This article came out just before the ZenFone 9, which I feel (quickly skimming the list) met all of their “ideal” criteria except the design focused ones. I rocked it for a good while, was a good phone and it is super nice having a small phone for every day carry, but after years of foldables it was just a bit too much for me and I ended up going back to the z fold series.

the problem is, from reading discussions around the time, that people either don’t want small phones, or they don’t feel premium enough (human bias is a helluva drug). I love the idea of a small weekend phone and hope something comes market that has all of the things this person wants (with a spec bump for 2025) cause I’d be super interested to give it a crack

Me too bud, me too…