I was a Sony Xperia Compact aficionado until the latest gen was impossible to buy due to the chip shortage.
I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
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Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#22“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…
The numbers on that site are a bit vague and I'm having a hard time making out the chart due to the colours, but they still sold millions of iPhone 13 Minis, right? Plus, you should probably add up the mini + SE as well for "small(-ish) phone demand".
I think you can make a profitable niche selling smaller phones. Most people don't want a 12" laptop either as they consider it too small, but some people do and various companies still make a profit designing and selling them. I don't quite understand why it's so different for phones.
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#23I 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?
I use MessagEase, which is just fantastic for quick and accurate typing.
Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#24The article person might want one, but people don't. That's why the iPhone Mini doesn't sell and is being axed.
5% sold were Mini. But I guess let’s axe it if it cuts into profit just a bit.
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#25I moved to iOS recently, partly to get an iPhone mini.
It's wonderful to have a small phone.
Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#26“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…
Hopefully they just go to an every other year selling cycle on the mini or something like that.
Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#27I 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?
I have a 3" inch jelly2 and typing, while often annoying for something like urls, is overall ok. For regular texting text to speech works pretty well and the slide to type feature is pretty solid too.
But to be fair I bought it to spend less time on my phone, and the annoyances that it does have make the choice easy lol
Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#28The article person might want one, but people don't. That's why the iPhone Mini doesn't sell and is being axed.
I wouldn’t call 10 m a year „doesn’t sell“. It might not sell like the bigger ones but there’s definitely a market for it
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#29Have a headphone jack and I'm in.
Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
#30Has 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.
Those look lovely.
Now can I have one with Android 11 and a halfway decent camera?