New-ish meaning anything that has 4G. Today every phone i See is huge and annoying.
FairPhone ?
Fairphones are still relatively big, especially fairphone 5 ( I have 3+ and my partner 5)
Yo, you can play with the sliders in gsmarena
https://m.gsmarena.com/search.php3?nYearMin=2024&fDisplayInchesMax=6.3&s4Gs=0&sFormFactors=1
I did some preconfiguring, but you can adjust the sliders. You can also pick the phone dimensions apart from the phone display:)
wow thanks! this is the perfect site!
Pretty sure 4g was widely supported starting like 15 years ago, so newish doesn’t seem the right word.
- nice cam
- headphone jack
- removable storage
That’s it.
literally!
Removable battery too, while we’re at it! Lol
I’m also holding out for a compact flagship (with a headphone jack and SD card slot) but things have been pretty bleak. Settled on the Sony Xperia 5 line. While it’s not small, it’s narrow enough to be used with one hand and checks all the other boxes.
Other models I’ve looked at were the Asus Zenfone 10, Jelly Max, and Galaxy.
Asus zenphones are good size. I went with S23 since it was nearly exact same size as my S9 I used for 7 years. So no change.
Not really, and the reason is very simple. Ordinary folks don’t buy computers any more. A mobile device is all they need. So might as well get one with as big a screen as possible.
There are a handful of niche brands that make small models for weird people like us, including Cubot and Unihertz. I have one of the former, it’s tiny and works fine.
Clarification. I have a Cubot King Kong Mini. 3.5in screen or thereabouts, standard 2 cameras (i.e. as many as you need), NFC, unskinned stock Android latest version. People assume its a dumbphone although really it’s not. But I don’t use it for much, intentionally.
This probably also driving the demand for folding phones. Carry a phone, unfold it into a tablet.
I first read that as “unfold on the toilet”
I mean… You’re not wrong
The asus zenphone 10 is a 5.9" Phone relased in july 2023.
Here’s some info:
We arrived at a time where 5.9" is considered small…
The number alone means nothing. Ratios and bezels can and do make a difference.
That’s uh…what she said?
Agree, but also half the story.
The zenphone 10 is 146.5 x 68.1 x 9.4 mm.
I had a 3a until very recently. With its 5.7" screen it was 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm, so it does support the story.
The OG iPhone was 115 × 61 × 11.6 mm.
I’m still using an iPhone 8 for my work phone and it’s 138.4 x 67.3 mm x 7.3 mm.
It’s clear that the market is demanding larger phones, which means that today’s “small” phones are often larger than the phones of yesteryear.
It’s clear that the market is demanding larger phones, which means that today’s “small” phones are often larger than the phones of yesteryear.
True and I didn’t address that, just the shallow view of bigger number bigger phone.
We arrived at a time where 5.9" is considered small…
I see you’ve met my girlfriend.
Who do you think shifted her perspective?
Dad?
A ruler
Read this as 5’9"
My main issue with that phone is the abysmal software support. Asus promised 2 years of OS support and 4 years of security updates. So its OS updates are going to stop soon and you get 2 years of security updates if you buy the phone today.
I have a samsung s9 running android 10. Everything works, so it’s probably not a critical issue. Still, I got android 14 running with noble rom and it worked perfectly, besides banking apps.
I’m an Android person (P9PXL) but I’m in a mixed marriage with an Apple person. Lol. The iPhone SE 3rd generation only has a 4.7" screen and it’s 5G.
My Samsung S10e is 5.8", has most modern features (minus dumb AI), and if you prefer you might be able to find a new one still.
I loved my S10e, but upgraded recently to the S24 (the normal sized one) and it’s been smooth sailing.
I’m still rocking one of these bad boys. Love the small form factor.
What OS are you running on that?
Android 12.
Same. Gotta stick with stock unfortunately because mine is also a work phone and they don’t allow rooted devices.
