The year is 2013. Phones like the HTC One and Nexus 5 are paving the way for what Android smartphones are supposed to look and feel like. On the other side of the fence is the iPhone 5s in all of its ...

The first smartphone I reviewed had a 3.5-inch screen. At the time, that felt like plenty of screen real estate and the idea that we would one day call a 6.3-inch phone 'compact' would have seemed ...

Smartphones with compact footprints often come with compromises. You usually get a smaller battery, trimmed-down camera features, or lower display specs just to squeeze everything into a sub-6.4-inch ...

Finding a truly compact flagship phone has become nearly impossible lately. Apple tried the iPhone mini and killed it after poor sales. Most Android makers abandoned small phones entirely years ago.