> The Nexus 4 was the largest that actually fit a pocket.

Depends what you mean by "a pocket"? I think the iPhone 8+ is very close to the same size as the PinePhone and noticeably bigger than Nexus 4.

It fits comfortably into the pockets on most pants, shorts, jackets and sweatshirts I own. Maybe I tend to wear things with big pockets? If so, it's not intentional.

I actually started to measure pockets with my phone and buy based on that. (5.5' OP3, but the PinePhone usually fits in the same pockets)

> The Nexus 4 was the largest that actually fit a pocket.

My S10+ fits in the pockets of my clothes. I'm sure there are pockets that the Nexus 4 is the largest phone to fit—and pockets too small for it—but it's hardly as if there is a single universal consistent size for pockets.