Super nice to scroll a 150-lines-long list of countries by swiping on a 1-inch-tall target on my huge screen.
Even now it's stupid they don't offer keyboard filtering.
Even now it's stupid they don't offer keyboard filtering.
The original iPhone, and many versions after it, was probably 4 times smaller than the current phone.
Even on the current large iPhone screen the dropdown lists (instead of scroll wheels) are usually a pain to navigate because they are often a much smaller target and don't allow mistakes (you mis-click on an item, you have to open the dropdown again)
I agree on keyboard filtering though.