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Cool. On what counts as "small" it's really not so much about screen size -- I don't want a small screen, I want a small phone. So it would be great to be able to filter by outright product dimensions.

Also would love to be able to filter to usb-c, headphone jack, and Android version.

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I could implement the filtering by Android version. I already research that info. You can see it when you click on the phone. I did not add a filter for it as it might be somewhat misleading. Because it might be possible to upgrade the phone to a newer version.

As for phyiscal size, usb-c and headphone jack - I would have to research that data. All data on Product Chart is reasearched manually. So it takes quite some work to add another parameter.

I think Android version is very important, this is often the first filter that I use in order to filter out older devices. Yes, I know there are older devices e.g. 3 year old Smartphones that can be upgraded to the latest Android, but I'm not interested in such a device, because it's very likely that the support will end very soon and that the phone might lack some newer features of recent years, like Quick Charge 5.

If it's available I would use launch date to filter out older devices.

Rather than android version, it might be better to filter by the release year and cpu manufacture since Qualcomm is the primary offender in terms of arbitrarily short support windows.

Lineage compatibility would also be useful since it enables to use modern Android on post market phones.

+ this, that Unihertz Titan in the list is a chunky one, because of the qwerty keyboard but small screen with 153.6x 92.5x 16.65 mm dimensions...

You can try https://geizhals.eu/ or https://skinflint.co.uk/ They have really nice filtering and very good coverage of specifications. I always use them when searching for tech.

I want a phone I can operate one-handed. I.e. while holding it in my hand, my thumb can reach any point on the screen without changing my grip on the phone. Roughly a 3" screen. I don't need a camera at all. I don't think such a phone exists.

The Palm phone comes close. I'm not sure if they're still current though.

I hadn't heard of that one. Yeah that definitely hits a lot of my criteria. Says it doesn't work on AT&T which would mean I would need to change carriers. Still, something I will keep in mind. Thanks for the tip.

> I don't want a small screen, I want a small phone

It's definitely not what I'd call an "HN-friendly device", but check out the Galaxy Z Flip 3. I thought I'd hate it at first (no 3.5mm jack or IR blaster), but the whole system of having a tiny device that folds open into a giant screen is surprisingly awesome.

Wait. Phones have IR blasters?

It's not common, and these days it's basically exclusively Chinese brands that offer it, but yes, some do.

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