Android

I was cleaning out awhile ago and found my first ever smartphone, a Galaxy s3. Boy, the memories... that phone sure wasn't perfect, but I think it's still my favorite phone, and it was literally the perfect size for my tiny ass hands. I hate hauling a small tablet around.

The future of small phones is the flip format. I know that's likely not what any of you want to hear, but it's the truth. Small slates are critically endangered at this point.

You now have reviewers that say on foldable phones they do most of their stuff on the small screen.

Literally why I'm still sitting here on my Pixel 5.

In the past, manufacturers seem to "innovate" every few years and reinvent the small form factor phone. I'm waiting, hoping we see that trend breaking again soon.

I 100% agree with you. I bought a folding phone just so that I could have a modern phone that fits in my damn pants. Comparing the size of any modern phone to the size of smartphone I had 10ish years ago (Xperia U...with a whopping 3.5 inch display) is absolutely wild. Being able to text with one hand again would be amazing.

It’s not just android devices, Apple discontinued the mini (5.4”) after the 13 series and they are on 15 series now. If you want a small iPhone now you have to get the SE which is an 8 with a chip from the 13 inside. The standard size is now 6.1 on both platforms.

Well for one thing, it costs more to make a smaller phone than a larger phone. There are other engineering concerns as well such as heat dissipation. But mostly, any company makes things for profit reasons, not what would work best for you:-(. Hence, if they can extort a higher amount of money out of you, then that is what they will aim to do.

Xperia Z compacts were awesome because of this.

I picked up a Pixel 8 in the store. It isn't small, but it is a nice size for my hands. I bought the Pro because it's getting exclusive features and has a bigger battery. I want to hold onto this phone for a while, so I wanted more features

It's shitty. If the two sizes received equivalent features, I would have gone for the smaller device.

I like bigger phones, but I hate camera bumps.

Just make the damn thing thicker and flat on the back.

I miss my note 9, the last flat backed flagship phone.

Try the CAT S22 for a compact and mediocre experience. I love it.

I like my big phone and most people seem to like them as well. Manufacturers want to sell more phones and the intersection of people who care about things you mention (what the heck is even uwb) and really want a small phone is very small.

Small phones are great but unfortunately we have become a niche. For companies to make products for a niche, they will have to charge them a high price or push them to different products.

The only small android phone I would consider is the Asus zen phone. And even that is +£700.