Counterpoint Research suggests strong preference for flagship-grade compact phones in India

24 April 2025
Most people seem to want something under 6.5-inch screen size.

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MadMike, 3 hours agoSamsung does NOT sell a compact alternative to the flagship... moreBoth iPhone 16 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro are way more heavy, thicker and bigger than the sleeker base S25.

Most average users won't see a difference in the camera apart from the zoom, maybe.
But they can definitely feel differences in size and weight, especially if you use your phone case less.

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    people who needs compact phone can use keypad phone 4 good

      Look at something like the unihertz jelly max

      If people were serious they would buy it even if it meant making a compromise on the quality to at least support the preferences you want in a smartphone size

      But instead they put their energy and time in arguing on the internet use your wallet and support what you want

      Which is more likely to get a compact smartphone with specs that you want?

      Arguing over the internet or purchasing a certain smartphone model

      Btw they even upgraded the camera performance on the unihertz jelly max

      I'm not even a compact smartphone guy and I'm more invested in knowing about the phone

        This is a VOCAL MINORITY

        People can get mad at me all they want

        The silent MAJORITY doesnt want compact smartphones

        The market already chose against them people voted with their wallets

        They even perceive smaller phones as inherently lower quality even with the same chipset I remember reading something like that from some apple data pool re the mini

        You can muster up the biggest reply comment all you want reality is bitter the majority has moved away from compact smartphones and no matter how it hurts your feelings or you disagree with it reality is reality

          TRK, 9 hours agoA compact phone with 3.5mm headphone jack 😁 Galaxy S10e, or Galaxy A01 if you want cheap

            I can see the appeal of smaller phones, you can use it with just one hand, very convenient indeed!

            We need more smaller/compact phones nowdays, cuz the market is the opposite of 2010s. Giant nearing 7 inch bricks, as opposed to very tiny phones that you're forced to use keypad-style keyboard. Besides, a little more flavors and choices would be nice

              Hello, 10 hours agoI did like a 6" around phone with a 3.5mm, sd card, de... more3.5mm, probably SD Card, and 3x telephoto is impossible in that price range (I guess depends on the manufacturer)

              Maybe decent chipset is possible, like how decent? Because I can just say that SD 4 gen 2 is decent cuz it is Snapdragon. Carbon silicon battery makes the great capacity possible

                Stating the obvious, 9 hours agoPeople always hated phablets and today every phone is a pha... moreBack then, probably more than 10 years ago, I think we would beg for bigger screens lol. Cuz budget or midrange phones are so tiny that you have to use the classic keypad keyboard

                Now its the opposite

                  Anonymous, 9 hours ago>73% consider it very important that the phone is operat... moreEh, I'd say otherwise, I saw more people begging for smaller phones than that comments

                    Samsung does NOT sell a compact alternative to the flagship. The s25 cameras are severely downgraded compared to the ultra or other real flagship phones.
                    Only Apple has the iPhone 16 Pro and now Google has the Pixel 9 Pro, so these seem like the only two real options. (also Sony, but I've always found them underwhelming in the past)

                      Still using my ZF10. Hopefully, the OP13T launches in the US.

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                        TRK, 9 hours agoA compact phone with 3.5mm headphone jack 😁 You can find that in 2015

                          Claymon, 4 hours agoIt would be great if they can make a (6-6.3) inch phones wi... moreThe Pixel 8a, 9a and Moto Edge 50 Neo come to mind.

                            Anonymous, 8 hours agoPixel 5 holdout here. I can't find a compact phone wor... moreThe Pixel 5 has the worst speakers of any smartphone in history. It's a shame, as it was lovely to hold.

                              Akashraj, 9 hours agoI've never used device larger than 6.2" screen be... moreThe Xiaomi 9T Pro had a 6.39" display, not 6.2".

                                "Setting aside the fact that the survey was commissioned by OnePlus"

                                I don't think we'll set aside that fact, or the fact that OnePlus is publishing its survey results just before announcing the 13T.

                                  It would be great if they can make a (6-6.3) inch phones with good hardware and good software support for mid-range and budget categories
                                  beacuse it's really rare to see them in these categories (if it's not even non-exist)

                                    well if you ask the right subset of people you can generate every answer you want so taking this with a spoon of salt is correct.
                                    There's an obvious contradiction in the data as they claim 88% want a smaller phone yet 30% want a phone at least 6,5" in size. Doesn't really add up and "compact" is very subjective anyway. To someone using a 6,7"-6,9" flagship 6,5" will feel compact and it's the opposite for someone used to 6,1"-6,3" base models

                                      What is this article on about the iPhone mini and market trends being at odds with this survey? The survey shows little demand for sub 6 inch, massive demand for 6 to 6.5, and moderate demand for 6.5 plus. That's exactly in line with iPhone sales. I know gsm commenters get 5.4" and 6.1" confused in their heads but how can paid writers?

                                        sony compact - ridiculous price. selling "premium branding" instead the actual hardware
                                        iphone mini - ridiculous price. premium pricetag
                                        asus - bad support, unattrative design. overhype, overrated
                                        samsung vanilla is actually decent.

                                        yeah, they did "tried".

                                        i own each of these brands' model - z3 compact, z5 compact, 1 iv, 12 mini, zen9, zen8 flip, 10e, 20. aside z3c and 12 mini, the rest are all used phone bought from my local techtubers.

                                        currently waiting for x200mp and see how marginally spending big bucks for 6.3" compact phone

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