Same size alternative to the S4 Mini

[Quigley]

My S4 Mini 4G (serranoltexx) is a great phone with a great compact size. I also like the sturdy plastic back which you can easily snap off and replace with another cover. In addition, you can use the latest custom ROMs on it with Android 9. However, the lack of CPU speed and features slowly starts to become a limitation compared to current phones.

The thing is, there is nothing you can buy with a similar size as the S4 Mini. I like this size and I want something up-to-date that has kind of the same design. I looked everywhere and everything seems to be at least a centimetre wider and longer. Now Sony seems to even have stopped its Compact line. Does any one know of any current small smartphones? (Preferably as well-supported by the community as the S4 Mini!)

 

[Yerry]

Unfortunately I do not know any current alternative.

But if you find one, please let us know!!!

I am looking desperately for something up to date with similar dimensions.

 

[Dark_Horse]

For Android, your best alternatives are mainly Sony:

Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 (Oreo)
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact (Nougat)
Sony Xperia X Compact (Oreo)
Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact (Pie - should get Android 10)
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact (Pie - should get Android 10)
Sony Xperia 5 (not really a compact)

Otherwise only Apple does a small compact phone. Other alternative is to keep the S4 Mini and install custom ROM.

 

[fankool]

I noticed there are really few high or middle level compact phone. An interesting altervative the "e" series of samsing, the best is s10e (but its' bigger that s4 mini) but there are cheaper solutions by samsung, but always bigger than our phone.
Always looking for another phone...

 

[steve8x8]

For the Sony Z3 compact (or mini, in some regions) there's LineageOS 16 as "nightly" (= basically weekly, if there's no build failure) builds - something I couldn't find for the Z5c. So the Z3c should be added to the list above.