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I’m bitterly clinging to my iPhone 13 mini, because I suspect it’s the last phone I’ll ever actively enjoy. I went along with bigger phones when that became the trend and decided I didn’t like them, and the mini line was such a relief to go back to. Once it’s no longer tenable, I’ll probably just buy a series of “the least bad used phone I can find” because I know I’ll be mildly frustrated every time I use it.
Dat size and dat lightning port 👌🏿
The fact that I was interested in the Zenfone 10 because it was small is kinda crazy. It’s 5.92"… We’re lost. I was looking to replace my “small” Pixel 4a which was 5.8".
I really wouldn’t mind a phone between 5/5.5. But that wouldn’t sell. That’s why they disappeared.
If people are offered a 5.5 VS a 5.7, they’ll choose the 5.7. Between a 5.7 and a 5.9, they’ll choose the 5.9… That’s how we got here. Just sales numbers.
And yet they seem to know that ~7" is the limit, so they’ve been inching (get it?) towards it… 6, 6.4, 6.5, 6.65… “bigger number better”, but asimptotically :D
Small phones cost the same to manufacture, have a smaller battery and less surface area to radiate the processor’s heat.
So all the specs are lower, but you can’t adjust the price accordingly, so they wouldn’t sell.I procured my (second) iPhone SE less than a year ago, although I believe it has been discontinued. I don’t need a larger or more sophisticated phone for any reason at all…not sure what my options will be after this one inevitably craps out - guess I’ll find out eventually!
Dims are 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 - the display is 4.7 wide 👌🏻
Forget small phones… I want bigger phones! Why do we keep making phones that appear to be made to appease people with small pockets‽
Bigger screens are better! Give me a great big tri-fold phone with a week-long battery (as long as it’s under 10lbs it won’t be a problem!). Actually, fuck that: Where are our backpack phones? We used to have them in WW2 and now we have the technology to make them even better!
I want the power to unfurl my monster phone to turn it into a portable 3-monitor gaming rig. Make it run regular Linux too so I can actually automate things and decide where I want to store my stuff (not in Google or Apple’s clouds!).
For now, trifold are a gimmick, the screens break and the hinges get full of dust.
It’s yet to be seen whether a trifold can be made into a similar folded size as a non-fold phone with similar capabilities, but even then… the resulting unfolded phone would need to be about 1/3rd the thickness of a normal phone, which is a lot to ask; by the time the technology is there, normal phones will be 1/3rd thinner too, so a trifold will again seem “clunky”.
Backpack phones, is what we call “laptops” nowadays, some come with 2 extra monitors, or you can add them as an accessory.
Android phones can run regular Linux via Termux, and starting with Android 16 they’ll come with a regular Linux VM with GPU acceleration support.
Now that’s a phone
Perfection.
Sony used to make compact variants of their flagship Xperia phones. Good specs. Good battery life. Good camera. Good display. Good sound. Good reception. Headphone jack. SD card slot. Unlockable bootloader, so they could be de-googled.
Sadly, the “compact” models grew slightly larger with each model year, and even a not-so-compact one hasn’t been released in a while.
Yeah I have an xperia 5 iii. It’s not compact, it’s just narrow (seriously hate the ultra wide phone displays). Also heavy as a brick.
You can. You just can’t have a small iPhone. Android phones are also a mainstream product, they’re just not popular with people who have thousands of dollars to blow on iPhones.
Android phones are, in fact, more popular than iPhones worldwide, and have nearly half the market in the US.
Smaller phones do have a place though. I’ve got a 7-year old son with Type 1 diabetes. We wears a Glucose Monitor that requires a Bluetooth connection to get a reading. He needs to carry a mobile phone for this reason, and because of his size, and the fact that he needs to carry it basically all the time, a smaller phone is best. He does not need a camera, or to browse social media.
The 5.5" phones were a sweet spot for me, I’d love to go back
I’ve been using fondleslabs for a long time, and based on early experience:
- Nexus One - 3.7" display, too small to be practical
- Galaxy Nexus - 4.6" display, better but still small
- Nexus 7 - 7" display, sweet spot ✅
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 - 10.1" display, cool tablet, too huge to hold
I used to spend more time with the Nexus 7 than any other device.
Nowadays, a Galaxy A35 has a 6.6" display, which is pretty close to the “sweet spot”. While I can’t comfortably hold it with one hand by itself, a Magsafe case and a PopSocket, let me hold it in multiple ways (a Qi charging addon under the case, allows wireless charging while protecting the USB port, without spending four times as much on an S series).
I’m not surprised at all that flagships are converging towards 7" displays. Smaller phones are for special use cases, like some ruggedized models.
You people seem to have tiny hands.
My thumb does not happen to be 7 inches long. Unfortunately, app designers seem to believe it is and put their hamburger menus in the top left.
And my hand’s not small. It’s moderately sized, I’ll have you know.
The problem is reliably hitting keys on glass tty with my thumbs. I noticed I need minimum 6.7" devices for that.
Yes, we have
Need to compensate for something else
I just need a tiny phone that still had an incredible camera array, gps, and music streaming. I think the Light Phone III is almost it but they’re not quite there yet.
