Best small Android phones (October 2017)

**Small Android Phones: The Best Options**

In today's world of smartphones, having a device that is compact and easy to use is a must for many users. One-handed phones have become increasingly popular, especially among those who want to enjoy their favorite apps without straining their thumbs or hands. In this article, we'll take a look at some of the best small Android phones available in the market, each with its unique features and benefits.

**Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact**

One of the most notable options is the Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact. This phone boasts a 5-inch display with small bezels on the left and right sides that really look nice and make the device look more compact. Although its specs won't blow your socks off exactly, it's still a great device to have. The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset, has 4GB of RAM, and comes with a 23MP rear camera and an 8MP front-facing camera. Additionally, it features Sony's new motion eye technology which is supposed to capture photos a couple of seconds before the user actually takes the photo for better visuals.

Another notable feature of this phone is its design. The Xperia XZ1 Compact has a metallic body that makes it look as well as feel premium. It also sports a fingerprint scanner on the front of the device, which supports various gestures such as swipe left to go back or swipe right to open recent apps. The phone's battery life is impressive, with a 2700mAh power battery that supports fast charging.

**Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact - Availability and Price**

The Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact is available for purchase in several regions, including the US, UK, Australia, and Japan. In its home market of Japan, it retails for around $499, while in other countries, it can cost between $400 to $500. However, if you're looking for a deal, you might want to check out Amazon's offer on this phone - it's available unlocked for $469.

**Nokia 3**

The Nokia 3 is another option that's worth considering. This phone features a 5-inch display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels. It's powered by the Mediatek MT6752 chipset, has 2GB of RAM, and comes with an 8MP rear camera and an 8MP front-facing camera. The phone also has a removable battery with a capacity of 2600mAh power.

One of the standout features of this phone is its affordability. The Nokia 3 can be purchased for as little as $183 unlocked, making it one of the most affordable options in the market. However, prices may vary depending on the color and storage variant you choose - silver white versions cost $187, while all-white editions retail for $219.

**Nokia 3 - Update and Availability**

The Nokia 3 comes with Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box, but an update to Android Oreo is planned to be released before the end of 2017. The phone can be purchased from Amazon in its black color, as well as silver white versions and all-white editions.

**Moto G5**

The Moto G5 is another mid-range option that's worth considering. This phone features a 5-inch full HD display with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. It's powered by the Mediatek MT6752 chipset, has 3GB of RAM, and comes with an 8MP rear camera and a 13MP front-facing camera.

One of the standout features of this phone is its metal body, which makes it look as well as feel premium. The Moto G5 also sports a fingerprint scanner on the front of the device, which supports various gestures such as swipe left to go back or swipe right to open recent apps. The phone's battery life is impressive, with a 2800mAh power battery that's removable.

**Moto G5 - Availability and Price**

The Moto G5 can be purchased for $250 in some regions, making it one of the most affordable options in the market. However, availability may vary depending on your location - it's not available in the US at this time. You can check out Amazon's offer on this phone to see if it's available and priced competitively.

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**Conclusion**

In conclusion, these small Android phones offer a range of features and benefits that make them perfect for those who want a compact device without sacrificing performance or functionality. Whether you're looking for a premium design like the Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact or an affordable option like the Nokia 3 or Moto G5, there's something on this list for everyone.

