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On the Android side, attempts at small, high-spec phones seem to have been abandoned. Sony had the excellent "Compact" series which now seems abandoned, and the Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini never made it to market.

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Yes, I went from the Xperia Z1 Compact to the XZ Compact...and not only is it larger, but worse is every way except raw speed. It is more buggy, difficult to find a screen protector that stays on, screen often freezes, the large size makes it far less comfortable to use. I am seriously considering buying another Z1 compact even though it's years old and slower with an out-of-date Android...but the form factor and reliability was unbeatable.

Loved my Z1 compact till I learned about privacy and Google. Got an iPhone 7, similar size.

> .. out-of-date

I repurposed Z1C as in-car GPS, installing Lineage15+microG (Android 8?) on it, plus TomTom.

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