I wanted this and it didn't exist, so now I use an iPhone 13 mini. I'll likely replace the battery on this a few times since rumor has it the mini model won't be continued. It's too bad that Apple is running entirely on the sales numbers of the mini itself for that decision, as since getting an iPhone 13 mini I've bought 3 of the newest model of macbook pro for members of my family, started using Apple TV+ and Apple Music, and bought myself some Airpods pro. Apple brought me into their ecosystem with this device so from my perspective it seems like it could be worthwhile for them to continue making it.
I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
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#222“Price: $700-800 (again, we have no alternatives so we should be willing to pay a bit more!)” Yeah, not going to happen - people in general are NOT going to pay more for a smaller phone. Even the iPhone mini is cheaper than the full size models.
I'm not paying more than $300 for any phone, small or big. My ideal size was the Xperia X Compact, but a little bit thinner and with no bezels. Or the phone I got after that one, a Samsung A40 but 1 inch shorter.
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#223Shameless plug for the Jelly 2. https://www.unihertz.com/products/jelly-2 It's not a "flagship" but it is fully featured - nothing spared - and half the size of my palm. The screen is just small enough to be too annoying to do anything really distracting on. I have gotten NOTHING but compliments on it since I started using it a month ago (on a reco I picked up here).
I think I might actually get this. How well does this work with Google Fi?
So years and years ago, when my main phone was a Nokia N900, I would occasionally walk into phone stores and see what was out there out of sheer curiosity. One day I saw an HTC Wildfire S, and I fell in love with the form factor right away. Unfortunately, I never bought it because I had my N900 and it was just too damn useful to justify giving it up for a cheap Android phone, and to this day I regret not buying one. It was so small and so cute and I wanted it, and now even if I do buy a used one on eBay it'll just be a glorified brick because it doesn't have LTE and no apps will run on its ancient version of Android. This is the closest thing I've ever seen to the HTC Wildfire S since... I think I actually will buy it, at least as a backup device.
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#224One interesting feature on my Samsung Galaxy S9 is "one-handed mode", which shrinks the screen area to about the size of the iPhone Mini screen, leaving black bars along one side and the top. It's interesting that they're aware of the issue and have a software solution (along with similar features like the camera shutter button that can be dragged around to a more convenient location to tap).
One-handed mode is decent when holding the phone parallel to the ground supported by your hand, but still doesn't cut it for holding the phone up since you'll need to grip the entire phone body anyways.
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#225I’m a long-time small phone Android user. But after the Pixel 5, I have not been able to find a suitable small Android replacement. The Pixel 6 is gigantic, and the Pixel 7 looks like it is also destined to be huge. It’s gotten so bad that I’ve resorted to using an iPhone Mini, biding my time and hoping desperately that some Android OEM would step up. But it’s increasingly clear that a small premium phone is not on t…
I'd love a small primary phone with good battery life for general use (SMS/IM, and (shock!) making/taking calls). Relatively low resolution screen would not be a problem at all. But I, like most people I expect, also use my phone for many other uses some of which make good use of a larger screen at higher resolution: in-car GPS and while running/walking out on the trails, web browsing and social media stuff that woul…
This is where I am. Love the idea of a small phone like the android Palm Phone, and almost bought one. But my iPhone 13 Pro Max is basically so big I use it in place of my laptop for many, many things. So it basically replaces my dslr because of the camera quality and my laptop unless I’m writing software. Though I would love a small phone, I didn’t buy the Palm which would have been perfect for when I’m running or something, so I’m not sure I would buy this, even though I want it to exist.
Palm phone fwiw also got discontinued for lack of interest as far as I know.
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#226I wonder how much of the limited sales of the iPhone mini could be attributed to the branding? What if Apple were to drop the mini and make this the base iPhone, with the other models being Plus, Pro, Max? Margins may be poorer with Mini, so it likely won’t happen, but I feel mini sales could be much higher if they wanted them to be.
Yeah you can imagine two purposes for the mini:
1. Cheaper iPhone
2. You don’t want to carry a big iPhone and you have a Mac/iPad nearby anyway for anything complicated so a big phone is unnecessary.
The second case should motivate wanting eg their ‘pro’ cameras in the small phone but the first case motivates making it cheap and low-margin. You can also imagine a world where apple markets a mini phone as also being an optional companion to a bigger phone, but they already have the watch for that.
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#227I wonder how much of the limited sales of the iPhone mini could be attributed to the branding? What if Apple were to drop the mini and make this the base iPhone, with the other models being Plus, Pro, Max? Margins may be poorer with Mini, so it likely won’t happen, but I feel mini sales could be much higher if they wanted them to be.
Sounds like you've answered your own question. Margins are lower, why would they want to sell more of those compared to the regular iphones?
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#228I won't be using/recommending Android as long as it says:
> This app you need wants access to all your files and photos.
It's ridiculous that it's all or nothing and you cannot have more control than that.
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#229Shameless plug for the Jelly 2. https://www.unihertz.com/products/jelly-2 It's not a "flagship" but it is fully featured - nothing spared - and half the size of my palm. The screen is just small enough to be too annoying to do anything really distracting on. I have gotten NOTHING but compliments on it since I started using it a month ago (on a reco I picked up here).
> It's not a "flagship" but it is fully featured - nothing spared - and half the size of my palm How does it compare to the palm phone PVG100, usually available for 1/3 of the price? (new but in OEM box) It seems much thicker. Also, which network are you using? https://www.unihertz.com/blogs/news/about-at-t-usage-in-the-... > Recently, AT&T released a whitelist of smartphone brands that will continue to work on their…
Verizon. Not familiar with PVG100, looks interesting though. Thanks for the tip
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#230I search long for something like this, and I just bought the Asus Zenfone 8. It's also supported by LingeageOS.