A few years ago, small phones seemed to be going the way of the headphone jack, the removable battery, and the dodo. They were disappearing at an alarming rate, making way for 6.5-inch displays to become the floor rather than the ceiling. It felt like before long, the iPhone would be the only actual small phone left — not a great sign for us Android fans. Then, things flipped. Small phones became cool again, bringing back the idea that less can be more, much to the delight of bona fide small phone fans and portable design champions like me.

I’d go so far as to say that we’re in a golden age of small Android phones — or small phones in general. Samsung’s Galaxy S25 has settled at 6.2 inches, the iPhone 17 is a slightly larger 6.3, and even Google has a Pro-level Pixel with just a 6.3-inch

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