The best small phones
If you're after a neat, slimline phone which you can easily operate with one hand or slip into a pocket, you're in the right place. Here's a guide to the best small phones with hardworking processors, fabulous features and crystal-clear screens for gaming, browsing and working.
The evolution of small phones
The very first mobile phones weren't like the ones today - they operated more as two-way radios that allowed drivers and emergency services to communicate.
The first portable phone call was made in 1973 by a Motorola engineer in the US, and the first portable handset was introduced to market in 1983. In 1992 the first ever SMS message was sent, and Nokia presented the first mobile phone that ordinary users could afford - weighing 500g.
Mobile phones grew in popularity - and shrunk in size - over the course of the next two decades until they started getting larger again. Today's smartphones tend to have large screens and powerful processors.
Advantages of small phones
Small smartphones are everything you love in a larger smartphone but in a more compact form. They'll fit easily into your pocket or bag, so you can carry them everywhere with ease, plus you can operate them with just one hand, allowing you to multi-task.
Enlarging your phone's font and display size
There are plenty of ways to maximise your phone enjoyment, even if you've got a minimal screen.
If you need to enlarge the font size, the keypad or any icons, you can do this on Apple, Samsung and Google devices.
• How to enlarge your font size on iPhone
• How to enlarge the keypad on iPhone
• How to enlarge your phone display with Display Zoom
• How to enlarge the font size on Samsung phones
• How to enlarge the keypad on Samsung phones
• How to enlarge your phone display on a Samsung phone
• How to enlarge the font and display size on a Google Pixel phone