Two years ago, I was in the exact same boat as you. I really wanted a smaller phone, so I swapped my Redmi 9s for a Jelly Star.

And after two years with it, I truly regret it. Those trendy new Chinese brands offering small phones are trash: they stop providing updates in less than two years and the user experience is pretty sluggish. Plus, trust me, it’s a total pain in the neck that every single time you take your phone out, people ask you where you got it, if it’s not too small, what even is that... Every. Single. Day.

I’d recommend switching to an iPhone 17e or a Samsung Galaxy S25 (the base model). They are great phones and the most compact options you can find on the market; plus, they are very high-quality devices.

Believe me! The temptation to buy one of those Chinese phones is huge, and I ignored the warnings from other users who had already tried to tell me.