{"id":242263,"date":"2026-05-09T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T11:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/i-miss-small-phones-and-the-galaxy-s26-doesnt-count\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T07:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T11:55:09","slug":"i-miss-small-phones-and-the-galaxy-s26-doesnt-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/i-miss-small-phones-and-the-galaxy-s26-doesnt-count\/","title":{"rendered":"I miss small phones, and the Galaxy S26 doesn’t count"},"content":{"rendered":"

I miss small phones, and the Galaxy S26 doesn’t count<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/i-miss-small-phones-galaxy-s26-doesnt-count-3658983\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-09 07:06:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

Samsung launched the Galaxy S26 series\u00a0back in February, and the base Galaxy S26 is one of the best smaller Android phones on the market. I say \u201csmaller,\u201d because you and I both know that this isn\u2019t actually a small phone.<\/p>\n

In fact, it\u2019s virtually impossible to find a legitimately small phone from a major manufacturer in 2026. Here\u2019s why I miss them and really want them to make a comeback in the near future.<\/p>\n

Do you miss truly small phones in 2026?<\/h3>\n

22 votes<\/p>\n

Yes, I do<\/p>\n

73%<\/p>\n

No, I don’t<\/p>\n

27%<\/p>\n

When small phones were actually small<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

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When I\u2019m talking about a small phone, I generally mean a device with a sub-6-inch screen, though I\u2019m also fine with a 6.1-inch display. By contrast, the base Galaxy S26 is actually larger than previous entries and now has a 6.3-inch display. That\u2019s still small, right?<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, my time with 6.3-inch phones in 2026 has convinced me that while they\u2019re smaller than today\u2019s average phones, they\u2019re still not truly small. I extensively used the vivo X300 and Xiaomi 17, and briefly used the Galaxy S26. Unfortunately, these phones all have aspect ratios that make it a little tough to reach the top of the display. Furthermore, these devices don\u2019t quite disappear into your pocket like legitimately small phones.<\/p>\n

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When I think of small phones, I immediately think of devices like the ASUS Zenfone 9 (5.99-inch display), the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact series (5-inch screen), and Samsung Galaxy S10e (5.8-inch). When you ignore the actual screen sizes, which can be clouded by varying aspect ratios, you\u2019ve got phones that vary in height from 135mm to ~146mm. Even the Galaxy S25 counts in my book, although it\u2019s just a hair under 147mm.<\/p>\n

The parts are here for proper small phones<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

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Aamir Siddiqui \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

A Samsung representative recently claimed that the company doesn\u2019t make small phones anymore because the most popular use cases all benefit from a…<\/p>\n

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