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I'm really hoping someone like Samsung or Sony picks up on the small iPhone with the same specs as the normal one and come up with something similar in their ne

I'm really hoping someone like Samsung or Sony picks up on the small iPhone with the same specs as the normal one and come up with something similar in their next gen when my Pixel 3 will be due for an upgrade. (I don't use apple phones because I'm against not being able to run whatever you want on your pocket computer)

kabacha 6y ago
S10e came out year and a half ago! Unfortunate despite everyone complaining no one bought it and we didnt get s20e. Seriously that has been the best smart phone I've ever used or heard of and if mine dies I'm buying the exact same one.
- Cu3PO42 6y ago
  I have an S10e. Coming from the 2016 iPhone SE I was looking for something a bit larger, but still reasonably small. It was a bit bigger than I would have liked, but I thought it would be fine. It's not. It's too big for me and I'm an adult male with relatively large hands. I'd be all over the 12 mini if it weren't for the price.
  - kabacha 6y ago
    Se 2016 is 123x58 Se 2020 is 138x67 12 mini is 132x64 S10e is 142x69 So s10e is still the biggest one of "high-end small phones" though it has the best screen ratio by far. I do think mini might be just the right size! I hope this will prompt more small phones on the market!
nl 6y ago
Sony has had a few attempts at small phones, but now seem to be concentrating on a weird 21:9 screen aspect ratio form factor: https://www.anandtech.com/show/16089/sony-announces-xperia-5-ii-120hz-fullfledged-small-phone https://www.anandtech.com/show/16089/sony-announces-xperia-5...
jachee 6y ago
I only use Apple phones because I'm against anyone else being able to run whatever they want on my pocket computer. Apple has built a huge trust with my information, and that's impossible to find anywhere else.
- lonesword 6y ago
  I don't use Apple phones because I cannot afford one. I used to be a developer (in India), earned a decent salary, and at the end of 3 years I had something like 20k USD saved. If I spend 1k on an Iphone, that's 5% of my entire life savings (though I'm pretty young) for a phone. So I end up spending 200$ for an Android phone that runs for maybe 3 years and dies. That being said, the 400$ Iphone SE sounds tempting :) Even if I go beyond my comfort zone and pay $ I cannot really afford for an arguably better/durable Iphone, the psychological anxiety that comes from "I should be really careful with this phone because I cannot afford a new one/repairs" is something I would not be happy with.
- rowanG077 6y ago
  You don't need Apple for that. Actually it's incredibly easy. Just don't install the software you don't want to run.
  - jachee 6y ago
    How do I keep software I don't want to run from shipping on the phone? How do I keep an ad company from building a profile of me from my phone?
    - rowanG077 6y ago
      > How do I keep software I don't want to run from shipping on the phone? Buy a phone that doesn't ship that software. Or jailbreak your phone and use a custom android version. > How do I keep an ad company from building a profile of me from my phone? Run uMatrix with firefox. Actually iOS is way worse in this regard then Android. Since iOS doesn't give you ANY way to prevent this.

kabacha 6y ago

S10e came out year and a half ago! Unfortunate despite everyone complaining no one bought it and we didnt get s20e. Seriously that has been the best smart phone I've ever used or heard of and if mine dies I'm buying the exact same one.

Cu3PO42 6y ago
I have an S10e. Coming from the 2016 iPhone SE I was looking for something a bit larger, but still reasonably small. It was a bit bigger than I would have liked, but I thought it would be fine. It's not. It's too big for me and I'm an adult male with relatively large hands. I'd be all over the 12 mini if it weren't for the price.
- kabacha 6y ago
  Se 2016 is 123x58 Se 2020 is 138x67 12 mini is 132x64 S10e is 142x69 So s10e is still the biggest one of "high-end small phones" though it has the best screen ratio by far. I do think mini might be just the right size! I hope this will prompt more small phones on the market!

nl 6y ago

Sony has had a few attempts at small phones, but now seem to be concentrating on a weird 21:9 screen aspect ratio form factor: https://www.anandtech.com/show/16089/sony-announces-xperia-5-ii-120hz-fullfledged-small-phone https://www.anandtech.com/show/16089/sony-announces-xperia-5...

jachee 6y ago

I only use Apple phones because I'm against anyone else being able to run whatever they want on my pocket computer. Apple has built a huge trust with my information, and that's impossible to find anywhere else.

lonesword 6y ago
I don't use Apple phones because I cannot afford one. I used to be a developer (in India), earned a decent salary, and at the end of 3 years I had something like 20k USD saved. If I spend 1k on an Iphone, that's 5% of my entire life savings (though I'm pretty young) for a phone. So I end up spending 200$ for an Android phone that runs for maybe 3 years and dies. That being said, the 400$ Iphone SE sounds tempting :) Even if I go beyond my comfort zone and pay $ I cannot really afford for an arguably better/durable Iphone, the psychological anxiety that comes from "I should be really careful with this phone because I cannot afford a new one/repairs" is something I would not be happy with.
rowanG077 6y ago
You don't need Apple for that. Actually it's incredibly easy. Just don't install the software you don't want to run.
- jachee 6y ago
  How do I keep software I don't want to run from shipping on the phone? How do I keep an ad company from building a profile of me from my phone?
  - rowanG077 6y ago
    > How do I keep software I don't want to run from shipping on the phone? Buy a phone that doesn't ship that software. Or jailbreak your phone and use a custom android version. > How do I keep an ad company from building a profile of me from my phone? Run uMatrix with firefox. Actually iOS is way worse in this regard then Android. Since iOS doesn't give you ANY way to prevent this.