Do you hate large and heavy smartphones?

[chiliwili69]

Guys, In the last 10 years I have been desperately looking for  small and light phones but with a good camera.

It is incredible but every year they are larger and heavier, so people can play more games, watch more movies and do more. That´s ok but the problem is that there is almost no sub-6" and sub-150 grm with good camera available.

 

The only ones that remain there are the Iphones (SE, 12mini, 13 mini) which are compact, not heavy and with good camera.

 

I only want a personal phone to make calls, some sms or emails, and take good pictures or videos.

 

If you want more market offer in Android sign up here:

https://smallandroidphone.com/

 

[DD_Arthur]

Yes, I refuse to carry a roof tile around in my pocket.

 

iphone 5s. I love it. It’s indestructible.

 

 

[Mtnbiker1998]

Personally I'm an Android user til I die, so I get it. but if all you need is call, text, pictures, and a small form factor, why not get the iphone? It doesn't sound like you really need some of the deeper stuff Android excels at

[Cynic_Al]

I'm sure the future will bring lightweight, unobtrusive devices you'll barely notice you're holding:

 

 

[cardboard_killer]

I'm not biased in any way against the size of the cell phone. I hate them all.

[LukeFF]

Pixel 6 Pro owner and I really like it. ??

[chiliwili69]

On 6/8/2022 at 7:11 PM, DD_Arthur said:

iphone 5s. I love it. It’s indestructible.

 

Absolutely. something like the iphone 5s from 2013 in terms of size, weight, camera is what I am looking for, but in Android if possible.

 

This is the table I have tracking along the years and the iphone 5s is almost identical to the first iphone SE (2016) but 3 year newer and better camera, marked in red below:

 

 

My current phone is a Cubot KingKong mini2 which is quite ok but a bit bulky and the camera is not great. All my previous personal phones are marked in orange (in blue the phones for work).

I had the Palm before and the size was superb and the camera quite OK, but the 800mAh battery a bit small.

From all phones I had the Samsung Galaxy Alpha was absolutely perfect.

 

Basically want I want is an iphone SE from 2016 but in Android.

Why Android? well I am a bit against closed gardens.

 

This is a picture taken with the Cubot KingKong mini2, it is OK but the iphones has much better cameras.

 

On 6/9/2022 at 8:22 PM, LukeFF said:

Pixel 6 Pro

 

That exactly what I consider a excellent brick, 163.9 x 75.9 and 210grms!!  You will need to have a full continental breakfast every morning to carry it along the day,  lol.

But it has superb camera instead.

 

Edited June 11, 2022 by chiliwili69

[reddog=11blueleader*]

Don't like big heavy phones at all. I have an iphone 7 and it is just right size for me. I've had it since new and not had a minutes problem with it.  Like the old Timex watch commercial saying" It Takes a Licking and keeps on ticking" ! 

[LukeFF]

6 hours ago, chiliwili69 said:

That exactly what I consider a excellent brick, 163.9 x 75.9 and 210grms!!  You will need to have a full continental breakfast every morning to carry it along the day,  lol.

But it has superb camera instead.

 

Yes, it is big, there is no doubt about that. ? But yes, to your last point, the camera was a big selling point for me - I don't want a phone that has a lousy camera, and the Pixel's camera and associated software features are arguably unbeatable.

Edited June 12, 2022 by LukeFF

[Jaws2002]

I have a Galaxy Note 10. It has a strong antenna and works pretty much anywhere. It's pretty big, because my eyes are not as good as they used to be.

 I use the maps a lot, so the size does help a bit.

Edited June 12, 2022 by Jaws2002

[sniperton]

On 6/11/2022 at 8:08 PM, chiliwili69 said:

Basically want I want is an iphone SE from 2016 but in Android.

Why Android? well I am a bit against closed gardens.

I'm in the exact same situation, so I feel your pain. The strange thing is that I rarely hear iPhone owners complain about the small display. And for this very reason I wonder why other manufacturers stick to the brick-size. It's something like if car manufacturers were only producing SUVs, no compacts.

[NETSCAPE]

If you want good pictures buy a real camera with a big aperture. 

 

I rock a flip phone. It's a phone, for doing phone stuff. 

[cardboard_killer]

1 hour ago, NETSCAPE said:

I rock a flip phone. It's a phone, for doing phone stuff. 

 

Calling 1-900-BIG-TITS?

[ST_Catchov]

Nah, if you're gonna rock a flip it's bigtits.com.

[Barn-Owl]

the iphone 12 mini is a good phone and not hard to place in one's pocket.

[Jaws2002]

15 hours ago, NETSCAPE said:

I rock a flip phone. It's a phone, for doing phone stuff. 

 

No surprise there. You have Netscape as forum name. 

[NETSCAPE]

On 9/5/2022 at 5:13 PM, ST_Catchov said:

Nah, if you're gonna rock a flip it's bigtits.com.

 

hell yeah brother. That's what we typed in back in 1997.

[ST_Catchov]

Ah yes them was the days bro. 

[cardboard_killer]

My one handed typing speed dates from that time.

[NETSCAPE]

"do you hate large and heavy smartphones?"

 

honestly though, I just really hate anything that has a touch interface. 

[cardboard_killer]

A married man, eh?

[Trooper117]

"do you hate large and heavy smartphones?"

 

No, hopefully as time goes on we will all be carrying something as big as a British Army Clansman radio set... then you will really have something to moan about!