User surveys show that around 6.5" is the most popular

Umm, maybe that's because it's the most common display size?

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As someone that used iPhones, their abandonment of the mini was the last straw.

The claim that 6-inch screens are not ideal for content is cope. People happily used sub-6-inch phones for years, and phones like the Zenfone 10 proved you can pack a capable camera, solid battery, and flagship Snapdragon in a compact frame. Manufacturers stopped making small phones not because it's technically impossible but because bigger phones sell for more and margins are thinner on compact flagships. If Sony can keep a compact line alive despite minimal market support, the other brands could too if they actually wanted to.

Unihertz has entered the chat.

ive been complaining about this for the last 6 years. the counter argument has always been "but content consumption! but battery! but big hands!"

listen. thats great and all.

i dont even want a phone to begin with. i have to have one to fit into society. the very least you could do is make it palletable.

A useful size for me starts at 6.7"

Yet they "don't have room" for a fucking headphone jack or clips for a removable back/battery.

Ok, I won't buy a new phone then :)

6 inches is not small. Small would be like 4 inches or less.

I guess I'm running my pixel 5 into the ground then... Tbh I miss my 5 inch pixel 2. That felt ideal to me.

Then said manufacturers can get fucked.

There haven't been any small phones for about 10 years.

My iPhone 12 mini is the perfect size. I don't want to carry a damn tablet in my pocket. Maybe if I spent all day staring at it, I would, IDK.

You know what I want? I know it's a pretty hot take. I want manufacturers to give me what I want.

I'll continue with my Nokia C2-01 then.

What ? I have a Huawei P30 (6.1in screen) and it's considered small ? it's the biggest phone I've owned by far

I love my Unihertz Jelly Star with its 3" screen! So small, its not easy to use so it stays in my pocket

Manufacturers killed compact phones because the same display panel costs the same whether it is 6.1 or 6.7 inches, so bigger screens unlock higher price tiers. The Xiaomi 17 and vivo X300 proving 7,500mAh batteries fit inside 6.3-inch bodies demolishes every excuse these brands hide behind.

For me the iPhone 6s is the perfect size phone.

If you compare the newer iPhone physical size with the 6s it’s about the same. Which I think is best.

Now that phones abandoned the idea of a stable aspect ratio screen size has become irrelevant to me. So I look at the phones dimension. And there is still small phones on the market, they just try their best to pretend to be bigger than they are.

That said I do wish the Mini IPhones lived long enough to get USB C. Was the perfect size for it to be one handed.

I mean a S26 just weighs 167g. Thats still 30g more than the Z1 Compact i had back in the day. But overall its like 20mm taller and 5mm wider. Its alright. For the modern day i think its a perfectly fine small phone. Its sadly Samsung though and they can fuck themselves. I will never buy anything from them again after past experiences with different products. But i wouldnt say the small phone is dead. Sure you cant buy a 3,5"- 5" screen phone anymore. But my eyesight gets worse by the minute and i dont want a that small smartphone anymore. Rather i would get myself a shitty feature phone where the display doesnt matter at all.

Handlingwise i would be really happy about 16:9 screens again. My thumbs arent tall enough for the upper third of most phones since the last 7 years or so. 19:9 up to 21:9 is IMHO such a stupid format. But i also really want my headphone jack and sd card reader back... It is what it is.

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