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I am looking for a new phone and I would like to get one that I can comfortably fit in one hand. I currently have the pixel 4a 5G, which has a 6.2" display. I'm not looking at folding phones since they are much larger when open.

Smartphones I've looked at:

  • Sony Xperia lineup: out of stock everywhere
  • Asus Zenfone 10: great size, but very expensive and out of stock in a lot of places
  • Pixel 9a: big-ish
  • pixel 8a: seems fine, supports grapheneos which is nice

Can anyone suggest any other options or an opinion on what I should go with?

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

https://phonedb.net/ has a database of smartphones that you can filter by various criteria. Among these are height and width.

Searching for smartphones released in 2023 or later with a maximum width of 68mm and a maximum height of 145mm yields only Asus Zenphone 10 variants, which you've already said that you have ruled out. I'd add that I personally am not a fan of Asus's "years of support" number


if they'd crank that up, some of their (larger) phones would go to the top of my list. That may or may not matter for you.

If you go up to a width of 75mm, the Samsung Galaxy S23 enters the picture. That has a 5.9" screen. I haven't used it, so can't personally recommend it.

EDIT: Another option might be going at this from a different way. If the issue is that your hand is too small to wrap around the thing comfortably, might be options to add a different grip.

kagis

Looks like there are some people who make gizmos aimed at this, changing how the phone is held:

https://www.lazy-hands.com/shop/cell-phone-hand-grips/2-loop-phone-grips/2-loop-phone-grip-lazy-hands-blue-hand-in-circle/

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/popsockets-magsafe-round-popgrip-cell-phone-grip-stand-with-adapter-ring-for-mobile-phones-horchata/6554869/openbox