Modern? According to gsmarena, literally the only Android phone with at least Android 12 with a height less than 135mm (the iPhone 13 mini is 131.5mm high, according to the same site) is the Cubot J20. Which looks adorable, but is a 60€ Aliexpress device and probably not what you seek.

If you are okay with older phones, there is the Sony Xperia XZ2 compact, which is even supported by several custom roms and would then run Android 13.

Or there are foldables of course, like the Samsung Flip. That's at least small some of the time, and there are some alternatives where the small screen on the outside is big enough to be usable, like the new razr+.

Asus Zenfone 10 is 5.9", released last week (the mini is 5.42”)

The Zenfone is the same size as a regular iPhone. I know reviewers hype it up as a small phone and in the android context, it is - but it's not comparable to the iPhone mini.

iPhone (13) mini: 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.7 mm

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Answer, yes (but they're shit).

and made before 2019

The basic S23 is half a centimeter larger in every dimension and is a very, very good phone. If that's too large, there's also the Xperia 5 IV and the Asus Zenfone.

The S10e is still supported by LineageOS and is 5.6", which is fairly close to the iphone mini (but still bigger).

I'd happily buy a phone the original iPhone (iPod) size. I'm yet to find a productivity app where that extra screen space solves the problem.

Same thing with laptops, whatever I can't do on a 14", I also can't do on a 16".

for me in software engineering, it really does make a difference to have that extra space when having two things open side by side. Also I DJ for fun sometimes, and having the extra real state helps a LOT.

I don't think OP is saying screen size isn't important. It is (as I type this from the rightmost of 3 24" 4K monitors...).

They're saying that what they can't do on a 14" they also can't do on a 16". Those two inches don't help.

Thanks that is exactly my point, because I'm not losing any functionality with a slightly smaller phone, but I am gaining something that is more mobile, fits into pockets and usable with one hand.

I understand the large screen appeal, there's a lot of folks out there now where they use their phone to watch shows and in some cases is their only computing device.

A lot of UIs are built for big screens and scale down for smaller iPhones. It's harder to read and interact with a smaller phone.

Smaller phones are easier to interact with if we’re taking single hand interactions.

Yea it's a tradeoff, sadly.

Not everyone uses their phone for UIs. A lot of us Gen-X / Elderillenials have a more disconnected lifestyle, whereas a lot of younger-llenial and Gen-Z their life is centered on communication first. As such, a Large screen is not a priority, but portability is, because I'd assume just leave my house without my phone if it's too big to tuck in a pocket on a bike ride.

YES. I've just got a unihertz atom xl, I love it. All of their phones are pretty unique - they make one with a blackberry keyboard, mine can operate on DMR radio frequencies. They are not enormous phablets. They do only support Android 11, but I'm not really so interested in bleeding edge Android these days.

Oh man, I used the Unihertz Jelly 2 w/ a 3in screen for a few years in college. Was awesome to combat my smartphone addiction.

I was interested and looked it up. For anyone else that cares, Unihertz is a Chinese company. I'll probably add it to Huawei in my mental "avoid" bucket for the foreseeable future.

Samsung S23

I just want to say thank you everyone for the responses

Unihertz makes a few niche phones, check out their sizes. They are updating the Jelly line (3" screen, might be too small for you, but is what I own) right now for a fall release. The Atom XL is a ruggedized phone with a slightly larger (4") screen. FWIW, those both are thicker than an iphone mini (gotta fit the battery somewhere I guess).

Not iphone mini size, but asus zenfone 10 is acceptable