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I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)

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Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)

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Post by ChrisRR »

cypherpunks01 wrote: post #4

Unfortunately this still hasn't happened yet. There are almost no good options for reasonable size Androids anymore. Zenfone 10 is pretty good, especially with the headphone jack, but it's already out of print and will be obsolete before long. And smaller would be nicer. Any other current gen recommendations?

People recommending Zenfone just proves that marketing works on a lot of people. It's literally only a few mm smaller than a standard flagship samsung and yet the small phone crowd recommends it as if it's tiny

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)

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Post by coolg54321 »

mousethatroared wrote: post #191

Larger phones have better battery life time. Screen power draw and battery capacity scale as the square of the linear dimension. They largely cancel out. However, all the other hardware are a fixed size so proportionally large phones have longer battery lives.

Chinese manufactures has been using silicon carbon batteries with larger densities for long time, for example 6.3" vivo X200 FE has a 6500mAh battery which should solve small phone-smaller battery problem

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)

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Post by _Algernon_ »

maxglute wrote: post #285
Dylan16807 wrote: post #269

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some people want a phone where they can use the screen with one hand.

Phone finger strap + learn one hand mode.

I just tested one hand mode on my phone and it is all kinds of broken. It doesn't allow scrolling certain pages to the bottom, so it's useless.

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)

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Post by MengerSponge »

ChrisRR wrote: post #342
okanat wrote: post #323

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Smaller phones has always been limited in performance, batter life, the app support and the camera quality. Camera is the most important factor and battery is the second. General population doesn't buy phones every year and they don't want a nerfed phone when they have to pay 500-1000 $/€s. So they gravitate towards higher end ones. Companies including Apple has always treated the small size as an entry to mid segmen…

At least the smaller battery is offset by the smaller screen

It helps, but less than you'd think. The main board's power doesn't dramatically change, and because the full space under the screen isn't battery, reducing the screen size by 40% might cause the battery size to be reduced by 60%

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)

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Post by manbitesdog »

mpweiher wrote: post #241

I just want an iPhone Mini-sized iPhone. It's OK if they just make one every couple of years. But please: at least every couple of years.

Same, I am a 13 mini user and will probably stay this way until there is a realistic alternative. It's obnoxious that there isn't a single phone on the market where you can reach the top corner with one hand.

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)

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Post by franga2000 »

crossroadsguy wrote: post #317

> $700-800 I can. Nothing will make happier than ditching Apple and get a smaller Android phone. In fact the size of iPhone 5s was the only reason that had piqued my interest and I had migrated to the iPhones. Then I stayed for other (and important) reasons. > Stock Android OS Ah, no. I take that back. That is not going to be worth 700-800 just for the size! In fact take more and put it to a fight which tries to forc…

"Stock Android" usually means "what runs on Pixels" in Android user circles, not actually AOSP. It's a comparison between Samsung/Huawei/Xiaomi/... and Google/OnePlus/Motorola/...

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)

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Post by jorvi »

vidyesh wrote: post #236
GarnetFloride wrote: post #178

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What was so odd was how Apple fumbled the iPhone mini launch by launching the iPhone SE first. At that point there hadn't been a small phone for a few years, There was pent up demand. The SE came out and it was a big success, lots of people wanted ti because it was a small phone. Then few months later they launched the mini expecting it to sell even more or something. Somehow they missed that everyone that wanted a s…

Your theory makes sense until it falls apart if you consider SE and Mini as the same category of small iPhones. If the only reason why Mini failed was bad launch time, then why haven't Apple launched anything small (SE or Mini) after 2022? Isn't 2024 or even 2025 the perfect time to launch an upgrade for SE or Mini? They now have enough data since the last launch of a small phone. iPhone SE 1st gen 2016 (Discontinued…

The problem is that people who want a small phone prioritize the size.

Most of them don't care about the premium features of larger phones. So the Mini was a weird niche within a niche. Small phone with premium price and features.

The Mini and SE2 were virtually identical in physical size. For the 16e they should have used the iPhone 12/13 Mini body and the 13 Mini screen. Use the 15 Pro SoC with 8GB memory, and the 15 camera. Sell it for an SE price. Now you have fused the small phone and budget iPhone markets.

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)

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Post by GuB-42 »

RachelF wrote: post #173

The Samsung S10e was probably peak Android. Small, high-end, SD card and 3.5mm jack. There are some decent small Android phones, if you're willing to buy non-mainstream brands. Take a look at: https://www.reddit.com/r/smallphones/

For me, it would be the Samsung Galaxy S5 but with modern hardware.

In addition to being small, with SD card and 3.5mm jack, it is water resistant and has a removable battery. It is also one of the most robust non-hardened phones. It has an IR blaster too if it matters to you.

It was a time when Samsung was known for its gimmicks, the one for the Galaxy S5 is "Air View", where it recognizes your finger hovers over the screen. It is actually a good one, because it supports the "hover" targets in web pages!

Most people find it ugly though, and I tend to agree, but if you use a case, like most people do, who cares what the phone inside looks like?

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