Compact Smartphones Worth Considering in 2024
Power-packed and pocket-friendly
Compact smartphones are back in style, offering powerful performance in a pocket-friendly package. The best compact smartphones of 2024 deliver high-end specs in a more manageable size.
| Battery | 2438mAh, permanently installed, wireless charging | 4610mAh, permanently installed, wireless charging, reverse charging (wireless) | 4000mAh, permanently installed, wireless charging, reverse charging (wireless) | 5000mAh, permanently installed, wireless charging, reverse charging (wireless) | 4000mAh, permanently installed, wireless charging, reverse charging (wireless) | 4700mAh, permanently installed, wireless charging, reverse charging (wireless), reverse charging (wired) | 2018mAh, permanently installed, wireless charging |
| Camera front | 12.0MP, f/2.2, Videos @2160p/60fps | 32.0MP, f/2.0, Videos @2160p/60fps | 10.0MP, f/2.2, Videos @2160p/30fps | 12.0MP, f/2.0, Videos @1080p/30fps | 12.0MP, f/2.2, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), Videos @2160p/60fps | 10.5MP, f/2.2, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), Videos @2160p/60fps | 7.0MP, f/2.2, Videos @1080p/30fps |
| Camera rear | 12.0MP, f/1.6, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), OIS, dual LED-flash, Videos @2160p/60fps (Camera 1); 12.0MP, f/2.4, wide angle lens (Camera 2) | 50.0MP, f/1.6, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF/omnidirectional), laser-AF, OIS, dual LED-flash, Videos @4320p/24fps (Camera 1); 50.0MP, f/2.2, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), wide angle lens (Camera 2); 50.0MP, f/2.0, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), OIS, telephoto lens (Camera 3) | 50.0MP, f/1.8, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), OIS, LED-flash, Videos @2160p/60fps, Videos @1080p/240fps (Camera 1); 12.0MP, f/2.2, wide angle lens (Camera 2) | 48.0MP, f/1.9, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), colour spectrum sensor, OIS, LED-flash, Videos @2160p/120fps (Camera 1); 12.0MP, f/2.2, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), wide angle lens (Camera 2) | 50.0MP, f/1.8, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), OIS, LED-flash, Videos @4320p/30fps, Videos @1080p/960fps (Camera 1); 12.0MP, f/2.2, wide angle lens (Camera 2); 10.0MP, f/2.4, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), telephoto lens (Camera 3) | 50.0MP, f/1.68, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), laser-AF, OIS, LED-flash, Videos @2160p/60fps (Camera 1); 48.0MP, f/1.7, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), wide angle lens (Camera 2) | 12.0MP, f/1.8, phase comparison-AF, OIS, Quad-LED-flash, Videos @2160p/60fps |
| case material | glass (back side), metal (frame) | glass (back side), metal (frame) | glass (back side), metal (frame) | glass (back side), metal (frame) | glass (back side), metal (frame) | glass (back side), metal (frame) | glass (back side), metal (frame) |
| Charging power | 20W (Lightning), 15W (MagSafe), 7.5W (Qi) | 90W (Xiaomi HyperCharge), 50W (Xiaomi wireless HyperCharge) | 25W (Samsung AFC), 15W (Qi), 4.5W (reverse charging cordless) | 30W (USB-PD) | 25W (USB), 15W (Qi), 4.5W (reverse charging cordless) | 27W (USB), 15W (Google wireless Charging), 12W (Qi) | 20W (Lightning) |
| Colour | green | black | silver | black | black | black, grey | white |
| CPU | 2x 3.24GHz Avalanche + 4x 2.01GHz Blizzard | 1x 3.30GHz ARM Cortex-X4/Kryo Prime + 3x 3.15GHz ARM Cortex-A720/Kryo Gold + 2x 2.96GHz ARM Cortex-A720/Kryo Gold + 2x 2.27GHz ARM Cortex-A520/Kryo Silver, 8 cores | 1x 3.40GHz ARM Cortex-X4/Kryo Prime + 3x 3.15GHz ARM Cortex-A720/Kryo Gold + 2x 2.96GHz ARM Cortex-A720/Kryo Gold + 2x 2.27GHz ARM Cortex-A520/Kryo Silver, 8 cores | 1x 3.20GHz ARM Cortex-X3/Kryo Prime + 2x 2.80GHz ARM Cortex-A715/Kryo Gold + 2x 2.80GHz ARM Cortex-A710/Kryo Gold + 3x 2.00GHz ARM Cortex-A510/Kryo 670 Silver, 8 cores | 1x 3.20GHz ARM Cortex-X4 + 2x 2.90GHz ARM Cortex-A720 + 3x 2.60GHz ARM Cortex-A720 + 4x 1.95GHz ARM Cortex-A520, 10 cores | 1x 3.10GHz ARM Cortex-X4 + 3x 2.60GHz ARM Cortex-A720 + 4x 1.92GHz ARM Cortex-A520, 8 cores | 2x 3.24GHz Avalanche + 4x 2.01GHz Blizzard, 6 cores |
