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Yo, you can play with the sliders in gsmarena
https://m.gsmarena.com/search.php3?nYearMin=2024&fDisplayInchesMax=6.3&s4Gs=0&sFormFactors=1
I did some preconfiguring, but you can adjust the sliders. You can also pick the phone dimensions apart from the phone display:)
wow thanks! this is the perfect site!
Pretty sure 4g was widely supported starting like 15 years ago, so newish doesn't seem the right word.
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"
I mean... You're not wrong
The asus zenphone 10 is a 5.9" Phone relased in july 2023.
Here's some info:
We arrived at a time where 5.9" is considered small...
The number alone means nothing. Ratios and bezels can and do make a difference.
That's uh...what she said?
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.
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.
True and I didn't address that, just the shallow view of bigger number bigger phone.
We arrived at a time where 5.9" is considered small…
I see you've met my girlfriend.
Read this as 5'9"
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.
Isn't there always one Google Pixel model and one iPhone, that's a bit smaller than the average? I mean there has to be a list of small phones somewhere on the internet.
The iPhone 13 mini was discontinued in 2023, I think.
Now you can choose the smallest “big” phone, but it’s still big.
I hate this.
I just bought a new battery for my 12 mini, I’m not going to upgrade until small phones are back.
But also this phone still works perfectly, it’s like the day I bought it after the new battery.
Be interesting to see if it happens, but like cars, manufacturers are going down a “bigger is better” route.
I was at a subaru dealership and they had a mid 2000s Subaru next to a new one
The old one was awesome, big windows, good storage, small footprint. It was way smaller than the modern one, which is a full on SUV.
2022 iPhone SE Gen 3 will be the last 4.7 inch screen. Gen 4 is rumored to be a 6.1 inch.
That's it.
Removable battery too, while we're at it! Lol
Asus 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.
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.
Not really there's the Unihertz ones that seem more novelty to be honest I think the one called Jelly Max is the newest one. Specs wise they don't seem awful or anything but I've never seen one in person to be honest.
Apart from them Sony maybe but you'll pay a lot.
Jelly star 2
this is my main reason why I don't want to switch to a new flagship from the Google pixel 4a. It's not supported by google anymore, but it still runs smoothly with GrapheneOS (custom ROM), and I swapped the battery for a new one from iFixit and it just works! Maybe you can consider a Google Pixel 8a, at least it's not as huge as other flagships
In December I finally bought a phone to replace my 3a. I did it mostly for the battery life, although I did actually buy a replacement battery for the 3a and have all the necessary tools to install it. It wouldn't be my first time replacing a cellphone battery.
I was window shopping and the Oneplus 12 became fairly discounted at the end of last year.
Honestly, the overall experience really isn't that different than my old 3a. It's not like newer versions of Android are adding revolutionary features these days and if you're running a custom ROM, odds are you're on a newer version of Android anyway.
Nice things:
Unless you are taxing your processor, an upgrade will be incremental. At least that was my experience.
I somewhat regret the larger phone in that it's a bit harder to handle one handed, but most on screen keyboards have a one handed mode to deal with this. I had a pop/ring type holder on my 3a, so gripping one handed isn't that big of a deal.
Sony has their Xperia Compact series.
I wasn't aware they still made those in 2025
Edit: they don't, got fooled by the prices chart
Ah, sorry. Turns out the one I got two years ago isn't a Compact either. (I had Compacts previously, and didn't want a big phone then either.)
The 10 V I got is not as big as some of the other big phones, but it is a bit bigger and significantly longer than Compact was previously. 155x68x8.3mm
Sony also at least used to make phones that are more tall and narrow. For some people complaining about having to hold a wide phone night find that's good enough.
FairPhone ?
Fairphones are still relatively big, especially fairphone 5 ( I have 3+ and my partner 5)
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.
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.
Well relatively small compared to their normal model which is unusable single handed. (Buyer remorse kicking in already)
There are, but you typically have to sacrifice on things like camera.
I was just complaining about it yesterday
