I’ll be upfront: This is a stab at a post made by Dustin Curtis. I looked up the actual reach of a typical adult thumb and placed that on top of an iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S II. I also did some of my own research on the matter with my own hand and my Galaxy S II. Here’s what my research showed me:

I’m guessing Dustin just has really small hands.
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…and you know what having small hands mean. :(