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I know I have small hands but c'mon. Flagship phones these days are strait up small tablets, not even what we'd have called on phablets 15 years ago.

I know it's what people buy, but I'm still sad that if I want a phone that small then I have to deal with camera and display a couple gens old

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The zenfones upto 9 were the perfect size imo, I'm fine with 6.2-6.3 inches though.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have big hands and loved my Samsung Galaxy Flip 4 for this reason, plus it would fit comfortably in my pockets (especially when leaning/bending forwards)

Notice the past tense? Despite taking very good care of it, the hinges didn't last long. Rip

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I've got pretty small hands but I am really comfortable with my 6.4 inch Oppo Reno Z, it has all the reachability I need, it isn't too heavy or too light and it's got a large enough display for me.

I used to use a galaxy S4, which has a 5 inch display. I find the galaxy quite cramped and not very usable, but the AMOLED was just as good as the Reno Z, and even had better PPI.

Something that would be pretty frustrating would be if phones get any larger, because I find that the sizes currently are pretty much perfect for everyone, although there should be more options when it comes to smaller phones.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (7 children)

Well, yes.

However I do feel that top vanilla Samsung (S2x) and iPhone (normal Pro, especially since the 16 has the good snappers like the big model) at least still fit the bill of being natural one-hanged-phones.

Even Sony ships of flags (1 ... of which "1 IV" runs Lineage OS!) while big arent as wide and much more handy.

But, I cannot help myself thinking that there must be some market sense in like actually small but premium phones. Something like a 4.2" slab with a 4" screen (thin bezels) and proper cams.

Since shitty versions exist, it must be just less profitable for the big brands to get in to (and phone startups can't make much difference until Linux phones come of age to handle the software side of upgrades and security/privacy).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

One word: cartels. Also why make good phones when they can give you an uncomfortable one so you wanna switch sooner.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (4 children)

No way. I have an S24, and this thing is huge compared to my S10. Which was already bigger than I wanted. The last phone I've had that I liked the size of was the S6.

I definitely would love a 4.2" slab.

I thought about the 1 IV, because it still had a headphone jack. But there was a deal going for the S24. That's how they get ya.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I've recently set up my launcher that way that I can access all of my apps without the need of constantly moving my hand up and down. This shit is ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 days ago

No no no, just wear headphones at all times and also a smart watch and keep the smartphone in your bum bag /s Conversational interfaces definitely understand what you are saying and asking for.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’m still on my 2016 iPhone SE. It’s slow and buggy but for my purposes it’s great and the screen is only 10cm (4in).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I still have mine as a secondary work phone. Love the size and format of it in general, although I think I'd still prefer a phone slightly bigger (~10%) and with a higher resolution (1080p?) display, mainly for media consumption.

Outside of that, I second the slow and buggy comment (although in my experience this has been mostly with Microsoft Teams, which is a buggy mess regardless)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

One of the few positives of today's designs is the better screen-to-body ratios that we have. This would mean that we can have a 5" screen in the same physical body size that previously used to house a 4 point something inch screen. But for some reason the latest flagship small phones are from a few years ago - I guess sales figures show they're not sought after.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I got the Pixel 9P for this reason. It's actually notably smaller than the previous models.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I miss that you can't get them, but I also don't miss having one.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's not even flagship phones. Even the cheaper ones are huge. When I had to replace my LG phone (6") I went to an electronics store to see what's on the market right now. Of all phones availiable there only were two android phones (I don't know which brand) that were sized similarly to my LG phone. Both of them were in the 800-€-price-range.

Similar with iPhones. Almost all models exceeded the 6" screen size, except for one or two models which were in the 1000-€-price-range. They also had an iPhone SE there, that had the desired size. I bought this as a refurbished one online for a fraction of the original price.

It's harder and harder to find a phone that has a size that either fits in your hand or that can be carried inside your pants without restricting your ability to sit down while the phone is inside the pocket.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

That's not an "even". Cheaper phones have been larger as the default for a while now, because they're often the primary, if not the only device their owners have.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The Pixel 9 Pro is a flagship phone, the only difference to the Pixel 9 Pro XL is the size, charging speed and battery capacity

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The phone you see on that left is a pixel 7 pro.
Is the pixel 9 pro much smaller than that? Because I wouldn't call the pixel 7 pro "small"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yes, the Pixel 7 Pro was when Google still only had 2 models, the big pro model and the small non-pro model.

With the Pixel 9 series there are 3 options, the budget pixel 9, which is a small phone, the Pixel 9 Pro, which is a flagship but the same size as the small Pixel 9,or the Pixel 9 Pro XL, which is the big version of the flagship Pixel 9 Pro. So you no longer need to compromise if you want a small Pixel phone

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

isnt the pixel 7a the budget pixel 7?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I actually went from a 7 pro to a 9 pro, and while Idk if its small enough for you it is a massive change in usability for me. I disliked the 7 it was usable but annoying at times to reach stuff I almost never have that issue with the 9 pro.

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