Flashback: a decade of mini phones

17 July 2022
We track how Mini has become less and less accurate over the years.  

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  • 18 Jul 2022

I am alright with bigger screen but what I really miss is;
a) removable & replaceable battery
b) 16:9 screen ratio
c) non-glass metal back cover

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    • Anonymous
    • 63x
    • 18 Jul 2022

    With phone nowadays have at least 20:9 screen, it's no surprise why ASUS keep the aspect ratio but give a smaller diagonal size than the rest of the field.

      TheEEengineer, 18 Jul 2022It looks ever light years better in my galaxy s22 ultra and... moreWow, you have an S22 Ultra. Congrats, I guess? Because that's totally relevant...

        If I had a choice between two smaller phones or one bigger phone like a Surface Duo or Galaxy Z Fold 3, I would choose the two smaller phones. Yes, by combining them, they're actually heavier to carry around. Say both are around 180g. That's 360g vs. 250-270g.

        The reason I prefer the two smaller phones is if say one is getting charged, I can still use the other one. I can't do that with one Surface Duo or one Fold 3. Or what if I lose my phone or it gets stolen? I have another spare phone to use. Can go to the nearest T-Mobile store to get a new sim.

        From what I'm hearing, the battery life on the Duo and Fold aren't that great. Not on the iPhone 13 Pro Max level. I actually dig the Duo. I think its concept is more practical than the Fold. Never really got into tablets. But the Duo is too wide. Hard to pocket it or put in a holster case. Works better as a companion device to your daily driver.

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          • Mx6
          • 18 Jul 2022

          Hemedans, 17 Jul 2022Tell us genious what android had better at that time compar... moreEverything. And mainly - it had far more apps in the store. In 2008 there was nothing like a central store for Symbian apps, there was still the need for certified apps. Even when the Ovi store came, it was a disaster, almost nothing in there.
          Symbian ran on low end hardware, but it was terribly slow. It had only one advantage - it could wake you from a turned-off state.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 18 Jul 2022

            Anonymous, 17 Jul 2022Ones red and the other is orange... why are you viewing thi... moreThey are both red in the legends, except for the last graph.

              SShock, 17 Jul 2022Cheap display panel. Laptop with crappy TN panel that I hav... moreIt looks ever light years better in my galaxy s22 ultra and dq oled display than your 2nd grade sammy display in iToy and overrated apple display 😂😂 and when did only TN had redlish issue? It's called color calibration problem. Even in best display technology without proper implementation.

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                • sunnyrkt
                • bEK
                • 18 Jul 2022

                Hemedans, 17 Jul 2022Tell us genious what android had better at that time compar... moreI miss Symbian.
                The custom sound profiles with separate control for call and other notifications.
                It worked like a charm of low power hardware.
                My ~700 Mhz processor phone with 256mb ram was more
                responsive with 10 apps in background than any Android with 1Ghz processor and 512mb ram on standby.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 18 Jul 2022

                  The Flip, 18 Jul 2022I actually find some value in tiny phones from Palm and Uni... more"No arguing with strangers online."
                  this sentence alone already proves to me you either don't know about the 'good ol days' or you forgot about the negatives of the previous days. Anyways, if you want to, "go back" to the past. I'll stay here

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                    • 18 Jul 2022

                    cones, 18 Jul 2022just ordered the new-ish Cubot Pocket, paid AUD$173. 4 inch... moreCongrat. Almost bought one maybe last week, it but it's not compatible with my region hence had to cancel it. The 4 inch screen is good as a second phone

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                      • cones
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                      • 18 Jul 2022

                      just ordered the new-ish Cubot Pocket, paid AUD$173. 4 inch screen!

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                        • hoang559
                        • 2I8
                        • 18 Jul 2022

                        with me, S22 is mini phones; it only has 6.1 inch (s10e 5.8 inch)

                          Exikias, 18 Jul 2022Compact phones are always the best! I wonder now why they d... moreThey dont sell well specially in developing countries

                            One of my favorite mini phones is Xperia X10 mini pro with beautiful design and slider keyboard. I miss old Sony Ericsson phones because the attention to detail is amazing.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Jvg
                              • 18 Jul 2022

                              Anonymous, 18 Jul 2022For the next article, no need to say for the 1000th your fa... moreThere are some respected users on this website. His posts are often informative and help many users learn about a topic they are unfamiliar with. I'm sure "The Flip" posts could be a source of knowledge for new or inexperienced users.
                              Many users of this website do not comment, they just watch and read silently.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 18 Jul 2022

                                Grey Wolf, 17 Jul 2022I remember my first ever smartphone 12 years ago, Nokia Lum... moreYou're right.
                                I have Unihertz Jelly.
                                I only used it for less than a month.
                                Because it's so hard to type using its miniscule virtual QWERTY keyboard and
                                unfortunately it has no option for T9 keyboard.
                                I tried looking for a good T9 keyboard in Play store to no avail.

                                I finally gave up and back to my (then) 5.5 inch phone.
                                I still have the Unihertz Jelly but for music player only.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Jvg
                                  • 18 Jul 2022

                                  The Flip, 18 Jul 2022I actually find some value in tiny phones from Palm and Uni... moreDammit. The girl is cute!
                                  I can't put down the #teampixel, it makes me so happy.
                                  On the Internet there are also people who "reflect" and give their opinion about the negative aspects of social networks, modern technology, etc. Something similar was said by the author of Buffalo in his 180-page PDF. He wrote things like criticizing social media and criticizing people who waste their time looking at girls on Twitch, watching TV and movies, looking at adult websites, etc.
                                  Conclusion: It is not advisable to pay much attention, they may suffer from some type of depression. Although this girl says interesting things.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 18 Jul 2022

                                    The Flip, 18 Jul 2022I actually find some value in tiny phones from Palm and Uni... moreFor the next article, no need to say for the 1000th your favorites decides, we all know.

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                                      • 18 Jul 2022

                                      Grey Wolf, 17 Jul 2022That will never happen in Android. Because you can't p... moreApple never produced very small phones, even three first iphones from years 2007-2009 are medium size phones, last medium size phone from apple was iphone se from year 2016. Now apple produces only large and extra large phones.

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                                        • 18 Jul 2022

                                        Grey Wolf, 17 Jul 2022I remember my first ever smartphone 12 years ago, Nokia Lum... moreHow many people use a very small phone nowadays? I think 1/1000. I use medium size phone (samsung galaxy s4 mini). Nowadays even medium size phone use very little amount of people. Almost all use extra large, little part of people use large phones (for example apple ihpone 13 mini) and very small part of people use medium size phones (for example samsung galaxy s4 mini, Apple iPhone 5s) and extremely little amount of people use very small phone (for example Samsung E590).

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