[appel]

I'm glad they finally went this route. I can't be the only one who usually wants the specs of the Pro but always opts for the smallest phone (p1, p3, p5 & now p8).

[buu700]

Pretty much in the same boat here. The P9P is around the same size as my P8 (0.1" shifted from depth to width), which is great news. I would pay more for a better camera, but I care more about compactness than camera quality.

[ruthmarx]

My issues is the smallest of pixel phones are still to big. I don't want anything bigger than the smallest Pixel 4 ideally.

I've moved to FairPhone anyway because there are concerns more important than compactness.

[nvy]

Indeed, it's a good choice. My wife has been routinely annoyed that the phone with superior specs was/is always uncomfortably large for her hands.

[samstave]

As likely anyone on HN is to hold: I have a bunch of old phones.

How harvest sensors, cams, thingamathings and have a new cadre of people who can build plans to take sensor THING from PHONEA and CAMERA from PHONEB and etc... and build a thing where these already known devices can be harvested and incorporated into projects, products, etc... and not landfil.?

[Sebguer]

The funny thing is the Fold is actually the smallest phone by height, and the thickness change isn't as big as you'd think...

[afavour]

The price change, on the other hand…

[adamc]

I did that with the Pixel 8. Although I don't really care about the better camera either.

[ClassyJacket]

Same. I wish you could get a Galaxy S Ultra, with the stylus in a smaller size.

[jncfhnb]

Isn’t this equivalent to just not offering you the smaller, lower spec phone then? Per your decision tree?