How to Compare Two Phones or Tablets on Phone Sized

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Phone Sized is a visual size comparison tool for phones and tablets. To compare two devices, open the comparison page, select your first device, then select your second device — the site supports only two devices at a time. You can then switch between side-by-side and stacked views, and use the outline option to make stacked comparisons easier to read.

Step-by-step: comparing two devices

  1. Open the comparison page. The site's main heading is "Mobile Phone Size Comparison," with a "Start Comparing!" entry point.
  2. Pick your first device. Use the device list or search to select the first phone or tablet.
  3. Pick your second device. Once you choose the second smartphone or tablet, the textual comparison appears. Note that you can only compare two devices at once.
  4. Choose a view mode. Switch between side-by-side and stacked depending on what you want to see.
  5. Read the dimension difference. The latest feature shows the difference in mm, inches, and percentage. The select buttons for this are located below each mobile device.

Side-by-side vs. stacked: which view to use

View mode What it shows Best for
Side-by-side Devices placed next to each other so you can observe their size difference Comparing width and overall footprint at a glance
Stacked Devices placed one on top of the other Comparing height and how bodies line up
Outline (within stacked) Devices shown only in outline Making stacked devices easier to compare, since overlapping outlines are less cluttered than filled shapes

If your main question is "which one is wider," side-by-side is usually faster. If you care about height or how the top and bottom edges align, stacked with outlines is easier to read.

Seeing devices at real-life size

Phone Sized includes an option to add a credit card image, which you can enlarge to match your actual credit card. The site then resizes the other images so they are presented at real-life size. This is useful when you want to judge how a device would feel in hand rather than just how it compares to another device.

Device coverage and keeping the list current

The database covers phones and tablets from many brands, including Apple, Samsung, HTC, Huawei, Asus, Amazon, Acer, Microsoft, LG, Meizu, Xiaomi, Vodafone, ZTE, Sony, Nokia, OnePlus, and Oppo, among others. Newly announced devices are added on a regular basis — the site lists recently added devices with dates, and you can click any of them to open it in the comparison page. If a device you want isn't listed, the site says you can contact the creator on Twitter to request it.

Practical notes

  • The site is labeled beta, so expect the interface and device list to keep changing.
  • The interface supports many languages, including Spanish, German, Italian, French, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Turkish, Hindi, Hebrew, Swedish, Thai, and Indonesian.
  • Only two devices can be compared at once, so for a three-way decision you'll need to run more than one comparison.