Small phone with wifi

[steve-V8s]

I want a reasonably sized phone for very infrequent phone / text and email via wifi. It has to be network unlocked so I can fit my pay as you go sim. Having looked it seems that if you want WiFi (for the emails) the case becomes quite cumbersome. The device I have been using is an old HTC which is around 100cm x 55 cm. In an ideal world you would hope more recent devices to do the same job would be smaller and lighter but it appears not.

Is there anything reasonably priced or will I have to seek something second hand ?

[alorotom]

steve-V8s said:

... The device I have been using is an old HTC which is around 100cm x 55 cm. In an ideal world you would hope more recent devices to do the same job would be smaller and lighter but it appears not.

Thats a pretty epic sized phone!

Assuming you are out by a factor of 10, what HTC is only 10cm by 5cm??

[cuprabob]

steve-V8s said:

The device I have been using is an old HTC which is around 100cm x 55 cm.

Nice to see Dom Jolly has moved on to a Smartphone

[FunkyNige]

There's a few discussed in this thread about small phones -
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Not sure if any go quite that small mind.

The GSM Arena shows 8 results
https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nHeightMax=1...
And only a couple of Alcatel flip phones and the "Palm Palm" of those were released in the past 3 years.

Realistically I think you need to drop the wifi requirement and go for a dumb phone that has email, but I'm not sure any of them actually do?

[deckster]

if it's for "very infrequent" use, what does the size matter?

[mmm-five]

This is about the smallest (92x42mm), usable one I can find that has all the functions you wanted, although if you're happy with your current phone why not not keep using it?

Unihertz Jelly Pro @ £94


However, if it needs to fit into a very small orifice, then maybe this is the better option...

Edited by mmm-five on Wednesday 30th June 12:10

[egomeister]

It's probably a horrible device, but I'm sure you can buy something from China like this:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001551899392.h...

[Riley Blue]

steve-V8s said:

I want a reasonably sized phone for very infrequent phone / text and email via wifi. It has to be network unlocked so I can fit my pay as you go sim. Having looked it seems that if you want WiFi (for the emails) the case becomes quite cumbersome. The device I have been using is an old HTC which is around 100cm x 55 cm. In an ideal world you would hope more recent devices to do the same job would be smaller and lighter but it appears not.

Is there anything reasonably priced or will I have to seek something second hand ?

I had a similar requirement recently though size is not an issue, I needed a phone to use in one of my voluntary roles. It was unlikely to be used frequently, maybe a call or two a week in or out but I didn't want to reveal my own number. I spent £72 on a second hand LG K10 2017, a phone I'd previously had from new and have passed on to me O/H. It's possible to replace the battery which to me is a plus (I did it in mine) and it was otherwise 100% reliable.

The one I found on Ebay is described as 'pristine' though it isn't due here until Fri/Sat so we shall see.

As an aside, what's the best current deal on a PAYG data rollover sim?

[steve-V8s]

The suggested Unihertz fits the bill nicely all be it a little more expensive than I was hoping and it gets poor battery reports. May be able to tame that as the first thing I tend to do is turn off / delete / disable most of the stuff that comes preloaded.

May end up buying used and a new battery, the LGK10 example however is far too big for me, I want a telephone to put in my pocket not a television. Have no idea about roll over data deals, never use mobile data so just have an old O2 sim card which I top up with a tenner every 12 months or so.

[alorotom]

Old person phone, but Doro 7080?

[Riley Blue]

I'd need a magnifying glass with a 2.45" screen; that's less than my current Motorola is wide.