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Vivo X300 and Oppo X9S Pro are both very compact(6.3") and still pack great cameras and insane battery life thanks to the Silicone carbide batteries.

robin_reala 3mo ago
I don’t think you realise how massive the two phones just suggested are: https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760 https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760 (For reference, I would really like something a little bit smaller than the Mini, but there’s nothing remotely modern that exists.)
- gambiting 3mo ago
  Correct, they are still bigger than the mini. But compared to what seems to be the industry standard of 6.8" they are positively miniature.
  - robin_reala 3mo ago
    They’re considerably bigger than even the normal non-Mini iPhone. They’re only just smaller than the iPhone 17 Pro Max: https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760,2738,2736 https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760,2738,2736
    - gambiting 3mo ago
      You're comparing wrong models though? X9 and X300 Pro are both much larger than the phones I mentioned. (I've just noticed you also used wrong models in your original comparison - while both phones are larger than the mini, the difference isn't as large as your link suggests)
      - tom_ 3mo ago
        The iPhone is normal phone size width and depth, but it's meaningfully shorter than just about everything else. It doesn't sound like much on paper but I've always found it adds up once in a pocket. (All dimensions height x width x depth, in mm, rounded up to the nearest mm) * iPhone Mini: 132 x 72 x 8 (https://support.apple.com/en-gb/111877 https://support.apple.com/en-gb/111877) These two alternatives are noticeably larger: * Vivo X300: 151 × 72 × 8 (https://www.vivo.com/in/products/param/x300 https://www.vivo.com/in/products/param/x300) * Oppo X9S: 157 x 74 x 8 (https://www.oppo.com/en/smartphones/series-find-x/find-x9s/specs/ https://www.oppo.com/en/smartphones/series-find-x/find-x9s/s...) In fact, they're more like the size of the full size iPhone, which, if you're sticking with your iPhone Mini because the iPhone is annoyingly large, means they're too large. * iPhone 17: 150 x 72 x 8 (https://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-17/specs/ https://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-17/specs/)
  - dvdkon 3mo ago
    They're also bigger than the base Samsung S26. They're not small even in comparison to other Android phones.
    - gambiting 3mo ago
      Base S26 is almost exactly the same size though? https://m.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=14456&idPhone2=14592 https://m.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=14456&idPhone2=... The X9S Pro is half a milimeter taller.
      - dvdkon 3mo ago
        Sorry, I was looking at the non-pro variant by mistake.

robin_reala 3mo ago

I don’t think you realise how massive the two phones just suggested are: https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760 https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760 (For reference, I would really like something a little bit smaller than the Mini, but there’s nothing remotely modern that exists.)

gambiting 3mo ago
Correct, they are still bigger than the mini. But compared to what seems to be the industry standard of 6.8" they are positively miniature.
- robin_reala 3mo ago
  They’re considerably bigger than even the normal non-Mini iPhone. They’re only just smaller than the iPhone 17 Pro Max: https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760,2738,2736 https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760,2738,2736
  - gambiting 3mo ago
    You're comparing wrong models though? X9 and X300 Pro are both much larger than the phones I mentioned. (I've just noticed you also used wrong models in your original comparison - while both phones are larger than the mini, the difference isn't as large as your link suggests)
    - tom_ 3mo ago
      The iPhone is normal phone size width and depth, but it's meaningfully shorter than just about everything else. It doesn't sound like much on paper but I've always found it adds up once in a pocket. (All dimensions height x width x depth, in mm, rounded up to the nearest mm) * iPhone Mini: 132 x 72 x 8 (https://support.apple.com/en-gb/111877 https://support.apple.com/en-gb/111877) These two alternatives are noticeably larger: * Vivo X300: 151 × 72 × 8 (https://www.vivo.com/in/products/param/x300 https://www.vivo.com/in/products/param/x300) * Oppo X9S: 157 x 74 x 8 (https://www.oppo.com/en/smartphones/series-find-x/find-x9s/specs/ https://www.oppo.com/en/smartphones/series-find-x/find-x9s/s...) In fact, they're more like the size of the full size iPhone, which, if you're sticking with your iPhone Mini because the iPhone is annoyingly large, means they're too large. * iPhone 17: 150 x 72 x 8 (https://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-17/specs/ https://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-17/specs/)
- dvdkon 3mo ago
  They're also bigger than the base Samsung S26. They're not small even in comparison to other Android phones.
  - gambiting 3mo ago
    Base S26 is almost exactly the same size though? https://m.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=14456&idPhone2=14592 https://m.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=14456&idPhone2=... The X9S Pro is half a milimeter taller.
    - dvdkon 3mo ago
      Sorry, I was looking at the non-pro variant by mistake.