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I moved away from Android entirely because of size. Currently on an iPhone 13 Mini, which is riiight at the very upper edge of a reasonable size. I would love to go back to Android if only someone reputable would make a reasonably-sized phone.

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My SO is holding on to a first-gen iPhone SE for the exact same reason - I don't know what kind of hands manufacturers expect people to have, but at this point I'm all but certain that modern flagships are too large for most of the population.

If only 13 Mini battery wasn’t shit. I don’t need the 1000 mega pixel camera or M20 Apple cheap. Just give me a good battery and a non-crazy sized phone and I am good. And yeah take my money.

I have a 13 Mini. The battery is typically at 30-50% in the evening. Generally never have to worry about the charge during the day. Perhaps it's time to replace the battery if it's at 80% of health or below?

If I travel and have to use GPS most of the day / take hundreds of photos, I carry a small 5000 mAh battery to charge up on the go. I think it's a reasonable accommodation for a phone that's perfectly fine day-to-day.

No no. I had 12 Mini and from day 1 it was a pain. And when I was switching I was told by many who had used both the minis that the battery life is essentially the same. Not much difference. And no I don’t want to consider s power bank as an option for my general usage.

Besides I was tired of buying “old” phone. While 14 battery life is good, nothing compared to the Android word though, it’s a brick. Unlike everybody told me I am still not used to it after 4-5 months. Still hate it when I look at it or hold in my hands or is in my pockets. The problem is that in Android there’s literally no phone smaller than 14 now.

So next is not going to be an iPhone for sure unless a smaller and lighter iPhone comes up.

Asus Zenphone 10 is a bit bigger than the 13 mini, but is reasonably small and otherwise well regarded

They didn’t release that and 9 in many geographies.

Despite it having a reputation for being a small phone, the Zenfone 10 is essentially the same size as the Galaxy S23 and iPhone 15 - in other words, "normal" size and quite a bit larger than the iPhone minis.

It's a lot smaller than the Pixel though, which is what this thread is about.

I can't go any bigger than the 13 Mini. It's right on the edge of too big. I'd prefer smaller.

This was the exact reason. I never even considered iPhone. I thought it’s ridiculous to pay that crazy price. Then one day I saw the first SE and it was at a decent price on deal. Fell in love with tue size. But now that size of phone is nowhere to be found essentially. I finally bought 14 few months ago and next time I have to change I’ll move back to some cheap Android phone. Screw tracking. If at this crazy price I have to buy a locked down brick I’d rather replace that with something much cheaper.

Ditto! Help manufacturers see the demand for small Android phones by joining: https://smallandroidphone.com/

loved the size of the mini but the battery life was awful after a year or so of deg.

Is the regular Samsung model too big for you? S22 and S23. It's just the right size for me and I prefer small phones (or what used to be normal sized phones).

Wayyy too big: https://phonesized.com/compare/#2176,1863

Wow that really puts it into perspective. I had no idea Apple was making such a small phone so recently. What a shame it is discontinued.

Yeah, it really sucks!! I'm hoping they bring it back in some upcoming gen, maybe a "once every couple years" kind of model. (Or even better, someone on the Android side picks up the ball.)

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