I have been a fan of smaller sized iPhones ever since I initially purchased the 12 Mini (as well as the 13 Mini which I still have as part of my collection today). It allows me to more easily carry and use in light-weight, one-handed operation while I am out carrying something in my other hand, for example answering phone calls or looking information up while waiting in line. Ideally, this size would be less than 6″ diagonal, preferably 5.7″ (+/- 0.2″) with as small of a camera bump as possible.

I had switched over to the iPhone 15 Pro due to the always-on-display feature which is important to me so that I can catch any missed important notifications at a quick glance while I’m working at my desk and my phone is resting on the table. However, the 15 Pro is far from “small” as it comes in at 6.1″ (which actually technically makes it the smallest AOD screen that has been offered from Apple to date).

This year, Apple surprised me as they added the AOD screen to the regular base iPhone 17 which would save me quite a bit of money from having to buy the Pro versions in the future during upgrades. However, the screen size comes in at 6.3″ which is the only option available. If Apple were to offer this phone in 5.7″, it would be an instant buy from me tomorrow… it’s almost perfect!

Update: I just learned of this new signed memory security feature that was implemented at the A19 hardware level which is really tempting me to upgrade now… [Apple]

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