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0 pointscapitainenemo2y ago0 comments

Decent means a lot of things to different people. For me, the phone that checked all my personal boxes was the samsung xcover6 pro with a swappable battery but still waterproofed, multiple bindable physical buttons, and a ruggedised case.

I'm guessing we'd have to know what you're looking for personally to find it :)

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coldpie2y ago

6.6" screen. Too big!

>I'm guessing we'd have to know what you're looking for personally to find it :)

Like I said in the post, a screen about 5" big. iPhone Mini is the only phone on the market that even gets close (and it's still a little too big IMO), so I'm stuck here on iOS with no access to (real) Firefox :(

capitainenemoOP2y ago

Huh. Didn't realise it was so large. Well, it is ruggedised so it still fits well in my pocket without a case.

Ok. I didn't realise that was your only requirement. There are a ton of phones out there.

https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2021&fDisplay... here's everything with a screen of 5.1" or smaller. 30 android phones produced in last couple of years with that size.

Feel free to adjust the phone finder search to your preferences.

For example, here's the 14 phones with a screen size of 4.7" or smaller since you said your iphone was too big.

https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2021&fDisplay...

coldpie2y ago

Yeah. Typically things in this category are running ancient OS versions or have crap build quality. Couple of those look interesting though, especially the Cubots. Maybe worth a look, thanks.

capitainenemoOP2y ago

Can happen yes. But filtering the specs on gsmarena can be helpful. OS version for example. Also deliberately choosing higher price. https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2021&nPriceMi... These 2 returned on search for modern android (12-14) and a price over $200

I do love those rugged looking designs, but I'm going to stick with my xcover :)

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coldpie2y ago

6.6" screen. Too big!

>I'm guessing we'd have to know what you're looking for personally to find it :)

capitainenemoOP2y ago

Huh. Didn't realise it was so large. Well, it is ruggedised so it still fits well in my pocket without a case.

Ok. I didn't realise that was your only requirement. There are a ton of phones out there.

https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2021&fDisplay... here's everything with a screen of 5.1" or smaller. 30 android phones produced in last couple of years with that size.

Feel free to adjust the phone finder search to your preferences.

For example, here's the 14 phones with a screen size of 4.7" or smaller since you said your iphone was too big.

https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2021&fDisplay...

coldpie2y ago

Yeah. Typically things in this category are running ancient OS versions or have crap build quality. Couple of those look interesting though, especially the Cubots. Maybe worth a look, thanks.

capitainenemoOP2y ago

I do love those rugged looking designs, but I'm going to stick with my xcover :)

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