Once upon a time you could get a small android device with good specs.
https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_xz1_compact-8610.php

It’s still my favourite phone, even though it’s been retired and is only used as an MP3 player with AUX in the garage nowadays.
I realize that for most people the phone is now a device to consume media through and that the larger screens are helpful there, but having a smart phone that is fully usable with one hand is still something I miss. Often.

Considering that modern androids have about 85% to 90% of their size as display size then a phone with the size of the xz1 compact should get a screen size of ~5 inches instead of the old 4.6 inches.

With the SoC advancements I don’t even feel that the phone would require a flagship SoC to interest me. Put a Snapdragon 6, as much battery as you can fit and an AUX input in it and I’m game.

What would make you guys interested in a smaller phone today?

  • Omega_Jimes
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    1 month ago

    I’ve given up trying to find a small phone with decent support. I picked up a Smasnug Flip4 on sale and I’m converted to flip phones now. I loved my Sony XA2 for it’s size, but the software support was atrocious.

    My ideal phone is something closer to the Blackberry Bold or the q10, but I realize that’s a market segment of 1 so I’ll never get it again.