OS update is less of a concern to me. If the phone is from a major company, there will be custom ROMs like the LineageOS sooner or later. It will last me a good while before becoming obsolete as long as the SOC is good enough.
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S10e is not really that much smaller than my current Pixel 5, though. Maybe I will try the S10e if my Pixel 5 breaks down.
I signed up just now, but there is no email. I don't know what went wrong.
Update: I have joined the discord!
I think my Pixel 5 will hold on for a bit longer, but I am starting to worry that there just might not be another small Android phone.
Yeah, I think I will pass on this one.
Really? I thought the project was dead. I cannot find any news or update on this, let alone a whole discord server.
If only there was a new Android phone with the size of iPhone 12/13 mini.
Z flip is way too big for me unfortunately. It is basically as wide as my current Pixel 5 but much longer. I don't think I would be comfortable using it.
I also use my Pixel 5 caseless since I hate the extra size of a case. I wish the new phones could use a smaller display like the iPhone 12/13 mini, but be a bit thicker so they have a larger battery.
You may want to take a look at the Xperia 10 series then. They are not as small, but they do have 3.5 mm jack and microSD card slot.
Maybe the XZ1 compact can last quite a while before it really becomes obsolete, but I don't want to just buy an old phone just to throw my current Pixel 5 aside. I think I will keep waiting for a new small phone for now.
I mean the screen is just too big. I just want to be able to use a phone one-handed.