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I don't know what phone I am going to get after my iPhone SE no longer works after OS bloat kicks in. It's the perfect phone pretty much. I like android better but I can't find a phone this size that works in the android universe. Surely there must be others like me that want a capable phone that isn't the size of a tablet?

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Pixel 3 (not 3XL) to me is perfect size, has the "it works" simplicity and polish of iPhone, and tuned software / camera tweaks of Google that make me not miss iPhone at all. Specifically the camera is just amazing, the portrait mode and wide angle screen shot features, and AI / visual core chip tuning the pictures makes the quality better than any other phone I've used.

Pixel 3 is 5.5"

The Pixel 3 is huge compared to what I'm looking for. I know the bigger screens like 5.5" are normal now but it is too big for me, I like to travel light and hate big phones in my pocket and hands. I like computing on an actual desktop computer with a mouse and keyboard and just use my phone for texting, maps, and taking photos, etc.

https://www.phonearena.com/phones/size#/phones/size/Google-P...

I’ve seen others reference the Sony Xperia Z2 compact as a SE replacement but even that phone has a 5” screen.

At this rate it seems like the smartphone market has abandoned small form factor phones.

The X2 is two years older than the iPhone SE and the successor (Z3) is 45% larger. I'm not sure how anyone can reasonably conclude it's a replacement.

The XZ2 compact was released in April 2018 so it’s newer than the SE.

I think you might be confusing it with the non-Compact edition?

Ah, totally missed that. Thank you

The XZ4 Compact should also come out soon(ish), if the leaks are trustworthy as usual.

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