Thoughts on a new mobile with a screen sub 6inch?

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The_G
The_G
Arena Apprentice
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• 10mo ago

So, three years with my Zenfone8 and its starting to show its age.

Looking for a replacement that's not one of the many oversized slabs. I want a phone I can slip in the pocket easily, and a sub 6 inch screen is spot on.

Its a big enough screen, I'm not creating great works of art or writing a book, so I don't want bigger than a 6 inch screen

I dont want an apple, and I want decent performance.

Sadly Asus took the Zenfone 11 to the slab size, so killed any interest from me, otherwise I would have grabbed one, the Zenfone8 has been brilliant.


Any recommendations for a decent sub 6 inch mobile?

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TBomb
TBomb
Arena Master
• 10mo ago

What country/market are you? That could be a big difference maker in what you can/can't buy

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rumentab [deleted]
rumentab [deleted]
Phonearena team
• 10mo ago

I still stick to my oldie iPhone 12 mini and my reasons are exactly the same, I use it for calls, maps while driving (CarPlay) and listening to music. It still serves me well and I don’t/won’t replace it with a bigger and newer phone until I find a similar sized one or this one dies. Maybe a battery replacement only to extend the mini’s life.

No bright future for small phones though 😄😄😄.

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Crispin_Gatieza
Crispin_Gatieza
Arena Master
• 10mo ago

It's all in the aspect ratio. The Note 5 had a 5.7" display and people used to complain about the "behemoth" it was. Not too many guys had meathooks like mine to wrap around the 6" screen on a Lumia 1520 or Huawei Mate 9. Oh and who could forget how unwieldy a BlackBerry Passport was with its 4.5" display?

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Doakie
Doakie
Arena Master
• 9mo ago

I fail to understand the complaint. The Samsung Galaxy S25 is only 146mm tall by 70.5mm wide, while these ZenFone 8 was 148mm tall by 68.5mm wide. There are still small phones but the bezels have become so small that the Galaxy S25 is a 6.2 in screen while the Zenfone 8 had a 5.9 inch screen with larger bezels....

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adnan.d92
adnan.d92
Arena Apprentice
• 9mo ago
↵Doakie said:

I fail to understand the complaint. The Samsung Galaxy S25 is only 146mm tall by 70.5mm wide, while these ZenFone 8 was 148mm tall by 68.5mm wide. There are still small phones but the bezels have become so small that the Galaxy S25 is a 6.2 in screen while the Zenfone 8 had a 5.9 inch screen with larger bezels....

Agree, just get the S25 or oneplus 13s. 

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little_prince
little_prince
Arena Apprentice
• 9mo agoedited

we need something like Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact or Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, or iPhone 13 mini

these are almost at the same dimensions

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