| Dimensions | 131.5x64.2x7.7mm | 152.8x71.5x8.2mm | 165.1x71.9x6.9mm (open), 85.1x71.9x14.9mm (closed) | 154x68x8.6mm | 147x70.6x7.6mm | 152.8x72x8.5mm | 138.4x67.3x7.3mm |
| display | 5.4", 2340x1080 pixel, 16 Mio. colours, OLED, capacitive touchscreen, notch, HDR (Dolby Vision), 477ppi | 6.36", 2670x1200 pixel, 68 billion colours, AMOLED/LTPO, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass Victus, flat, camera hole, HDR (HDR10+, Dolby Vision), 1-120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz sampling rate, 3000 Nits (maximum), 460ppi | 6.7", 2640x1080 pixel, 16 Mio. colours, AMOLED/LTPO, capacitive touchscreen, flat, camera hole, HDR (HDR10+), 1-120Hz refresh rate, foldable (inside), 2600 Nits (maximum), 426ppi (display 1); 3.4", 748x720 pixel, AMOLED, Gorilla glass Victus 2, flat, 305ppi (display 2) | 6.1", 2520x1080 pixel, 1.07 billion colours, OLED, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass Victus 2, HDR (HDR10), 60-120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz sampling rate, 449ppi | 6.2", 2340x1080 pixel, 16 Mio. colours, AMOLED/LTPO, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass Victus 2, flat, camera hole, HDR (HDR10+), 1-120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz sampling rate, 2600 Nits (maximum), 416ppi | 6.3", 2424x1080 pixel, 16 Mio. colours, AMOLED, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass Victus 2, camera hole, HDR, 60-120Hz refresh rate, 2700 Nits (maximum), 421ppi | 4.7", 1334x750 pixel, 16 Mio. colours, IPS, capacitive touchscreen, flat, HDR, 326ppi |
| Frequency bands | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B8), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66), 5G (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n77/n78/n79) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66), 5G (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n77/n78/n79) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B8), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66), 5G (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n26/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n75/n77/n78) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66), 5G (n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n77/n78) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B8), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66), 5G (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n26/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n75/n77/n78) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71/B75), 5G (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n14/n20/n25/n26/n28/n30/n38/n40/n41/n66/n71/n75/n76/n77/n78/n79) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B8), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66), 5G (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n28/n30/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n77/n78/n79) |
| GPU | Apple A15 4-Core-GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 750 | Qualcomm Adreno 750 | Qualcomm Adreno 740 | Samsung Xclipse 940 | ARM Mali-G715 MP7 | Apple A15 4-Core-GPU |
| Housing shape | Candy bar | Candy bar | foldable | Candy bar | Candy bar | Candy bar | Candy bar |
| Interfaces | Lightning, Wi-Fi 6 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, UWB | USB-C 3.2 (5Gb/s, OTG, DisplayPort), Wi-Fi 7 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Bluetooth 5.4 (aptX Adaptive, LDAC, LHDC, AAC), NFC, infrared port | USB-C 3.2 (5Gb/s, OTG), Wi-Fi 6E (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.3, NFC | USB-C 3.2 (5Gb/s, OTG, DisplayPort), 3.5mm jack, Wi-Fi 6E (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.3 (aptX Adaptive), NFC | USB-C 3.2 (5Gb/s, OTG, DisplayPort), Wi-Fi 6E (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.3, NFC | USB-C 3.2 (10Gb/s, OTG), Wi-Fi 7 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Bluetooth 5.3, NFC | Lightning, Wi-Fi 6 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.0, NFC |
