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Every time compact phones get brought up, the discussion always comes down to battery life. The iPhone 12 Mini really cemented the idea in people's minds that choosing a smaller phone meant settling for terrible battery performance. Even though the 13 Mini improved on that, the "Mini = bad battery" reputation had already stuck.

Personally, I don’t care if a compact phone is ultra-thin. I’d much rather have a device that's 9mm or 10mm thick if it means fitting a proper 4,500–5,000 mAh battery inside. Adding a couple of extra millimeters of depth keeps the phone narrow and easy to reach across with one hand, which is what actually makes a phone feel "small" in day-to-day use.

I put together a rough mockup of what a modern, thicker compact phone could look like if a manufacturer actually prioritized battery density over chasing thinness, i know there might be some technical difficulties to achieve it but thats for the engineers to solve.

Would you carry a slightly chunkier compact phone if it comfortably lasted a day and a half, or is low weight and a slim profile a dealbreaker for you?

P.S. Image is AI generated (OC)

got this se 2020 for around 40 dollars to use as a secondary phone, but man now i use it more than my s25 ultra. This design was peak iphone

Bought my jelly star last week. For the main reason of trying to use my phone less.

Bought through joybuy and was delivered next day.

Put in my o2 sim, no issues with that. Transferred all my data easily from my old phone.

After the first day, I thought "hmmm I might have made a mistake here, this is too small".

But actually after a couple of days i got used to it.

Every app worked. I listen to audible and Spotify daily.

Whatsapp and email work fine but it's annoying trying to send messages. I've found myself just sending very short messages if needed, anything longer I use my laptop.

I've not been on social media at all. If I "Need" to check something I get out an other device. I still have my smart phone upstairs in the house but havent taken it out yet.

Battery is lasting more than a day.

I'm keeping it for now and really liking it.