Once there was an era where every smartphone manufacturer use to strive for a smartphone with a bigger display. It doesn’t matter if it fits into your pocket or not, you got to buy a smartphone with a bigger display. Now, smartphone companies know that users are not interested in a bigger display anymore and the display size is now limited to 5.5 inches.
If you are like me and wants to own a smartphone with a display less than 5.5 inches so here is the list from which you can choose from. All of the smartphone listed here have display size nearly 5 inches.
Apple iPhone 7
Apple iPhone 7 is the flagship from Apple released recently by the brand. It comes with a 4.7 inches IPS display with 750 X 1334 Retina HD resolution and 326 ppi pixel density. The display is further protected by Ios-strengthened glass and oleophobic coating to prevent scratches and smudges.
Apple added the Apple A10 Fusion quad-core chip, six-core GPU with 2 GB RAM. The camera is 12 MP shooter with a quad LED true tone flash and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) to stabilise the videos. The battery in this flagship is 1960 mAh which is somewhat similar to iPhone 6 (1810 mAh).
Specifications
- 4.7 inches IPS LCD display
- iOS 10.1
- Apple A10 Fusion chip, six-core graphics
- 32/128/256 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM
- 12 MP rear and 7 MP front facing camera
- 1960 mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy S7
Samsung Galaxy S7 is a world class flagship smartphone from Samsung with 5.1 inches Super AMOLED display and high 577 ppi pixel density. The phone is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 on both sides make the phone looks good. Holding this phone in hands feels like that you are holding a carved piece of tech.
Samsung Galaxy S7 comes with Exynos 8890 octa-core processor/ Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and Mali-T880 MP12/ Adreno 530 GPU. The 12 MP camera is good with every camera tech like OIS, phase detection autofocus and 4K video recording. You can charge this phone wirelessly using the wireless charger and the 3000 mAh battery can give you good results.
Specification
- 5.1 inches Super AMOLED display
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8890 and Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12
- 32/64 GB and 4 GB RAM
- 12 MP rear and 5 MP secondary camera
- 3000 mAh battery
Google Pixel
Recently Google released a smartphone with its own branding and a camera which is highly scored by a camera benchmarking website DxO Mark. Google added a 5 inches AMOLED display with an HD resolution and 441 ppi pixel density protected with the Corning Gorilla Glass 4.
Google Pixel comes with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 quad-core processor with Adreno 530 GPU and 4 GB RAM. You can buy the 32 GB or 128 GB variant of this phone, no SD card slot to expand the memory. The real deal, the camera is 12.3 MP primary camera with 8 MP front-facing selfie camera.
Specifications
- 5 inches AMOLED display
- Android 7.1 Nougat
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 and Adreno 530
- 32/ 128 GB and 4 GB RAM
- 12.3 MP primary and 8 MP secondary camera
- 2770 mAh battery
Xiaomi Mi 5
Xiaomi Mi 5 was one of the first smartphone launched with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and 4 GB RAM at such a low price. The display is 5.15 inches IPS LCD with full HD resolution and 428 ppi pixel density which is further protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4 on both sides of the phone.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor is paired with the latest Adreno 530 GPU and 4 GB RAM. Xiaomi added a 16 MP camera on the back and 4 MP on the front for selfies. The 3000 mAh battery is enough for your daily needs.
Specifications
- 5.15 inches IPS LCD full HD display
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow (MIUI 7.0)
- Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 and Adreno 530
- 32/ 64/ 128 GB ROM and 3/ 4 GB RAM
- 16 MP primary and 4 MP secondary camera
- 3000 mAh battery
Sony Xperia XZ
Sony Xperia XZ comes with a 5.2 inches display with a full HD resolution and high pixel density. This smartphone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow skinned with Sony Xperia themed icons. The processor is the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with 3 GB RAM.
The camera is whopping 23 MP which can capture decent pictures and 4K videos and the front facing camera is 13 MP with wide angle lens for wide selfies. The camera also features a laser auto focus to focus on objects faster. The battery is 2900 mAh which is good for a whole day use.
Specifications
- 5.2 inches IPS LCD full HD display
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 and Adreno 530
- 32/64 GB ROM and 3 GB ROM
- 23 MP primary and 13 MP front facing camera
- 2900 mAh battery
Conclusion
The smartphones listed here are the latest one which you can buy for you. If you are using one which fits right into your hands and we missed in this list then do tell us about that, also share your experience with that smartphone.