| Listed since | 2022-03-08 | 2024-02-26 | 2024-07-10 | 2023-09-01 | 2024-01-17 | 2024-08-13 | 2022-03-08 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Xiaomi | Samsung | Sony | Samsung | Google | Apple |
| Memory | 256GB | 512GB (UFS 4.0) | 256GB (UFS 4.0) | 128GB (UFS 3.1), microSD slot (shared, up to 1TB) | 256GB (UFS 4.0) | 256GB (UFS 3.1) | 128GB |
| Modem | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS (42Mbps/5.76Mbps), LTE, 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS, LTE, 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS (42Mbps/5.76Mbps), LTE, 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS, LTE, 5G | GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS, LTE, 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS (42Mbps/5.76Mbps), LTE, 5G |
| Navigation | A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | A-GPS (L1/L5), GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo (E1/E5a), NavIC | A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | A-GPS (L1/L5), GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo (E1/E5a), QZSS | A-GPS (L1/L5), GLONASS, BeiDou (B1I/B1C/B2a), Galileo (E1/E5a), QZSS (L1/L5), NavIC | A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Operating system | iOS 17.1 (via Update), iOS 15.0 (from factory) | Android 14.0 (from factory) | Android 14.0 (from factory) | Android 14.0 (via Update), Android 13.0 (from factory) | Android 14.0 (from factory), 7 operating system-Updates, 7 years security-Updates | Android 14.0 (from factory), 7 operating system-Updates, 7 years security-Updates | iOS 18.0 (via Update), iOS 15.3 (from factory) |
| RAM | 4GB | 12GB | 12GB | 8GB | 8GB | 12GB | 4GB |
| SAR value | 0.97W/kg Head, 0.98W/kg Body | 0.376W/kg Head, 0.798W/kg Body | 1.09W/kg Head, 1.511W/kg Body | 0.95W/kg Head, 1.05W/kg Body | 0.869W/kg Head, 1.35W/kg Body | 0.99W/kg Head, 1.40W/kg Body | 0.98W/kg Head, 0.99W/kg Body |
| sensor | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, barometer, face scanner (3D, infrared) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, light sensor, compass, barometer, Fingerprint authentication (display) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, barometer, Fingerprint authentication (sidewise) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, barometer, Fingerprint authentication (sidewise) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, barometer, Fingerprint authentication (display) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, barometer, Fingerprint authentication (display) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, barometer, Fingerprint authentication (front) |
| SIM-shape factor | 1x Nano-SIM, 2x eSIM | ||||||
| SoC | Apple A15 Bionic, 64bit | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (SM8650-AB) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy (SM8650-AC) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (SM8550-AB) | Samsung Exynos 2400 (S5E9945) | Google Tensor G4 | Apple A15 Bionic Lite |
| Special features | Dual-SIM, IP68-certified, stereo speakers (hybrid) | IP68-certified, stereo speakers (hybrid) | IP48-certified, stereo speakers (hybrid) | IP65/IP68-certified, hearing aid compatible, stereo speakers (hybrid) | IP68-certified, stereo speakers (hybrid) | IP68-certified, hearing aid compatible, stereo speakers (hybrid) | IP67-certified, stereo speakers (hybrid) |
| Weight | 140g | 193g | 187g | 182g | 167g | 198g | 144g |
| £319.95Ur.co.uk | £749.00LaptopsDirect | £599.00Amazon.co.uk | £649.00LaptopsDirect | £793.43Amazon.co.uk | £429.00Amazon.co.uk |
