I like bigger phones, but I hate camera bumps.

Just make the damn thing thicker and flat on the back.

I miss my note 9, the last flat backed flagship phone.

Small phones are great but unfortunately we have become a niche. For companies to make products for a niche, they will have to charge them a high price or push them to different products.

The only small android phone I would consider is the Asus zen phone. And even that is +£700.

Xperia Z compacts were awesome because of this.

I have big hands and I still can't stand these 6"+ phones. They don't fit in a pocket worth a shit and they're fragile as hell.

I had a Samsung S4 Mini, it was my favorite phone. Fit in a shirt pocket, I kicked that thing down ladders and on gravel, never broke the screen. Everything else bigger has had a broken screen within a year.

It’s not just android devices, Apple discontinued the mini (5.4”) after the 13 series and they are on 15 series now. If you want a small iPhone now you have to get the SE which is an 8 with a chip from the 13 inside. The standard size is now 6.1 on both platforms.

I'm sad that phones don't fit my hands anymore, but I know it's my own fault for not growing my hands at the expected rate.

Reminds me of the auto industry insisting everyone wants an SUV or monster truck.

You're not alone

I picked up a Pixel 8 in the store. It isn't small, but it is a nice size for my hands. I bought the Pro because it's getting exclusive features and has a bigger battery. I want to hold onto this phone for a while, so I wanted more features

It's shitty. If the two sizes received equivalent features, I would have gone for the smaller device.

I like my big phone and most people seem to like them as well. Manufacturers want to sell more phones and the intersection of people who care about things you mention (what the heck is even uwb) and really want a small phone is very small.

Literally why I'm still sitting here on my Pixel 5.

In the past, manufacturers seem to "innovate" every few years and reinvent the small form factor phone. I'm waiting, hoping we see that trend breaking again soon.

Try the CAT S22 for a compact and mediocre experience. I love it.

You now have reviewers that say on foldable phones they do most of their stuff on the small screen.

I was cleaning out awhile ago and found my first ever smartphone, a Galaxy s3. Boy, the memories... that phone sure wasn't perfect, but I think it's still my favorite phone, and it was literally the perfect size for my tiny ass hands. I hate hauling a small tablet around.

Well for one thing, it costs more to make a smaller phone than a larger phone. There are other engineering concerns as well such as heat dissipation. But mostly, any company makes things for profit reasons, not what would work best for you:-(. Hence, if they can extort a higher amount of money out of you, then that is what they will aim to do.

I don't mind the size, as mine often doubles as the pocket computer that it is. I just wish they'd stop wasting so much time and money with cameras. If I wanted pro pictures, I'd carry an actual camera with me.

I 100% agree with you. I bought a folding phone just so that I could have a modern phone that fits in my damn pants. Comparing the size of any modern phone to the size of smartphone I had 10ish years ago (Xperia U...with a whopping 3.5 inch display) is absolutely wild. Being able to text with one hand again would be amazing.

I think I have normal hands for a 6ft male but I'm really enjoying the z flip 5. Small enough to fit in shirt pockets comfortably

Agree, even though I very much prefer big phones (wouldn't mind 7 inch screens) I still hate the artifical kneecapping of smaller devices. Its all just a trick to sucker people into spending more money.