The compact smartphone I actually want: Xiaomi 17 in a Galaxy S26 world

[Redaktion]

Xiaomi's new compact phone is its best flagship yet and the latest Galaxy S26 and Vivo X300 rivals. It has everything from a compact design, cutting-edge hardware, and longer software support to stellar cameras and a bigger battery capacity. Here's why I feel the Xiaomi 17 is better compared to the Galaxy S26 and the Vivo X300.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-compact-smartphone-I-actually-want-Xiaomi-17-in-a-Galaxy-S26-world.1236850.0.html

[Tolga]

Stop calling 150 mm height phones 'compact'. They are not.

[Jonath]

Do we have phones below 150 mm that are capable of this? No, we don't. So isn't this make it a compact one, since we have S26 Ultra, Xiaomi 17 Ultra, and Vivo X300 Pro which come with a 6.9-inch display size. so compared to that this feels a compact one.

[zil]

Yeah. Compact phones should be like max 145mm in height.. and get rid of these ugly looking PUNCH HOLES FFS. And give users UI customizability.