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[–] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 2 years ago (4 children)

If it gets 7 years of software updates it might be my next phone, although I hate the absurdly big size.

I'd buy an "iPhone Mini" Android right now if some company had the balls to do it.

[–] thesqueakywheel@lemmy.one 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Same. I miss the size of the iPhone 4 and 5. I've got a pixel 6 and it's just on the verge of too big.

[–] Person264@lemmings.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Haveanicedayman@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I wanted to go for it, but have seen not a positive news when it comes to longevity of OS support. What do they offer at the very moment? 2 years of OS upgrades?

[–] Person264@lemmings.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah it's 2 years of OS updates and apparently 4 years of security updates. That's what's making me reluctant to get one too.

[–] TurtleTourParty@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've also got a pixel 6 and thing it is just too big. The iPhone X was on the verge, pixels have been too big since the 5a.

[–] thesqueakywheel@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

Loved my 5a

[–] TurtleTourParty@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

One of the founders of pebble is supposedly making one, the target price is $800 though which is too much for me.

https://smallandroidphone.com/

[–] sibloure@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I want this. I switched from using iPhone my entire life to GrapheneOS. Now that I've come to appreciate Android I'm amazed at the wide variety of Android phones to choose from but I'm stuck to Pixels because that's the only option for GrapheneOS currently.

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I think it's time to let small phones go. You want small phones, I want keyboard phones. None of us are going to get what we want.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yup. My 4a is depreciated now, and all the new Pixels are over 6". I wish there were 5 to 5.5" phones that had any sort of power. The Xperia X Compact was perfect.

[–] mfat@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago

I still have my Pixel 2 regular.

[–] Suoko@feddit.it -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The sherpa app (llama for android) is going to be the 'next' antutu/geekbench benchmark. On Pixel 7 is not that bad

[–] limerod@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What's this Sherpa app (llama for android) you speak off? I couldn't find anything relevant on the Play Store or the web.