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this is literally the ONLY modern smartphone at this size. miniaturization has become so costly that no major phone manufacturer is capable of doing it at scale

this is literally the ONLY modern smartphone at this size. miniaturization has become so costly that no major phone manufacturer is capable of doing it at scale.

gruez 8y ago
>this is literally the ONLY modern smartphone at this size androids?
- princeb 8y ago
  none at 4".
  - throwaway5r09 8y ago
    Here’s the closest I could find, at 3.5” - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/K-touch-I9-Super-Mini-Mobile-Phone-3-5-Smallest-Small-Android-Smart-Phone-Face-ID/32980157569.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/K-touch-I9-Super-Mini-Mobile... There’s a ton more and some at 2.5”!
    - Wowfunhappy 8y ago
      Is this (or any of the other, off-brand alternatives) any good at all? Does the battery last more than a few hours? I'm not sure how I'd answer these questions, if I was in the market for a small Android phone. And frankly, it's more likely to be crap than not.
    - system2 8y ago
      If that thing were any good, it would be selling like hotcakes in the United States. Another terrible Chinese phone.
      - throwaway5r09 8y ago
        Xiaomi devices are amazing and yet they don’t sell in the States. Could be another great Chinese phone.
        system2 8y ago
        That thing has 3G. Terrible screen resolution. God knows about battery life.
    - hawski 8y ago
      That's interesting. But seeing Mediatek SoC my enthusiasm is limited. Personally I want only something that's supported at least by LineageOS. However with that price it's not bad. But for now when my Nexus 5x will eventually bootloop to a higher plane of existence I'll plan to buy last Xperia Compact in used. Edit: in reviews people mention that there is no global version. So there's no Play store. I'll pass. Oh and I forgot. I keep my hopes for Sharp Aquos R2 Compact. So far it's only available in Japan and I now only that it will be released in the end of April in India.
altmind 8y ago
its hard to tell if it's irony or not
Double_a_92 8y ago
I doubt it's capability, especially since smartphones used to be smaller in the past. Average people just don't want smaller phones. So they are a nice product, and manufactures don't want to take a risk.
- carlob 8y ago
  > I doubt it's capability, especially since smartphones used to be smaller in the past. whooosh
- nerdponx 8y ago
  Average people just don't want smaller phones. So they are a nice product, and manufactures don't want to take a risk. I don't believe this. It looks like supply and marketing pushing demand, like the SUV trend in the 00s.
- JustSomeNobody 8y ago
  This isn't true, though. I replied to someone else with MixPanel numbers, but basically just from the last two years (iphone 8 through the new XR,XS's), 60% of iPhone users are using smaller of the newer phones. If you go back further, I'm sure you'll see similar. So, while everyone keeps saying the market wants larger iPhones, the market keeps buying the smaller ones.

this is literally the ONLY modern smartphone at this size. miniaturization has become so costly that no major phone manufacturer is capable of doing it at scale.

gruez 8y ago

>this is literally the ONLY modern smartphone at this size androids?

princeb 8y ago
none at 4".
- throwaway5r09 8y ago
  Here’s the closest I could find, at 3.5” - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/K-touch-I9-Super-Mini-Mobile-Phone-3-5-Smallest-Small-Android-Smart-Phone-Face-ID/32980157569.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/K-touch-I9-Super-Mini-Mobile... There’s a ton more and some at 2.5”!
  - Wowfunhappy 8y ago
    Is this (or any of the other, off-brand alternatives) any good at all? Does the battery last more than a few hours? I'm not sure how I'd answer these questions, if I was in the market for a small Android phone. And frankly, it's more likely to be crap than not.
  - system2 8y ago
    If that thing were any good, it would be selling like hotcakes in the United States. Another terrible Chinese phone.
    - throwaway5r09 8y ago
      Xiaomi devices are amazing and yet they don’t sell in the States. Could be another great Chinese phone.
      - system2 8y ago
        That thing has 3G. Terrible screen resolution. God knows about battery life.
  - hawski 8y ago
    That's interesting. But seeing Mediatek SoC my enthusiasm is limited. Personally I want only something that's supported at least by LineageOS. However with that price it's not bad. But for now when my Nexus 5x will eventually bootloop to a higher plane of existence I'll plan to buy last Xperia Compact in used. Edit: in reviews people mention that there is no global version. So there's no Play store. I'll pass. Oh and I forgot. I keep my hopes for Sharp Aquos R2 Compact. So far it's only available in Japan and I now only that it will be released in the end of April in India.

altmind 8y ago

its hard to tell if it's irony or not

Double_a_92 8y ago

I doubt it's capability, especially since smartphones used to be smaller in the past. Average people just don't want smaller phones. So they are a nice product, and manufactures don't want to take a risk.

carlob 8y ago
> I doubt it's capability, especially since smartphones used to be smaller in the past. whooosh
nerdponx 8y ago
Average people just don't want smaller phones. So they are a nice product, and manufactures don't want to take a risk. I don't believe this. It looks like supply and marketing pushing demand, like the SUV trend in the 00s.
JustSomeNobody 8y ago
This isn't true, though. I replied to someone else with MixPanel numbers, but basically just from the last two years (iphone 8 through the new XR,XS's), 60% of iPhone users are using smaller of the newer phones. If you go back further, I'm sure you'll see similar. So, while everyone keeps saying the market wants larger iPhones, the market keeps buying the smaller ones.