New-ish meaning anything that has 4G. Today every phone i See is huge and annoying.

  • JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    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.

  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
    3·
    14 days ago

    Pretty sure 4g was widely supported starting like 15 years ago, so newish doesn’t seem the right word.

  • karpintero@lemmy.world
    31·
    14 days ago

    I’m also holding out for a compact flagship (with a headphone jack and SD card slot) but things have been pretty bleak. Settled on the Sony Xperia 5 line. While it’s not small, it’s narrow enough to be used with one hand and checks all the other boxes.

    Other models I’ve looked at were the Asus Zenfone 10, Jelly Max, and Galaxy.

    • XTL@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      14 days ago

      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.

      • Kissaki@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        14 days ago

        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

  • sma3in@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    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

    • Jayb151@lemmy.world
      1·
      14 days ago

      Also writing from a pixel 4a… Where you get that rom from bro? By the time I heard of the project, they didn’t have roms for the 4a on their website.

    • IMALlama@lemmy.world
      1·
      14 days ago

      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:

      • Two days worth of battery life with my usage patterns. Even with a fresh battery, my 3a wouldn’t last this long
      • Something like 4x more RAM means that apps are usually in the state I left them in when I come back to them, whereas on the 3a they had usually been forced to free up resources and not all apps deal with that well
      • The telephoto lens is nice to have, but none of the built in cameras are a substitute for my dedicated camera for things that are moving and/or things are far away
      • The screen mounted fingerprint sensor is very convenient, but that’s a placement thing. Some people liked the 3a location, but I didn’t personally

      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.

    • Barsukis@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      13 days ago

      Fairphones are still relatively big, especially fairphone 5 ( I have 3+ and my partner 5)

  • John Doe@lemmy.world
    2·
    14 days ago

    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.

  • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    14 days ago

    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.