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Comment by petercooper | Hacker News Reader

My wife is really annoyed at the death of the SE. It's the biggest phone she can hold and use in a single hand while holding stuff in the other, dealing with kids, etc. As the screen is getting water damaged and it's generally becoming flaky with age, she might have to jump ship to Android but she really doesn't want to.

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It sounds like there aren't any small Android phones either, at least not high quality ones.

I sympathize: I actually prefer the original 3.5" screen iPhone. Even the 4" screen seemed a bit too tall for comfort. I finally decided if I was going to need two hands periodically anyway, I might as well bite the bullet and go with a large phone.

She had a Sony Xperia briefly between the iPhone 5 and the SE which was pretty small. The current smallest Xperias (XA1 and XZ2 Compact) are now rocking 5" screens though, so only half an inch smaller than the X/XS.

Samsung Galaxy S6 may be your best bet.

The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact was a great phone. But unfortunately it had a design flaw that meant the screen would become unglued and it's very hard to repair. I "upgraded" to the X Compact but it's complete garbage in comparison. So many things wrong with it. I really don't want a big phone, though.

There are still a few third parties selling them, and (non-factory) refurbs all over the place. Might want to grab one up now while there’s still stock.

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