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401 points Bluestein | 5 comments | 23 Jun 25 15:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.657s | source
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butz ◴[24 Jun 25 07:05 UTC] No.44363576[source]▶
Why phones are so huge nowadays? How are you people carrying them? Oh how I wish for a compact sized phone, something like iPhone 13 mini, but with USB-C connector. And those camera bumps, don't get me started on those. If you cannot fit camera into phone, why not make whole device a bit thicker.
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1. karel-3d ◴[24 Jun 25 08:38 UTC] No.44364050[source]▶
People are not buying small phones.

If you want a small phone, the best thing are flip-phones, there is tons of them now.

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2. qwertfisch ◴[24 Jun 25 14:05 UTC] No.44366411[source]▶
These are not smartphones. You cannot do anything with them except phone, SMS, some alarms and make pictures with very crappy quality. So these are effectively just phones, like 20 years ago. They are not extensible by any app, just what the manufacturer adds for factory provided programs.

I would be small (lightweight) phones. I cannot bare these 180–220g devices. If I want something heavy I buy a tablet.

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3. xorcist ◴[24 Jun 25 14:36 UTC] No.44366733[source]▶
> People are not buying small phones

How can one buy what is not being manufactured?

The few small-ish phones that have existed have mostly been cheap and underpowered.

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4. 11mariom ◴[25 Jun 25 07:17 UTC] No.44374460[source]▶
> The few small-ish phones that have existed have mostly been cheap and underpowered.

I would say that for last years it was quite the opposite… Asus Zenfone was a bit smaller, and few others… all of them being on the more pricey range. I do not remember anything <€500 worth buying…

I remember having few years ago phone from "Note" series… and yet - it was smaller than "normal" nowadays.

5. karel-3d ◴[25 Jun 25 09:00 UTC] No.44375079[source]▶
No? Galaxy Z Flip is a smartphone. Razr is a smartphone.