Has anybody tried the $32 SOYES XS11 or $70 or UNIWA XS11
It's a 2.5 inch 3G Android phone. http://www.cwell-hk.com/products/SOYES_XS11.aspx
Lots of small Android phones are in the recommended section on cwell-hk in the $40 range.
I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
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Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#12“matching size and design of iPhone 13 Mini” So, by all accounts, the iPhone mini has been an extremely slow seller. https://www.macrumors.com/2022/04/21/iphone-13-mini-unpopula... Why would that form factor succeed in the Android space? --- I see these meme on tech sites all the time: “oh phones are too big I just want something simple”. That is a valid sentiment that I think is shared by basically no average consum…
Another under-mentioned reason is that iPhones have more efficient processors that generate less heat, and also need less RAM to perform equivalently.
Whereas, fitting a top-line Snapdragon into a small phone is a challenge. There’s a reason why top-tier phones have copper heatpipes, vapor chambers, and so on. All things no iPhone has or needs.
You could still do a small Android phone, but you might have to abandon the idea of including a Snapdragon 8.
Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#13The article person might want one, but people don't. That's why the iPhone Mini doesn't sell and is being axed.
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#14I have a question: how do you cope with on-screen keyboard, when screen is small? I'd like to have a phone which doesn't take too much space in a pocket, but I found that below 5.5" I have too much struggle typing. Should we ask for a physical kbd (say N900 style) if we want a new phone anyway?
Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#15“matching size and design of iPhone 13 Mini” So, by all accounts, the iPhone mini has been an extremely slow seller. https://www.macrumors.com/2022/04/21/iphone-13-mini-unpopula... Why would that form factor succeed in the Android space? --- I see these meme on tech sites all the time: “oh phones are too big I just want something simple”. That is a valid sentiment that I think is shared by basically no average consum…
I touch on this on the site. 5% of iPhones sold are minis. That's 10m sold per year! That is more than enough demand to cover the NREs and costs of making a phone.
* https://9to5mac.com/2022/04/21/cirp-iphone-13-best-selling-l...
Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#16I guess the author doesn't consider SD slots and headphone jacks premium.
Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#17From what I've seen, the tiny Palm Phone (from TCL) didn't do very well, but there's still some inventory on Amazon: https://palm.com/pages/product . There's also the Cyrcle Phone ( https://www.cyrclephone.com/ ) which doesn't seem to be for sale anymore after its Kickstarter and Indie Go Go campaigns.
There are tons on ebay for good prices!
Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#18With small defined as sub-6" I can almost recommend my Nokia 3.4. (I measure about 3/16" over.) I remember finding it a surprisingly tall/narrow ratio when I first got it though, so maybe it's suitable depending on what bothers you over 6".
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#19The Galaxy S10e is my current phone, and I'm not sure what I will do when it stops receiving security updates. It's basically perfect. It still has an SD card slot. It still has a headphone jack. It has wireless charging. It's reasonably sized. And it had flagship-for-the-time specs (albeit slightly less than the mainline S10 or S10+). Samsung doesn't make anything comparable to this anymore. The only drawback is tha…
Using the same phone. The glass on the back is a bit broken after I dropped it for like the 100th time, and the battery life is somewhat mediocre, but otherwise it is the best thing I have ever used.
The S22 (standard version) has slightly bigger screen but is quite similar in size, so that is probably what I will use next.
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#20Pixel 6a, Xiaomi 12, Sony Xperia 10 IV. Won't get any smaller. https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?&idPhone2=11285&idPhon...