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I know I do however the design of the device hasn't been all that well received just because it's kind of generic the pixel also definitely isn't the most affordable of the small Android phones you can get your hands on as it retails for $649 for the 32 gigabyte version and $749 for the hundred and twenty-eight gigabyte option and yes I know there are new pixels coming out very very soon and it's very likely that the smaller of those two new pixels would be on this list to watch out for that but let's talk about a lesser-known option and that's the samsung galaxy a3 from 2017 it is a compact mid-range device thanks to its 4.7 HD display it was announced in January and sports a metal frame with a 3d glass back and is water and dust resistant thanks to the ip68 rating in case you're wondering this means that it can be submerged and up to one and a half meters of water for around thirty minutes you'll find the Exynos 7870 chipset under the hood along with two gigabytes of RAM the smartphone runs Android 6.0 point one marshmallow with Samsung's custom skin on top other things worth mentioning are the 13 megapixel the twenty three hundred and fifty million power battery and a fingerprint scanner located on the front below the screen in terms of design it looks very similar to a lot of other Galaxy smartphones which can either be a good or bad thing depending on who you ask it retails for around $280 US and comes in quite a few different colors while not the very best of these small Android phones on the market if you're a Samsung fan this is looking pretty good and of course we've got to talk about Sony's Xperia xz1 compact this is the most compact of the small Android phones on this list as it features the smallest screen measuring at four point six inches the Xperia X z1 compact is the successor to the earlier xperia x compact and it also happens to be one of the first phones that will launch with android 8.0 Oreo pre-installed even though it is small it is powerful it sports the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor it also has four gigabytes of RAM 32 gigabytes of on-board storage a twenty seven hundred million power battery in addition it has ip68 dust and water resistance and a 19 megapixel rear camera with Sony's new motion eye technology which is supposed to capture photos a couple of seconds before the user actually takes the photo for better visuals the phone has an eight megapixel front facing camera which can switch between a 22 millimeter focal length and a 90 degree field of view for tight selfie pictures and a twelve point five millimeter focal length and a hundred and twenty degree field of view for group selfies like all Sony phones in the US it will not have a fingerprint sensor although other parts of the world will now as of today Amazon is selling this device unlocked for $5.99 now let's talk about a device many of you know even less about and that's the Nokia 3hm D global relaunched the Nokia brand for smartphones earlier this year with several different models at the moment the smallest of these devices is the Nokia 3 with a 5-inch 720 display inside there's a mediatek mt6752 bytes of internal storage and an 8 megapixel camera on the front and back it also comes with a twenty six hundred and thirty million power battery and it runs Android 7.0 new game but an update to Android eight o Oreo is planned to be released before the end of 2017 and the good news is that you can get the Nokia three for as little as one hundred and eighty three dollars unlocked from Amazon in its black color but the price goes up to 187 for silver white versions and 219 for the all-white Edition it's a worthy addition to the best small Android phone list next up the sony xperia x a the xperia x sports a 5-inch display with small bezels on the left and right sides that really look nice and make the device look more compact although its specs won't blow your socks off exactly the xperia x se is still a great device it's powered by the mediatek mt6752 set has two gigabytes of RAM and is equipped with a 13 megapixel primary camera as well as a dedicated camera button on the right side it runs Android marshmallow with Sony's custom skin on top and packs a 2300 million power battery that supports fast charging unfortunately it doesn't have a fingerprint sensor on board now the Xperia x8 was released in the u.s. back in July 2016 and retailed for around 280 the device which comes in graphic black white lime gold and rose gold can now be yours for as little as a hundred and sixty eight dollars on Amazon now I have a lot of first-hand experience with the next best bang for your buck option and that's the Moto G 5 the Moto G 5 is a mid-range er that was announced at the Mobile World Congress 2017 it features a 5 inch full HD display is powered by the Snapdragon 430 chipset and comes with either 2 or 3 gigabytes of RAM unlike its predecessor it features a metal body that makes it look as well as feel premium you'll find a fingerprint scanner on the front of the device that supports various gestures you can for example swipe left to go back or swipe right to open recent apps the Moto G 5 also sports a removable battery with a capacity of 2800 million powers a 13 megapixel camera but doesn't have NFC it comes in fine gold lunar grey south I blew in some regions now we've had multiple Moto G's here in our family and they've been fantastic they're great mid tier best bang for your buck options they're more than enough for the average Android user my wife currently has this phone and she likes it no complaints whatsoever and you can get it for $250 you asked right now here in Canada unfortunately it's not selling in the US at this time but if you can get it sweet deal well as someone who runs an online business I can tell you that I look for tools that make my life easier and our sponsor fresh books not only makes this show possible but they make online payments and accounting much less painful and how do they do that exactly well you can send clean and professional-looking invoices in about 30 seconds and in about two seconds you can set yourself up to receive online payments and you don't have to manually input your receipts you can take pictures of your receipts with your phone using fresh bookses mobile apps and for a 30-day unrestricted trial you can go to fresh books com4 which lasts Android and in the section where it says how you've heard about us Phil in Android authority best to check out the show links in the description below for the full article where it talks about more options in that same article what do you think about my list let me know in the comments below or on twitter verse do you have a better small one-handed option phone out there let me know I'd love to heartoday is all about giving love to one-handed operators why cuz I don't want to live my life like this I want to live my life like this and then have my other hand free to do other stuff hold a drink walk a dog use a remote drive car no I don't do that well I do that you do that too we should both stop so just shut up and admit the fact that one hand operation matters and because of that I have a lot of anticipation for the smaller of Google's two pixels