Ulefone Armor Mini 20 Pro ZDNET's key takeaways The Ulefone Armor Mini 20 Pro is available now for $350.
This candy bar-sized smartphone is a blast from the past with a large battery and very good durability.
Its small display takes some getting used to. View now at Amazon
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Over the past decade or so, smartphone makers -- I'm looking at you, Apple -- have conditioned us to think that a smartphone needs to be a big slab of glass. "If the screen isn't at least six inches in size, it's not a real smartphone!" While activities such as web browsing, content consumption, and gaming certainly benefit from a larger screen, not everyone needs a tablet-sized phone.
Sometimes smaller is better.
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The Ulefone Armor Mini 20 Pro goes back to the days of the small screens and candy bar-shaped handsets that slip easily into a pocket. And I have to say that there's something to be said for having a smaller phone. Especially because small doesn't mean fragile, as this phone goes to show.
The Armor Mini 20 Pro is 5.26 inches in length and 2.49 inches wide, which makes it seem tiny next to the iPhone. That is, until you pick it up and realize it's 0.98 inches thick and 10.6 ounces (over half a pound) in weight. It's a hefty lump for sure, but it has to be when you see what's inside.
It features a 4.7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels, a 373 pixel-per-inch density and a 90Hz refresh rate, which makes it very easy on the eyes and comfortable to use, despite being very much on the petite side.
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