[rlu]

Ahhh soooo annoying that it requires a Nexus 6. This sounds so awesome but I do not want a 6" phone. I'm hoping the next Nexus phone will have a smaller variant (and it will undoubtedly support Project Fi)

[nevir]

Agree.

Edit: Looks like the Sony Z3C is a (and the only?) contender!

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But, I've also given up on that front. The last phone that was (barely) usable one-handed for me was the original Moto X. At this point, there is literally not a single phone on the market that (that I can find):

* Runs a recent version of Android (or iOS)

* Is <= 5" tall

* Has a recent/"fast" CPU/GPU

So, fuck it, time to give in and go with a phablet.

[gareim]

Sony Z3 Compact. Is 5.01 inches tall, but your original Moto X was 5.09 and you seemed to like it fine. Fast/recent specs. Runs a recent version of Android.

[xorcist]

Also waterproof! It's a pretty cool feeling to rinse your phone under the tap the first time you do it.

[nevir]

Nice! Not sure how I missed that one, maybe it's the way to go...

[fragmede]

A height of less than 5 inches limits you to the Motorola Droid Mini, Moto E or the recently released LG Joy. (Those 3 run Lollipop and are from 2013 and later.)

Increasing height to 5.1 inches (well, 130mm), gsmarena.com shows almost a dozen phones that suit your wishes.

(Personally, I'm still not happy about having to give up on having a hardware QWERTY keyboards on my phone :/ )

[shkkmo]

+1 for hardware keyboards. In many ways I miss my clunky G1.

[nl]

Another vote for the Sony Z3C. I'm an avowed Sony hater, but I'm liking mine.

[Aradalf]

...The iPhone 6 is 4.7" and has the best processor on the market.

[fragmede]

4.7" is the screen diagonal. The total height, including the top and bottom border is listed as 5.44". This is according to Apple. http://www.apple.com/iphone-6/specs/

[jessaustin]

This seems unlikely, as cell phones are generally rectangular and have flat screens.

EDIT: maybe you could try drawing a screen with a 5.44" height and 4.7" diagonal. Euclid will not be your friend.

[mehta]

I think you and the parent are confusing the display size with phone size. The phone height is >5 inches. The display is 4.7 inches diagonally. The device size diagonally will be more than device height.

[jaredmcateer]

I'm really hoping for a Nexus 5 2015. It's the best phone, for me, I've encountered including this generation of phones. Otherwise I'm probably going to have to get a Moto G 2nd gen if they come out with the LTE edition.

[lurkinggrue]

It's just the first phone they support due to the radio support. I expect they will have other phones later in the year.

Probably that Nexus 5 reboot people are talking about.