Best compact phones 2025 - buyer’s guide

Last updated 23 February 2025


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  • 20 Dec 2020

Nikhil Chawla, 16 Dec 2020Where is Google Pixel 4a? It has to be the compact Android ... moreWHY. Ok it is Good phone, but some xiaomi smartphones are much better for the price

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    • Nikhil Chawla
    • 7kk
    • 16 Dec 2020

    Where is Google Pixel 4a? It has to be the compact Android Smartphone of the year 2020.

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      • Anonymous
      • xYF
      • 16 Dec 2020

      within a month i went back to s10e from mi max 3

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        • Anonymous
        • 0@0
        • 13 Dec 2020

        Sincerely, 12 Dec 2020I find current phone industry completely going nuts ... The... moreCould not agry more

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          • 00D
          • 12 Dec 2020

          I find current phone industry completely going nuts ... There is no phone under 140x65 mm form factor with normal battery. Hey ... four years ago these were capable of doing that with 2700 mA battery keeping above 70h. Now with all the progress these ... .... ..... are incapable of doing such phone?!!!??!! Sorry for Iphone mini for one million dollars. Sorry but I am NOT going to buy a phone these days. I am NOT giving money for what I do NOT WANT. Full stop. Do your JOB market analysers. As I am not the only one and you will NOT be payed anymore. How much I would like to scream this in the face of all these!!!!

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            • ArcaneAce
            • r3a
            • 04 Dec 2020

            Why didn't pixel 4a make the cut?

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              • Dude468
              • GYi
              • 01 Dec 2020

              Gus, 28 Nov 2020This compilation confirms that there are no compact phones ... moreim pretty sure that 6 inch screens count as compact phones

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                • Gus
                • PdZ
                • 28 Nov 2020

                This compilation confirms that there are no compact phones anymore.
                Almost the whole list of Android devices is above 6 inches (that's gib), except for the Samsung s10e that is 5.8', acceptable but still big.

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                  • XA3
                  • 27 Nov 2020

                  Well am quite impressed without post. It outstanding and has give me insight on the best phones in the market. Thanks a lot.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 27 Nov 2020

                    Non of these phones are small!!!!!!!!

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                      • 26 Nov 2020

                      A pathetic device like iPhone SE 2020 occupies second place in this list, while many other models could compete here. Also where is the Pixel 4a, the phone that smashes everything in its way among its price range?

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                        • Audroidguy
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                        • 28 Oct 2020

                        Pixel 4a should also be in the list too.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • xv6
                          • 14 Oct 2020

                          Does anyone know about a compact affordable smartphone coming up in the next few months?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 0@d
                            • 10 Oct 2020

                            So gsmareana, is there a compact affordable android on the hirizon?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • pHI
                              • 21 Sep 2020

                              What about Pixel ones?

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                                • nnW
                                • 20 Sep 2020

                                Compact phones is not just a matter of external size, but also a screen size. Point is that you can reach all parts of screen with thumb, with one hand while you are holding in it.
                                Anything above 5 inch does not fit in this category unless you have really huge fingers or you can perform controlled thumb sprain.
                                By this criteria, seems that only Apple have product in this category, which is shame for others.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 06 Sep 2020

                                  I once bought an iPhone 8 thinking it would replace my classic iPhone SE, but had to return it because I couldn’t operate it with one hand.
                                  The new SE is NOT compact... it’s exactly the same dimensions and weight as the unusable iPhone 8 I returned.
                                  I simply DO NOT CARE about big screens or better cameras or any of the other BS that has been developed since the old SE.
                                  I will probably have to abandon Apple when this old SE eventually breaks or dies.
                                  It’s shocking to me that no phone maker is addressing the market for one-hand operable phones.

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                                    • 04 Sep 2020

                                    Wow, I think only S10e is a good buy here in terms of performance and size. All the others are ugly or are not compact at all! Sony should definitely resurrect their compact phones these times with little to no bezel phones. funny how 6 inch phones are called compact now when they were considered as phablets during the days. 5 inch phones should comeback!!!

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                                      • 03 Sep 2020

                                      Anonymous, 29 Aug 2020Yeah... Would there be real best compact phone list... Thes... moreso wisely spoken workds. Not one phone on this list is compact. The smallest one is 145 mm. The last true compacts smartphone is exactly what you said, the Sony Xperia XZ1 compact. They should aim to make more phones that are around 128x64x8 mm. That would be perfect.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 29 Aug 2020

                                        Yeah... Would there be real best compact phone list... These are medium size phones not compact. If the phones outer measurements are near Spny XZ1 compact, then it is compact.
                                        Just put moder screen to that device and kill the besels to minumun and we would have the perfect phone.
                                        What i don¨t like is to make the list of best compact phones, withour having any compact phones in the list... And in this gategory there definitely have to be size chart, so that people can see what is smaller size and what is larger. It is the most important factor in this gategory. The size!