Oops, all cover screen! The Ikko MindOne Pro is like a Galaxy Z Flip 7 without the flip
Another CES sensation
· TechRadarFeatures By Jamie Richards published 13 January 2026
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Where have all the small phones gone? From the best cheap phones all the way up to the best Android phones and best iPhones, it’s extremely difficult to find a handset with a screen smaller than six inches.
In fact, it’s been years since we’ve seen a small phone launched by a mainstream brand. The last notable release was the ASUS Zenfone 10 back in 2023, but with the Zenfone line switching to larger displays in 2024 and ASUS stepping back from phone releases in 2026, it seems that small phone fans will be left looking elsewhere this year.
However, at this year’s CES, one small phone maker stepped out with a design for a new kind of phone altogether – a concept that keeps things compact while taking hints from the best small-screen experiences of the modern day.
I’m talking about the MindOne Pro by Ikko, a Hong Kong-based tech company that, until now, has specialized in making earbuds and earphones.
The MindOne Pro is a “card-sized phone” with a 4-inch almost-square display, a 50MP camera on a flip-up hinge for selfies, and a host of AI tools that can connect to the internet for free in 60 regions, including the US, UK, and Australia.
All of that sounds pretty neat, but really it’s that small display that’s caught my eye. As someone who dearly misses his iPhone 5S, another 4-inch phone, it’s cool to see at least one company returning to a truly portable mobile form factor.
However, the MindOne Pro isn’t exactly like the funsize candy bar phones of old – as mentioned, its display is near-enough square, which makes it look more like a Galaxy Z Flip 7 or Motorola Razr (just, you know, without the ‘flip’). The phone measures 86mm x 72mm and 8.9mm thick, not including the flip-up camera module.
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