I have a Fairphone 6 with CalyxOS. It is literally the largest phone I have ever had. Definitely not a small phone... Very happy with the phone except for its large size. It literally doesn't fit into my bike phone holder or almost any I can find online. Other than that, great phone with built in work profile, unlockable and relockable bootloader, etc... Switch is handy too for vibrate switch (it has a variety of options for functions) like the old iphones.

The only recent phone that is a similar form factor as the S10e is the Sony Xperia 10 VI from 2024 (and I guess Oukitel minis but I don't think you can get those) maybe the 10VIII that is one full centimeter taller. 168g vs 150g (S10e). The fairphone is 193g, almost 30% heavier that your current phone.

Pixel 10a might be a compromise in between the Sony 10VIII and the fairphone and runs GrapheneOS or calyxOS.

i think your s10e with a custom rom might work though. safetynet very likely passes when it's not rooted, and even if it doesn't it's still not hard to spoof.

modern phones are all huge except for some weird chinese phones that's worse tham s10e. spec wise i'm not aware of a better phone. i personally dislike amoled and have a xz1c instead tho.

Have you considered a custom ROM, like LineageOS? Custom ROMs can revive older devices by updating to a much more recent version of Android including much more modern security patches and can solve some of the problems you have listed. I have not found a phone as small as what used to be available and ended up upgrading to a Pixel 6 Pro which is obviously much larger.

I am pretty happy with my Xiaomi 12. 6.2" screen. Althought unlocking the bootloader is a pain.

I have a Fairphone 6 with e/os and have non issues with it. It is also installed in a work profile which is turn off 99% of the time, and I just turn it on when needed.

I see. Well, as far as I know, "small" phones like your s10e no longer exist. The Zenfone was the last one but it went big again.

The entire market has pretty much settled on 2 sizes: "Small" 6.3" and "XL/Max" 6.7-6.9" devices. And of course a variety folding phones that the market is still playing out.

So, other than size do you have any other criteria?

Thanks. I have a 9 pro fold myself and i agree with everything you said. However, GrapheneOS is incompatible with inTune's work profile. It always failed ending in an error or timeout

Yay I can get it to my ticwatch

Ah no wait thanks to the changes after V3 (manufacturers need to reimplement a lot of previously available features) basically wearos became a galaxy/pixel exclusive

I just picked up a Pixel 9 Pro, primarily for use with GrapheneOS. I'm very impressed with it. P10 didn't really get anything special, and P11 got reduced RAM and may not be supported with GOS due to MITM. This one has 5 years of updates left in it.

If you use it for work you can create a work profile using either "private space" or Shelter creates an MDM work profile so you can keep all that sandboxed.

Google probably only noticed & did something due to the advertising click fraud.

Yes, because that's what's wrong with the apps: the icons.

Absolutely infuriating. Can't tell the difference between WiFi, mobile network and others like that

Yes, please continue to make everything look as flat and 'samey' as possible - I hate being able to look at my launcher and quickly differentiate between apps, waaaayyy better for them all to blend together into a puddle of goo /s

Nobody needs your stupid google os

If these can be corebooted like chromebooks these might be a good way to get a cheap linux laptop in that form factor.

Wow, thank you for the comparison and info. Crazy to find someone in such a similar boat. I'm fully expecting the software to need fixing and tweaking but so long as there is an active effort I'm into it.

I've dove into several well intentioned open source projects head first only for them to be abandoned by the time they arrived... glairs over at Mycroft box

I actually just bought a new laptop from the 2020 era to replace my laptop from the 2012 era. Going from an Intel Core i7 3rd generation up to an Intel Core i5 11th generation

I've been running Linux on it all this time and so it's been properly up to date with security fixes and stuff like that, but I'm using it for compiling software more now than I ever have in the past and the dual core 4 thread processor just isn't up to the task.

No thanks. Y'all are ruining mobile devices for everyone by locking shit down and forcing "upgrades" that nobody wants, and openly spying on everyone.

I like the spider eyes.

it'd be cool to get a Foss launcher like this for android, especially with LineageOS adding support for some of the AYN devices

Yes, I had it on my radar for a bit, the size was definitely a concern

I had a Samsung xcover 6 pro, dual Sim, removable battery, audio jack, micro sd

it was a bit big for my standards, I'm happier with my pixel now

As an ex Xperia and current JP 2026 owner.. it is fine.

No display out is a bummer, as is no 3.5mm but at least sd card is here and their android translation layer is actually pretty decent so Whasapp, my banking app and Eternity which I'm writing this from all work without a single crash, though some animations withig Android apps are a bit weird. UI is a long shot from Android and is missing some things I never even thought a phone could miss (if you disconnect a wired headphones music just starts blasting without pausing on main speakers and little things like those), but with pachmanager witch applies cummunity made patches to OS it gets a pass at least. Hardware is good, it is software that drags it down, as is usually the case with linux phones, but that can be fixed in future.

Hope you can too enjoy your Jolla Phone!

Good old hands and adb commands list nothing is better.

https://gist.github.com/Pulimet/5013acf2cd5b28e55036c82c91bd56d8

It's funny you mention the Xperia, I'm still rocking my Xperia 1 V. It has some flaws but for the most part it's been a great phone. I was considering their newst one but I was disappointed to find the changed the aspect ratio. I've gotten used to the akinny long form factor.

Here's hoping for the Linux phones. I have the Jolla phone hopefully arriving this month. I'm still compromising with that because it has no HDMI out so I can't use it like a porta-pc. But I want to give it a fair shake.