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Reminiscing about smaller phones (lemmy.world)
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Once upon a time you could get a small android device with good specs.
https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_xz1_compact-8610.php

It's still my favourite phone, even though it's been retired and is only used as an MP3 player with AUX in the garage nowadays.
I realize that for most people the phone is now a device to consume media through and that the larger screens are helpful there, but having a smart phone that is fully usable with one hand is still something I miss. Often.

Considering that modern androids have about 85% to 90% of their size as display size then a phone with the size of the xz1 compact should get a screen size of ~5 inches instead of the old 4.6 inches.

With the SoC advancements I don't even feel that the phone would require a flagship SoC to interest me. Put a Snapdragon 6, as much battery as you can fit and an AUX input in it and I'm game.

What would make you guys interested in a smaller phone today?

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[-] Fetus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

XZ1 Compact with LineageOS checking in! I never want to change from this phone, and I'm already scared about what's gonna happen when they shut down the 4G networks in ten or fifteen years.

this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2024
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