Wearing a wristwatch is so much simpler and faster to get the time.
Using the damned minicomputers is like going back to pocket watches. You have to grab it and flip it to the right orientation, and worse, have to touch it to see the time.
1 simple arm motion, or even just eye motion. Done.
I just barely raise the phone out of my shirt pocket - one inch - and the display appears with the time at the top - then drop back in the pocket and phone goes back to sleep. Uses proximity sensor.