The Asus Zenfone 10 and Sony Xperia 5 V go head to head, meanwhile, OnePlus 11 and other larger models offer alternatives for fans of larger displays.
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The Asus Zenfone 10 is a rare beast – a small, premium Android. It’s not tiny by any means, but it has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and plenty of RAM (you can have 16GB if you want) plus a 5.92” 144Hz AMOLED display with HDR10+. Small though it may be, it has a 3.5mm headphone jack, which is another thing you don’t see often these days.
The Google Pixel 7a is also on the small side and it is much easier on the wallet. You do lose out the flagship performance, though, the Tensor G2 is behind the curve and the 6.1” 90Hz AMOLED is better than what came before, but 120Hz is pretty common on mid-rangers these days.
The Sony Xperia 10 V is another petite Android, this one with a 6.1” 21:9 display (only 60Hz refresh rate, though). It has a 3.5mm headphone jack and it even has a microSD slot. Plus, there is an 8MP portrait camera – the lens is only 2x, but the two phones above have only in-sensor zoom to rely on.
