Best compact phones 2024 - buyer’s guide
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- rockie65
- S0G
- 24 Apr 2020
RAFL, 08 Feb 2020Mi A3 is a better buy then Mi 9SE in my opinion and should ... moreSo... do you actually believe that a phone measuring 153.5 x 71.9 x 8.5 mm is Compact? Oh, the madness...
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- Anonymous
- 0ab
- 19 Apr 2020
none of these phones are compact. compact is 5" or smaller. sadly there don't seem to be any real android compact phone offerings besides the sony xperia compact, which hasn't seen updates in a few years.
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- nJ}
- 06 Apr 2020
rhomai, 07 Mar 2020the only true compact phone which combines small size and m... moreI totally agree with you, this is an example of how 2020 "compact" phones should be.
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- Atlanticboy
- 7Mw
- 05 Apr 2020
I really like my Nokia 4.2 as a compact phone,
it's a nice size, it came with 3 years warranty and the promise of updates. The battery life is good and it's not the end of the world if I drop and break it, I can also pronounce the phone makers name which is a bonus.
However a couple of caveats, the phone is not my main media viewer, I use a tablet for that and I don't access the internet or listen to music on the go. If I used it for that then it would struggle but then of course I would have chosen something else instead.
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- Anonymous
- 8wn
- 14 Mar 2020
rhomai, 07 Mar 2020the only true compact phone which combines small size and m... morebecause it's too ugly
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- aw8
- 07 Mar 2020
the only true compact phone which combines small size and modern bezeless design is sharp r2 compact. i dont know why this niche is totally abandonded my major players.
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- Jane0918
- KS6
- 27 Feb 2020
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- Anonymous
- DVX
- 26 Feb 2020
Anonymous, 01 Feb 2020I have small hands. I cannot hold modern phones at all, and... moreI was Redmi 4 Pro user but I smashed screen recently. It was handy and impressive for the time I bouhgt it. I need replacement but no compact phones on market right now with good battery, as it was in R4. Very dissapointed. I found long time not used Redmi 3S in drawer so I'm using this one till I will find replacement for Redmi 4 Pro. Any ideas? Samsung s10e too expensive. Mi 9 se no 3.5mm jack. Pity
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- 0Eg
- 26 Feb 2020
jaki, 14 Feb 2020Yes and the funniest thing is that mostly chinese manufactu... moreIts the same with cars. Asian market likes cars with more back room even if Asian population are generally smaller
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- GaroRobe
- nb4
- 26 Feb 2020
So... Still nothing to change switch from my XZ1 Compact. Bummer.
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- woko
- F2M
- 25 Feb 2020
"compact" yeah alright
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- D92
- 17 Feb 2020
RAFL, 08 Feb 2020Mi A3 is a better buy then Mi 9SE in my opinion and should ... moreThis is about compact phones
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- msw
- 14 Feb 2020
Yogi, 08 Feb 2020Why manufacturers completely forgot about people with small... moreYes and the funniest thing is that mostly chinese manufacturers push huge phones however asians have little hands. Why do they want unusable size phones? They are crazy!
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- Yogi
- n5Y
- 08 Feb 2020
Why manufacturers completely forgot about people with smaller hands and people who just want a smaller phone? :( Lets create a petition or smth....
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- RAFL
- nDQ
- 08 Feb 2020
Mi A3 is a better buy then Mi 9SE in my opinion and should also be included in this list.
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- Shagrat
- 8Sj
- 06 Feb 2020
Sorry but none of these can be called compact, it's a "smallest available yet still big" list at best. The iPhone SE is small; actually it's on the boundaries between small and big, with the iPhone 4S being closer to what a small smartphone should be. Everything on this list is much bigger than the SE.
The only small/compact smartphones you can currently purchase are the 2016's iPhone SE, which is still available as new in many stores, or the 2018's Palm Phone, a really tiny Android that apparently has very limited sales. I can see why most people prefer bigger phones but it's extremely odd that not even a single big company will produce a small one, when there's clearly a demand for it. I hope this trend ends soon.
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- Anonymous
- fuv
- 02 Feb 2020
Ungarisch, 22 Jan 2020I'm clinging on to my iPhone SE still because it was the la... moreI agree perfectly with you. We need 5 inch smartphones with 90+ screen to body ratio with 4000+ battery
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- Anonymous
- 6sw
- 01 Feb 2020
I have small hands. I cannot hold modern phones at all, and this is becoming frustrating.
IMHO compact is not about length, but width. About 65mm in the past. Now it's 70mm.
All I care is about price, battery and dimensions. I had a S4 mini and it was truly pocket, amazing lightweight. I still use a Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime because it was the best at the time, now it's still fast (snap 660 +3gb ram). Unfortunately the camera is mediocre. I wish to buy something new just for pics and videos, but every phone on this short list is expensive with short battery life, compared to 4000mha. To have something nice, I will probably have to buy something like a Mi 9 Lite and just forgive myself.
I DO NOT CARE ABOUT BIGGER DISPLAYS AT ALL!!! I can live with 5". I have a tablet for other uses like everybody!
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- Eldamri
- j13
- 22 Jan 2020
DownUnder, 21 Jan 2020Agreed - I'm soldiering on with a Sony Xperia Z5 compact bo... moreI have the Z5 compact but need to replace it since it's heating a lot and not battery efficient when mobile data and GPS are on and the 2GB RAM can't keep up with my needs. Since sony didn't have a proper compact i went for an XZ3 approx. $270. I miss my Z5 compact how i wish sony will make a full screen compact phone with Z5C or XZ1 dimensions. Sony is pushing it's 21:9 aspect ratio screen. maybe a 21:9 foldable xperia will somehow be considered a compact.
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- Ungarisch
- kSk
- 22 Jan 2020
I'm clinging on to my iPhone SE still because it was the last normal sized phone. I'm sorry, but a 6" screen phone is NOT compact!!
I wish someone made a 4.8-5.0" all screen phone, something iphone 5 size, you know the size we used to use before things got absurd! I do not want to stuff a netbook down my pocket, especially when I primarily use it for phone calls and texting...