[BadOakOx]

I asked this question so many times. For a long a time I was a big fan of the Xperia Z Compact line... Now, Sony also stopped making these smaller phones...

I switched to Pixel 5 recently. I am happy with it, the main reason I wanted/liked the smaller phones so I could reach everything with my thumb and I could use the phone with one hand.

The advantage of Pixel 5 (and other newer phones) is that they are very thin, so it is easier to hold in one hand. The other thing that just got introduced with Android 12 is the one-handed mode, that I use a lot. With these two things in mind I have to say, I don't mind the size of the phone.

[littlecranky67]

In fall 2019 I had the same issue, needing a new, small phone. On Android, there was only the Pixel 3a which fit the criteria, and two Samsungs. Since I despise Samsung mostly for their buggy firmware/bad integration of non-google Bloatware, I only considered the Pixel and the iPhone 8. At that point of time, the iPhone 10 series was just introduces and the iPhone 8 almost a year on the market. I went with the iPhone (even though I never had iOS before) and do not regret it. Fast forward 2022, the Pixel 3 has fallen out of support, while my iPhone 8 still is supported, and I don't see any upgrade happening to a new phone unless Apple stops support or I lose/break it.