This is about the same size as a 5.5" Android phone.

Seems like the only performant and small (sub 5.5") Android phones are usually Japanese and hard to come by, at least in Europe. I have seen a couple of them which looked great (Kyocera and Sharp, I think) but I don't feel brave enough to order them.

This is what I was about to say, because I remember the first SE. Then I went checking the specifications and I was a little disappointed

Width: 2.65 inches (67.3 mm)

Height: 5.45 inches (138.4 mm)

Depth: 0.29 inch (7.3 mm)

Weight: 5.22 ounces (148 grams)

This is only a little smaller than my Samsung A40, which is 2.72 x 5.69 x 0.31 in (69.2 x 144.4 x 7.9 mm) and weights less than the SE (4.94 oz - 140 g).

Furthermore the A40 has almost no bezel and this iPhone has a lot of it at the top and bottom of the screen. The screen of the A40 is so large that I wish I could cut a couple of cm off it. It would be large enough, fit better in pockets and weight less.

I currently use the xz2 compact and am happy with it, but I'm not sure what I'll do when it dies.

I'm using the Galaxy 10e and it's fantastic. I like the size, the cameras and the headphone jack :)

There's plenty of decent small Android phones. The problem is that they run Android.