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I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone

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bee_rider wrote: post #405
reaperducer wrote: post #120

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I don't understand when did the ability to choose a product fitting your preferences become a bad thing on HackerNews Because so many on HN have been indoctrinated into the "scale at all costs" mentality. It demonstrates the difference between HN and the real world. On HN, if you can't serve a billion people, your product is niche. In the real world, billions of people earn a very nice living making niche products. I…

If hipster culture was so good, it would have expanded across the world and taken over everything.

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Post by nfoz »

brnaftr361 wrote: post #366
nousermane wrote: post #349

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Talking about notch/hole-punch displays. As somebody who never ever uses front-facing camera, can I have a phone/display without such defects, please?

Yeah, no kidding. How much of the small phone demo overlaps with the selfie demo? I could go without a front camera.

"selfie"? Video-calls are especially normalized now, since the pandemic. My family and friends use video-calls more often than voice-only calls now.

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shdon wrote: post #376
nousermane wrote: post #349

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Talking about notch/hole-punch displays. As somebody who never ever uses front-facing camera, can I have a phone/display without such defects, please?

Indeed. Those notches, hole-punches etc, I could do without. I very much prefer to have a bit of bezel and have a proper screen (preferably even with angular corners, rather than rounded corners). This also helps when handing the phone to somebody else to show them something... they have a place to hold the darn thing without accidentally swiping, tapping, or - worst of all - hitting the back button.

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Post by ourmandave »

smallerfish wrote: post #233
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 Atom XL. Pros: - Battery lasts for 3 days with my usage (browsing when not at my desk, whatsapp, a handful of calls, android auto) - Rugged / waterproof (IP68) - Fits nicely in your hand - 48 MP camera - not as good as Pixels, but good - Good dual SIM setup Cons: - Thick; probably mostly due to the battery. Doesn't bother me, but if you wear skinny jeans and carry your phone in your front pocket it'…

I had the Atom until AT&T said it wasn't compatible with their 5G forced switch over. Now I have the cheapest android they offer until I can find something else.

I had an original Jelly but battery life was miserable.

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Post by elorant »

achow wrote: post #156
erohead wrote: post #15

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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...

Hold on; the math is not that easy. For one - most of the iPhone Mini sale is because of 'Halo effect', die hard fans who anyway would have bought an iPhone, bought the mini version. An Android phone maker will not have that brand pull or halo effect to establish a new category, so it would be no where near that 10M number. Second, iPhone or Mac devices are known for hardware and software integration. That translates…

If you’re a diehard fan why would you buy a subpar phone, and not the latest flagship? Smaller phones imply less usage because some things aren’t as pleasant as on a bigger screen.

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Post by MiddleEndian »

porcc wrote: post #152
recursivedoubts wrote: post #87

I have given up: the iphone mini (which I own) is gargantuan. There are a few glimmers of hope around the edges. Palm was interesting but too small (the primary problem was the battery, not the screen size). Unihertz is doing some interesting stuff in the small phone arena, but their stuff is either too small and thick (the jelly) or too big (titan). Their styling is also a bit funky in a 90's tech vibe sort of way t…

I'm with you! The litephone 2 is the closest we've gotten but at our market-size the software stability will likely be lacking.

I like the idea of the litephone except it's the opposite of what I use a phone for. I don't care much about phone calls, they're mostly useless except that my doorbell is hooked up to my phone (which is of course set to silent lol) and sometimes I need to talk to banks or recruiters. I want maps, chat apps, email, lyft, a browser, etc. but also to disable 99% of notifications 99% of the time.

Right now I still use my Palm Phone (PVG100) and I'm bummed that it looks like they won't release another one. Gonna use it until it's impossible for it to function in the modern world.

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Post by Ensorceled »

My wife just bought the iPhone mini for all of these reasons, but she is definitely in a minority.

The main use cases for smart phones are texting, email, social media Twitter/Facebook/Whatsapp/etc., general computing (banking etc.), games, video.

All of these use cases are made better by a larger screen size.

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