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sandreasyesterday at 7:08 AM8 repliesview on HN

If anyone from Motorola is reading this: Please add a smaller device to your Portfolio, about max the size of a Pixel 8. I'm not hoping for an audio jack any more but at least small it could be.

All in all: Thank you for making this possible.


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simonmalesyesterday at 8:25 AM

The small form factor phones simply do not sell. Some great thoughts on the topic:

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR9zBsKELVs * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZdbbN3FCzE Not about small form factor, rather enthusiast phones don't last

Currently running a Sony Xperia 5 V which farm factor is acceptable, and still will get a number of months of updates. And the winning point is that the bootloader can be unlocked and is supported by LineageOS.

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throwaway81523yesterday at 7:59 AM

The whole Moto G series has audio jacks, at least as of a year or so ago. I hope that Graphene makes it to those affordable models. I don't need high end cameras or AI on my phone. In fact AI is quite unwanted.

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amunozoyesterday at 8:06 AM

I was thinking the same thing. My smartphone is reaching the end of its life, and I really like something smaller.

venusenvy47yesterday at 3:01 PM

Also Motorola, make this phone available in the US: https://m.gsmarena.com/motorola_edge_50_neo-13224.php

It's the smallest phone available with a real telephoto lens. I think it was only available in India, but I got one on eBay because it has those two features (not huge with telephoto) I was looking for. I moved to it from a Pixel 6a because I refuse to go any bigger in physical size.

babuskovyesterday at 1:36 PM

+1 from me.

Motorola has such great quality/price ratio and the user experience is decent. There's still some nagging and such but overall it's much better than the competition.

But I still can't get over my old iPhone 6. That phone size was just perfect. Easy to hold and do everything with one hand, easy to fit into any pocket.

I really want an Android like that. I don't need 3 cameras and bunch of other nonsense.

coldpieyesterday at 3:02 PM

Check out their Razr Plus or Razr Ultra. The external display is 4" and fully functional, and it unfolds into a full-size phablet for when you need that. I'm a small-phone-liker and I've found it to be a great device, I'm very happy with mine.

a-french-anonyesterday at 9:50 AM

That's "small"? Here I am with my 5.2" Xperia XA2 thinking I'll be forced to go back to dumbphones in the future... along with many others, I guess.

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hsbauauvhabzbyesterday at 8:53 AM

Would a flip phone suffice?

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