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Are there any small phones with custom ROM support?
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You've made me curious and I looked up small screen phones, apparently the last one from a known brand was the Samsung J2 Core 2020. Assuming you can still buy one there doesn't seem to be a lot of support for it on XDA.
Here's the other ones made in the last 3 years, not a lot of ROM support among them I'd wager (but I'd love to be proven wrong).
Have you considered finding a Samsung S5? It's 5.1" and there are tons of custom ROMs for it. Or an S4, maybe S4 Mini, or even an S2/S3. Replaceable batteries too, so if the phone itself is in good shape you should be able to get them working fine.