Okay, you found the detail that makes this bag get labeled IMPRACTICAL.

Deal breaker, urgh!! So sorry, Angie. It seems the holiday outfit is back to the drawing board. But what you come up with will be even more fabulous, I know.

I was lamenting to DD22 the other day that maybe I should have bought a larger phone than my newish iPhoneSE (which is as small as the old iPhones), but then she reminded me that a larger phone wouldn't fit in my pockets or bags, plus I would have a hard time holding it in my smallish partially functional hands. Maybe by the time I am ready to change phones in a few years bags at least will be made to accommodate larger phones. I use an Otterbox to protect my phone, so it is more bulky than sleek.

I've had it in reverse. I've 3 beautiful occasion wear clutches bought near my wedding or gifted. They fit my Nokia flip beautifully. Enter Samsung galaxy Note.
On a totally different track, echoing Echo, my note 4 also turned out a bummer. After getting it to workshop twice in 8 months, changed it to iPhone 5S. I'm almost a convert except for stylus.

Drat!

I will keep this in mind for my next phone, although I think most of my bags have 2 pockets, so the larger one might be OK.
So sorry yours hasn't worked out though!