New-ish meaning anything that has 4G. Today every phone i See is huge and annoying.
Pretty sure 4g was widely supported starting like 15 years ago, so newish doesn’t seem the right word.
?? 2010? that doesn’t seem right.
4G refers to the fourth-generation of cellular network technology, first introduced in the late 2000s and early 2010s
yes, but nto widely supported right? im retarded sorry.
In the middle of nowhere I had 4g service in like 2011 I think. In any case I think it’s splitting hairs since I said about 15 years
Pretty sure the unihertz jelly line has that covered
The iPhone 13 mini is the perfect iPhone in my opinion. I just replaced the battery in mine and am ready to use it another 3 years
My Samsung S10e is 5.8", has most modern features (minus dumb AI), and if you prefer you might be able to find a new one still.
What OS are you running on that?
Android 12.
Same. Gotta stick with stock unfortunately because mine is also a work phone and they don’t allow rooted devices.
I loved my S10e, but upgraded recently to the S24 (the normal sized one) and it’s been smooth sailing.
How big we talking?
like iPod size
The only phone that has a screen that small is the Unihertz Jelly Star
Jelly star 2
Not really, and the reason is very simple. Ordinary folks don’t buy computers any more. A mobile device is all they need. So might as well get one with as big a screen as possible.
There are a handful of niche brands that make small models for weird people like us, including Cubot and Unihertz. I have one of the former, it’s tiny and works fine.
Clarification. I have a Cubot King Kong Mini. 3.5in screen or thereabouts, standard 2 cameras (i.e. as many as you need), NFC, unskinned stock Android latest version. People assume its a dumbphone although really it’s not. But I don’t use it for much, intentionally.
This probably also driving the demand for folding phones. Carry a phone, unfold it into a tablet.
I first read that as “unfold on the toilet”
same
I mean… You’re not wrong
Apparently oneplus is planning to launch a mini version of their latest phone.
“Mini”. With a 6.3 inch screen this is like calling Shaq small because he’s shorter than Yao Ming.
The asus zenphone 10 is a 5.9" Phone relased in july 2023.
Here’s some info:
Read this as 5’9"
We arrived at a time where 5.9" is considered small…
We arrived at a time where 5.9" is considered small…
I see you’ve met my girlfriend.
Who do you think shifted her perspective?
Dad?
A ruler
The number alone means nothing. Ratios and bezels can and do make a difference.
Agree, but also half the story.
The zenphone 10 is 146.5 x 68.1 x 9.4 mm.
I had a 3a until very recently. With its 5.7" screen it was 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm, so it does support the story.
The OG iPhone was 115 × 61 × 11.6 mm.
I’m still using an iPhone 8 for my work phone and it’s 138.4 x 67.3 mm x 7.3 mm.
It’s clear that the market is demanding larger phones, which means that today’s “small” phones are often larger than the phones of yesteryear.
That’s uh…what she said?
My main issue with that phone is the abysmal software support. Asus promised 2 years of OS support and 4 years of security updates. So its OS updates are going to stop soon and you get 2 years of security updates if you buy the phone today.
I have a samsung s9 running android 10. Everything works, so it’s probably not a critical issue. Still, I got android 14 running with noble rom and it worked perfectly, besides banking apps.
I’m an Android person (P9PXL) but I’m in a mixed marriage with an Apple person. Lol. The iPhone SE 3rd generation only has a 4.7" screen and it’s 5G.
There are, but you typically have to sacrifice on things like camera.
I was just complaining about it yesterdayAsus zenphones are good size. I went with S23 since it was nearly exact same size as my S9 I used for 7 years. So no change.
FairPhone ?
Fairphones are still relatively big, especially fairphone 5 ( I have 3+ and my partner 5)