I love that the battery depletes slowly over time. Though it's a bit ominous that the most recent one shows battery in the red...