This is such a pointlessly negative comment. Not all phones are designed for you personally, and what you perceive as a "compromise" can be a selling point for someone else.
My favorite keyboard phone was the Blackberry Passport. It had a 1:1 4.5in screen, and a physical keyboard with capacitive sensors on it so that you could scroll by swiping your thumb on the keyboard rather than the screen (among many other useful gestures).
IMO that's the best form-factor for a phone ever. Peak productivity and excellent build quality, a great screen, and a perfect size. The only problem was that it came from a doomed company.
Maybe you think the 4.5in screen is a "compromise", or the 1:1 aspect ratio, or the shape of the device (exact dimensions of an actual passport). All of those were things were why I loved the phone so much.
It's just a shame it came from a doomed company.