smartphones it sports a 5-inch screen with Full HD resolution it's a high-end device that's powered by a Snapdragon 820 one chipset and has four gigabytes of RAM easily this is the most powerful of all the small Android phones on this list making it a great option for power users that don't want a massive display for whatever reason aside from the high-end specs and one of the best cameras that you can get in a smartphone the Google pixel also offers a stock Android experience a lot of users simply love I know I do however the design of the device hasn't been all that well received just because it's kind of generic the pixel also definitely isn't the most affordable of the small Android phones you can get your hands on as it retails for $649 for the 32 gigabyte version and $749 for the hundred and twenty-eight gigabyte option and yes I know there are new pixels coming out very very soon and it's very likely that the smaller of those two new pixels would be on this list to watch out for that but let's talk about a lesser-known option and that's the samsung galaxy a3 from 2017 it is a compact mid-range device thanks to its 4.7 HD display it was announced in January and sports a metal frame with a 3d glass back and is water and dust resistant thanks to the ip68 rating in case you're wondering this means that it can be submerged and up to one and a half meters of water for around thirty minutes you'll find the Exynos 7870 chipset under the hood along with two gigabytes of RAM the smartphone runs Android 6.0 point one marshmallow with Samsung's custom skin on top other things worth mentioning are the 13 megapixel the twenty three hundred and fifty million power battery and a fingerprint scanner located on the front below the screen in terms of design it looks very similar to a lot of other Galaxy smartphones which can either be a good or bad thing depending on who you ask it retails for around $280 US and comes in quite a few different colors while not the very best of these small Android phones on the market if you're a Samsung fan this is looking pretty good and of course we've got to talk about Sony's Xperia xz1 compact this is the most compact of the small Android phones on this list as it features the smallest screen measuring at four point six inches the Xperia X z1 compact is the successor to the earlier xperia x compact and it also happens to be one of the first phones that will launch with android 8.0 Oreo pre-installed even though it is small it is powerful it sports the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor it also has four gigabytes of RAM 32 gigabytes of on-board storage a twenty seven hundred million power battery in addition it has ip68 dust and water resistance and a 19 megapixel rear camera with Sony's new motion eye technology which is supposed to capture photos a couple of seconds before the user actually takes the photo for better visuals the phone has an eight megapixel front facing camera which can switch between a 22 millimeter focal length and a 90 degree field of view for tight selfie pictures and a twelve point five millimeter focal length and a hundred and twenty degree field of view for group selfies like all Sony phones in the US it will not have a fingerprint sensor although other parts of the world will now as of today Amazon is selling this device unlocked for $5.99 now let's talk about a device many of you know even less about and that's the Nokia 3hm D global relaunched the Nokia brand for smartphones earlier this year with several different models at the moment the smallest of these devices is the Nokia 3 with a 5-inch 720 display inside there's a mediatek mt6752 bytes of internal storage and an 8 megapixel camera on the front and back it also comes with a twenty six hundred and thirty million power battery and it runs Android 7.0 new game but an update to Android eight o Oreo is planned to be released before the end of 2017 and the good news is that you can get the Nokia three for as little as one hundred and eighty three dollars unlocked from Amazon in its black color but the price goes up to 187 for silver white versions and 219 for the all-white Edition it's a worthy addition to the best small Android phone list next up the sony xperia x a the xperia x sports a 5-inch display with small bezels on the left and right sides that really look nice and make the device look more compact although its specs won't blow your socks off exactly the xperia x se is still a great device it's powered by the mediatek mt6752 set has two gigabytes of RAM and is equipped with a 13 megapixel primary camera as well as a dedicated camera button on the right side it runs Android marshmallow with Sony's custom skin on top and packs a 2300 million power battery that supports fast charging unfortunately it doesn't have a fingerprint sensor on board now the Xperia x8 was released in the u.s. back in July 2016 and retailed for around 280 the device which comes in graphic black white lime gold and rose gold can now be yours for as little as a hundred and sixty eight dollars on Amazon now I have a lot of first-hand experience with the next best bang for your buck option and that's the Moto G 5 the Moto G 5 is a mid-range er that was announced at the Mobile World Congress 2017 it features a 5 inch full HD display is powered by the Snapdragon 430 chipset and comes with either 2 or 3 gigabytes of RAM unlike its predecessor it features a metal body that makes it look as well as feel premium you'll find a fingerprint scanner on the front of the device that supports various gestures you can for example swipe left to go back or swipe right to open recent apps the Moto G 5 also sports a removable battery with a capacity of 2800 million powers a 13 megapixel camera but doesn't have NFC it comes in fine gold lunar grey south I blew in some regions now we've had multiple Moto G's here in our family and they've been fantastic they're great mid tier best bang for your buck options they're more than enough for the average Android user my wife currently has this phone and she likes it no complaints whatsoever and you can get it for $250 you asked right now here in Canada unfortunately it's not selling in the US at this time but if you can get it sweet deal well as someone who runs an online business I can tell you that I look for tools that make my life easier and our sponsor fresh books not only makes this show possible but they make online payments and accounting much less painful and how do they do that exactly well you can send clean and professional-looking invoices in about 30 seconds and in about two seconds you can set yourself up to receive online payments and you don't have to manually input your receipts you can take pictures of your receipts with your phone using fresh bookses mobile apps and for a 30-day unrestricted trial you can go to fresh books com4 which lasts Android and in the section where it says how you've heard about us Phil in Android authority best to check out the show links in the description below for the full article where it talks about more options in that same article what do you think about my list let me know in the comments below or on twitter verse do you have a better small one-handed option phone out there let me know I'd love to hear\n"