I ended up returning my 6 for a 6a in order to get a phone that was just "too big" instead of "gargantuan."
The 6a's biggest downside is that it still doesn't fit in a normal pocket. Its second biggest downside is dated camera hardware. The 7 would fix that second gripe, but it's even bigger than the 6a.
Am I really so much in the minority in wanting a reasonably-sized phone? Like 2.75"x5.5"?
Yeah, I got the Pixel 6 when it was on sale a couple months ago. Amazing camera and buttery OS, but damn that thing was just huge to me. Also the on-screen fingerprint reader was only about 90% accurate which was just frustrating enough to make me hate it.
Ended up sending it back and getting a refurbished Pixel 5. Not state of the art, but the size/weight is perfect and the physical fingerprint reader never misses a beat.
Really, really hoping they bring back a sensible model to the Pixel line for people that just want a nice, clean, lightweight phone.
It's so sad that companies are ditching smaller devices. I liked my Pixel 3 as I can perfectly use it with one hand given its convenient 5.5 size. Now that I am considering upgrading to Pixel 7, I just can't shake the feeling that I might not enjoy a 6.3 display.
Depends on your pocket. I've had the 6a for a while now and it fits in my pockets just fine. Though I know basically no phones fit in my wife's pockets anymore, so there's that.
Low sales from smaller phones is more likely because the smaller phones aren't just smaller, they have fewer features.
It's not an apples-to-apples comparison. Going from a 6 Pro to a 6 doesn't just mean it's smaller, it means going from a 120 hz screen to 60 hz and losing the telephoto camera, ultrawide front camera, 512 GB storage option, and ultra wideband support.
Going from a Pixel 6 to a 6a gets a lower-quality, 60 hz screen, loses the 256 GB option, and gets only a 12 MP front camera.
Put all the features of the 6 Pro into the 6a form factor, and THEN you can have the apples-to-apples comparison and decide if people actually want large phones.
The 6a's biggest downside is that it still doesn't fit in a normal pocket. Its second biggest downside is dated camera hardware. The 7 would fix that second gripe, but it's even bigger than the 6a.
Am I really so much in the minority in wanting a reasonably-sized phone? Like 2.75"x5.5"?