For the last few days, a new website calledSmallAndroidPhonehas been doing the rounds on Hacker News and Reddit.
The site was created byPebblefounder Eric Migicovsky, and hes making a pitch for a great small Android phone.
Apple released atiny iPhone two years ago, butmultiplereportssuggest there wont be an iPhone 14 mini.
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
So what does Migicovsky want?
Easy: a no-compromise Android phone with a less than 6-inch screen.
Ideally, it should be the size of an iPhone mini with a great camera and a flagship processor.
Hes ready to pay a premium price of $700-$800 for something that fits the bill.
I will put them to use in our shared quest to get the perfect small Android phone.
So what are the challenges?
Being a phone company that focuses solely on small phones will be hard.
So creating a substantially large public hunger for compact phones will be an issue for the company.
Another challenge would be deciding on time between iterations.
Only one of them, the Asus Zenfone 8, can qualify as a compact flagship.
Iused the phone last year, and I really loved it.
But Im not sure if Asus will release a follow up.
For a new company focused on small phones, this might not be the case.
Despite this, its not impossible to be a boutique phone company.
Europe-basedFairphonesells a few thousand units each year with sustainability and equipment longevity as premium features and makes a profit.
Plus, it doesnt launch a new model every year.
So there is a way for miniature handsets to thrive.
If this is successful, it could spark the revival of small phones.
I just wish we can see that day soon.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.”
