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Another one, JFYI, is Cubot.

I bought an el-cheapo, small (really small) one (originally only to manage EU green passes) that (after that use was over) I started using as a "backup" phone when I cannot carry the (larger, heavier) "main" one.

It turned out to be not bad at all, of course within its limits.

The model I got was a King Kong mini, but I believe that in the last two-three years they made some two or three newer models.

Umidigi is another company to mention. Their Bison models pretty much fill the gap between a massive rugged phone and a standard phone. The phone's battery @~6kmAh usually covers a 2-3 day trip without charging.

I'd love a Ulefone Power Armor 13, like the one I've been daily driving for the past 14 months, but with smaller screen size.

The Power Armor 13 takes multi day heavy use to approximately what I've always wanted out of a handheld computer.