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So long, small phones (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 year ago (37 children)

I want a smaller smartphone but not an iPhone. It's sad that Apple is the only manufacturer still producing reasonable sized phones. Small phone gang unite and push for other manufacturers to follow Apple on this one!

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago (31 children)

Unfortunately even Apple has announced they are discontinuing their smaller phone, citing poor sales, so it seems the small phone gang is too small to have any market power.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (15 children)

I don't believe the small phone gang is small, we just have one option: a pretty expensive iPhone mini.

I want a small phone but not an iPhone, I have no option therefore manufactures assume I want a humongous phone. That's flawed logic.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What about Asus Zenfone?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Discontinued after the 10 🥲

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

ASUS has denied a previous report about the possible shutdown of the Zenfone division. The company issued a press statement, rubbishing claims from a Taiwanese media outlet that reported that the Zenfone 10 would be the last flagship in the Zenfone line.

https://www.androidauthority.com/asus-zenfone-division-shutdown-official-statement-3358842/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the news, you made my day! I have an 8 which still works very well. I was on the verge of getting a 10 while I still could...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did they cite any reason for the discontinuation?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lack of sales

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And that only add validity to Apple’s reasoning. The small phone market is too small.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And apparently people buying small phones do not buy a new one every years but wait for them to die, further reducing the cash grab pot.