Can anyone recommend a small phone at a decent price (no more than £200)?

[Varshe]

Hello,

I'd be very grateful for some help.

I need to buy a new phone, but the problem is, I'm 4'10" and have really, really small hands. My current phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and measures altogether 5" x 2.4" x 0.35" (12.5cm x 61cm x 0.9cm), with a 4.3" screen. This is the perfect size for my hands. I do a lot of creative writing on my phone, so I need one that fits my hands well, or I can't type quickly.

Looking at lists of so-called compact phones, most of them measure 5.7" or so, which is huge! The only one I've found that would be at all suitable is the Apple iPhone SE, which is enormously expensive.

The last time I bought a phone was nearly 5 years ago, so I know they'll be more expensive now due to inflation (5 years ago, mine cost about £120), but can anyone suggest anything? I really can't afford to pay much more than £200 maximum, and I'd rather buy one outright than be on a plan, because I can't be sure if I would be able to keep up my payments from month to month.

I'd really appreciate any help. Thanks so much for reading.

 

[hallux]

One thing to consider is that in the years since that S4 Mini was designed manufacturers have been making phones with smaller and smaller bezels. Because of that, a phone with a 5" screen could very well be of a similar size to your S4 Mini. The Pixel 5, as an example (though out of your price range) has a 6" screen and measures 5.7x2.77x0.31 - a MUCH bigger screen, but the phone itself isn't that much bigger.

Bottom line - don't just look at the screen size.

 

[zrock]

The s20 i just got you can make the keyboard smaller. Guess its for people with small hands that can't access a full size keyboard easily

 

[B. Diddy]

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