[nikolaj]

my nokia 770 disagrees (from the bottom of a tub of old cables and networking gear)

[mkl]

If Wikipedia is to be believed, that's smaller than many of today's smartphones (apart from the 19mm (!) thickness). Not really a tablet, despite the name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_770_Internet_Tablet

[happymellon]

I would believe that most phones these days are bigger than an old tablet.

Heck, some phones reaching the size of my Nexus 7!

[mkl]

By diagonal screen measurement, yes. The Nexus 7's aspect ratio makes it much wider than phones though (120mm vs ~70-80mm). A 7" smartphone is likely to have almost no bezel too.

[happymellon]

Oh, completely. My Nexus 7 had a 7" screen, while the iPhone 12 Pro Max is 6.7", and the Galaxy S 21 Ultra is 6.8".

My Nexus 7 total size was more like 9" diagonal due to bezel.