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> I wanted something small enough to fit into a pants pocket

I always wanted to know what kind of pants people wear who say that to this device size (see also Nintendo DS & co)

As a man who wears jeans with a bit of stretch to them, I can easily (but not comfortably) fit a large can of beer in each of the four pockets. A small device is no problem compared to that.

As a man who lives in sweatpants, I could probably fit two cans in the pockets of my current pants, if I try really hard.

I feel like "fits in my pants pockets" is one of those weird ways to measure size, like football fields. Does anyone actually puts these things in their pockets? I always carried my Nintendo DS in a backpack.

vintage army cargo pants on right now, baggy af and ready for any 'portable' device I throw at them

Hell, some baggy pants could fit an entire SNES in them!

https://youtu.be/rY9uitdQIpg?si=5RfMcQvFFvS_GadJ

For a while I daily carried an Asus EeePC 901 in my jacket's pocket. Surprisingly comfy if I carried something on the other pocket on top. But yeah my jacket had exceptional pockets.

I wear size 36 Levi's and this one fits in my back pocket

That’s a risky place to put it, if you forget it’s there and sit down heh

That is the advantage of the size! There is little chance you will forget that you have the device in your pocket =P

I printed the casing just to see - it actually does fit in my levi pockets (front and back), but looks and feels a bit ridiculous to actually walk around with

Generally, these sorts of devices struggle to fit in normal trouser pockets, especially women's pockets, but I'm happy that I managed to find women's jeans that actually have reasonable sized pockets, at least big enough to fit my pixel 7a in the front pocket. Still might be a bit small for this though. My hoodie pockets would probably hold it just fine though.

If you can't fit a Nintendo DS in your pocket you need new pants. Personally, I am annoyed I can't fit an NES in my pocket.

My DS XL definitely fits in my pants pockets. They're pretty loose fitting pants but not overly so.

IDK about pants pockets, but blazer- and sport-coat-wearing needs to make a comeback. Those hip pockets that can comfortably hold all the old pulp "pocket size" paperbacks from back in the day are so damn nice. Great for enormous modern smartphones, too.

I miss the old Travelsmith shirts which had pockets sufficiently large to comfortably hold a Sony PRS-505/600 ebook reader. Since then, I did get a pair of shirts which have similarly large pockets which will accept my Kindle Paperwhite and/or Samsung Galaxy Note 10+, but really wish I'd bought more of them, and am kind of stumped for replacing them when they wear out.

check out my Steam Deck, so portable.

Either cargo pants, or their waist size is much larger than average.

ds (XL, even) fits in my skinny jeans

Cargo pants!

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