When did this revelation occur? After you wrote this?
That was in 2015. Did your fingers stretch?
As I just said in a different post, I gave the 6 another chance later (or it was the 6s, don't remember) and got used to having trouble reaching the upper left corner. I currently have the 7. With the X though, it is not the upper left that gives me trouble, but rather the lower left, which I would have to use constantly when typing messages. Hence my disappointment.
I just state my experience, I am sure people with bigger hands or those who operate it two-handed have no issues.