Jelly star 2
this is my main reason why I don’t want to switch to a new flagship from the Google pixel 4a. It’s not supported by google anymote, but it still runs smoothly with GrapheneOS (custom ROM), and I swapped the battery for a new one from iFixit and it just works! Maybe you can consider a Google Pixel 8a, at least it’s not as huge as other flagships
i got a 3a, I hate it.
In December I finally bought a phone to replace my 3a. I did it mostly for the battery life, although I did actually buy a replacement battery for the 3a and have all the necessary tools to install it. It wouldn’t be my first time replacing a cellphone battery.
I was window shopping and the Oneplus 12 became fairly discounted at the end of last year.
Honestly, the overall experience really isn’t that different than my old 3a. It’s not like newer versions of Android are adding revolutionary features these days and if you’re running a custom ROM, odds are you’re on a newer version of Android anyway.
Nice things:
- Two days worth of battery life with my usage patterns. Even with a fresh battery, my 3a wouldn’t last this long
- Something like 4x more RAM means that apps are usually in the state I left them in when I come back to them, whereas on the 3a they had usually been forced to free up resources and not all apps deal with that well
- The telephoto lens is nice to have, but none of the built in cameras are a substitute for my dedicated camera for things that are moving and/or things are far away
- The screen mounted fingerprint sensor is very convenient, but that’s a placement thing. Some people liked the 3a location, but I didn’t personally
Unless you are taxing your processor, an upgrade will be incremental. At least that was my experience.
I somewhat regret the larger phone in that it’s a bit harder to handle one handed, but most on screen keyboards have a one handed mode to deal with this. I had a pop/ring type holder on my 3a, so gripping one handed isn’t that big of a deal.
Also writing from a pixel 4a… Where you get that rom from bro? By the time I heard of the project, they didn’t have roms for the 4a on their website.
Isn’t there always one Google Pixel model and one iPhone, that’s a bit smaller than the average? I mean there has to be a list of small phones somewhere on the internet.
The iPhone 13 mini was discontinued in 2023, I think.
Now you can choose the smallest “big” phone, but it’s still big.
I hate this.
I just bought a new battery for my 12 mini, I’m not going to upgrade until small phones are back.
But also this phone still works perfectly, it’s like the day I bought it after the new battery.
Be interesting to see if it happens, but like cars, manufacturers are going down a “bigger is better” route.
I was at a subaru dealership and they had a mid 2000s Subaru next to a new one
The old one was awesome, big windows, good storage, small footprint. It was way smaller than the modern one, which is a full on SUV.
But also this phone still works perfectly, it’s like the day I bought it after the new battery.
Interesting. I always have heard and had the experience that eventually updates make the phone worse.
On Apple they were intentionally gimping your phone with updates and they got sued to change that practice. So you were correct to think that.
2022 iPhone SE Gen 3 will be the last 4.7 inch screen. Gen 4 is rumored to be a 6.1 inch.
Oh wow, that’s small. I’ve had a Pixel 4a for the last few years and that was already small at 5.8 inches, compared to what other people carry around… Idk what OP’s use case is… My Pixel was great, but I’d advise against buying a phone that doesn’t get the security vulnerabilities fixed any more… And the successors have become larger and heavier. Idk maybe one if the flip-phones?
I’m still using my 2020 SE that has the same screen size. It’s needed a battery swap last year which set me back $50, but that was installed at the Apple Store.
Apple supports their phones for quite a few years. When they drop support for this phone I’ll be on the new small phone journey myself.
I’m really happy that Google took inspiration from that long support period. I personally don’t like buying new phones. And at this point it’s not like the next generation can make me a sandwich or anything new. I’ve upgraded recently and skipped several generations and like 4 years of technological advances and yeah, it looks almost the same, I run the same apps on it. It just has a better camera, plus the fingerprint reader is on the other side… I would have been fine with my old phone if that were still supported. My new one is nice, but it doesn’t really change anything about my life.
those are the 2 phones I will never wanna touch again, but thanks.
Why
why? it always falls out my hands
The iPhone 13 mini is the perfect iPhone in my opinion. I just replaced the battery in mine and am ready to use it another 3 years
