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Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone

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Post by rplnt »

ngngngng wrote: post #221

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…

I've been looking at new phones since my Xperia Compact (XZ1) started having some issues, and iPhone seems to be the only choice. I just wish it had usb-c. By the way, did you consider to go with 12 instead of 13?

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Post by tomtheelder »

d3nj4l wrote: post #209
kuschku wrote: post #167

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The iPhone 13 mini has a 2400 mAh battery, the 13 has 3200. 33% more battery capacity is a lot, and at 2400mAh I don't think the mini doesn't survive an entire day of relatively heavy use without a charge. So make it 3mm thicker?

Every iPhone person I know has complained about the 13 Pro being significantly thicker and heavier than the previous models. Literally, things like "it feels like a brick in my hand." Making phones thicker/heavier is an HN meme that is completely out of touch with what normies want. Consider that for most people, the phone is their primary device, and one they hold in their hand for ~6h a day.

Your anecdote vs my anecdote here, but I have never, not even one time, heard someone complain about the thickness or weight of an iPhone. I highly doubt the average user would even notice let alone care if you made the device a bit thicker.

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone

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Post by ngngngng »

rplnt wrote: post #241
ngngngng wrote: post #221

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…

I've been looking at new phones since my Xperia Compact (XZ1) started having some issues, and iPhone seems to be the only choice. I just wish it had usb-c. By the way, did you consider to go with 12 instead of 13?

I had the 12 mini and then paid a few bucks to upgrade to the 13 mini during a promotion at a local shop. The 13 mini battery life is better which I really appreciate since my phone is my GPS device when I'm in the backcountry without a charger.

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone

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Post by giaour »

SkyPuncher wrote: post #102
hammock wrote: post #32

Shameless 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 have a Unihertz Titan Pocket (physical keyboard). I'm planning to get the new slim model when it comes out. These are top of the line phones, but they're very solid. Unihertz is making some good devices.

How long does the battery last? Does the phone feel thick in your pocket? (From the photos, it looks like the device is about the same width and height as a 2020 iPhone SE but significantly thicker.)

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone

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Post by ska »

brewdad wrote: post #160
ncallaway wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

5% of 100 phones is 5 phones. 5% of 200,000,000 is 10,000,000. 5% can be a huge number, or a tiny number, depending on what it's 5% of . I switched from Android to Apple specifically for the iPhone mini, and if they killed it, I would switch to the smallest phone on the market.

Is there a world where the iPhone mini is necessary or desirable when the iPhone SE also exists? I don't see a need for both, especially when they run the same processor under the hood.

Doesn't the SE have an significantly worse & smaller screen (not to mention camera), although it's a slightly larger package?

SE is clearly a 'budget' (at least for apple) phone. Some people really want a small phone that isn't.

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone

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Post by davide_v »

Absolutely agree, but I think we are in the smaller size of the pie. I had for many years a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (4.3' 124mm), super small phone that I loved, then I switched to a Xiaomi Redmi 4 Pro (5.0' 141mm), reasonably small but bigger then S4 and still usable with one hand without risks. Then I switched to a Xiaomi Mi 9T for the huge body-display ratio and I always feel it's too big (6.39' 156mm) and sometimes I need 2 hands, and I've pretty big hands... Nowdays you can't find any good android phone around ~140mm in size, that I think is the perfect size.

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone

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Post by orangepurple »

spicybright wrote: post #169
orangepurple wrote: post #11

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 wouldn't recommend them. Almost every single one is using a very old version of android. Which is surprisingly usable, but there are some apps that don't work. I also wouldn't actually log into anything unless you're ok being pwned. No security patches, plus sketchy cheap as dirt chips running it. You can also not type on it. Maybe a sentence, but it'll take you 3x as long if not more trying to correct typos. If yo…

Right, but can they be hacked to run vanilla upgraded software?

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Post by amyjess »

abruzzi wrote: post #199
lbrito wrote: post #94

Wow, is sub 6" considered small nowadays? What have we done

My comment exactly. We've really defined "small" up! I'm still running my 1st get iPhone SE, because I've yet to see a phone that can replace it. With a 4 inch screen, I can just barely use it one-handed.

Thankfully, much of this is because of edge-to-edge display technology allowing for larger screens in the same size chassis. My Pixel 4a with a 5.8" screen has the same 69mm width as my old Nexus 5 with a 4.95" screen, and it's considerably less wide than my Nexus 5X or Moto X4 with their 5.2" screens (especially the X4, that thing was way too wide and was intensely uncomfortable to hold... I actually had to get a case for that one, and I was miserable the entire time I owned it).

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone

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Post by gonehome »

brewdad wrote: post #160
ncallaway wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

5% of 100 phones is 5 phones. 5% of 200,000,000 is 10,000,000. 5% can be a huge number, or a tiny number, depending on what it's 5% of . I switched from Android to Apple specifically for the iPhone mini, and if they killed it, I would switch to the smallest phone on the market.

Is there a world where the iPhone mini is necessary or desirable when the iPhone SE also exists? I don't see a need for both, especially when they run the same processor under the hood.

The mini is a flagship phone with flagship specs and better design.

The newest SE is substantially larger and worse.

I love my mini, but it’s also clear this is the last one.

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