Small phone lovers... our era is not over. Yesterday I discovered the Unihertz Jelly Star. I fell in love. I will be reporting back.
Small phone lovers... our era is not over. Yesterday I discovered the Unihertz Jelly Star. I fell in love. I will be reporting back.
Introducing Unihertz Jelly Star - The world's smallest Android 13 smartphone with a transparent design and LED light. This phone packs advanced features into a credit card-sized body, including an Octa-Core 6nm MediaTek Helio G99 processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB of storage memory, and a powerful 48MP rear ...
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Go and check the link, but essentially:
- small
- 2023 release (Android 13)
- HEADPHONE JACK (I was almost sold here)
- NFC
- 8GB RAM (that is powerful)
- 256 GB internal storage
- Dual SIM or SIM+MicroSD
- IR BLASTER (whatttttttt)
- LED indicators (front AND BACK)
- fingerprint scanner
- face ID
- FM Radio
- PROGRAMMABLE BUTTON (ok I'm in love already STOPPP)
I mean... this list is mindblowing. So...
What's the downside?
Honestly, you can go and check all reviews... but this phone is virtually perfect for the size, the only issue I have is that the screen is a bit too tiny, 3 inches, and 480p, and I think this will make many people run away.
It should make me look elsewhere also... but where? Any other small phone with a bigger screen is pretty bad, old, etc... and I really needed a new phone, so I realised this was an opportunity to commit to the cause, and buy and hopefully push this form factor from Unihertz to mainstream brands.
Hopefully one day we can get one with a slightly bigger screen, I believe 4 inches and 1080p would be brutal. But for now... I think I've found my new phone. In fact, I bought it 3 hours after knowing its existance.
If you are not sold yet...
Go check reviews on YouTube (example). Honestly, you'll see every reviewer falls in love with the device, even non-small phone lovers. It looks like it performs pretty well, it's decently fast, battery is solid, screen is bright and colorful, the LEDs are really useful, even Face ID (which I'll probably disable) is quick, it does not heat up at all, and even photos are pretty decent...
And it's something like 200 $. Come on. What a deal.
Will report back.
So, what do you think?
Seems interesting, but I'm hesitant to believe the processor or camera will end up being good. Also wondering how long they plan to provide software updates (or if it's able to run custom firmware).
So far, reviews say great things about those 2, specially considering price. But again, I'll report back when I get my hands on it.
On the contrary, this is all the more indication to me our era is over. The fact that the only small phone is one that's ridiculously tiny, for others to point and laugh, and not just a regular, smaller phone.
Sorry to bring in the bad mood, and I hope you enjoy your jelly, but it doesn't solve anything
I get it. I wish there were more options like this. I am just happy that I finally have an option again. And judging by reviews and some owners, the phone sctually makes people quickly change their mind when they see it working.
So, I own a Jelly 2.
I wish I could recommend it. Really, I do. I can't though. The Jelly 2 dropped wifi all the time! I ate more data on that thing sitting in my house, ten feet from my router, merrily chewing away my LTE... Also, it dropped Bluetooth. My earbuds would stutter. And... It dropped calls.
I wish, I wish it would have worked, but it just didn't.
The screen was a bit too small to be useful.
Ironically, another Japanese import phone is a whole different story. My Mode One Retro II? Fantastic! My prof calls me "flip phone". The number pad is totally useless, but it fixes every issue I had with the Jelly, and it fits comfortably in my jeans' pocket.
I hope your Jelly Star works, I really do. I hate the Jelly 2 though.
That Mode 1 Retro II looks interesting! I checked the specs, and definitely the slightly bigger screen and 720p might be a lot better for some people. I still think I prefer the Jelly Star by specs, tho.
If I hadn't just replaced my phone, I'd be buying one right now. I think it's probably a bit smaller than I'd find ideal, but ... Gads, I'm tempted anyway.
I was about to replace mind. I think the same, a bit of a bigger screen would have been amazing.
It's annoying that they don't use edge to edge screen like a modern phone. It could have a 4" screen which would be larger than the original iPhone.
On one side, I understand. I also think a slightly bigger phone would have been a bit better. I have to (partly) disagree with the edge-to-edge. I believe smaller phones need some edges because of the way you hold them... But yeah, a slightly bigger 4 inch screen should allow for smaller bezels, and it would still be tiny compared to """compact phones""" nowadays.
I prefer thick edges tbh. Thin bezel is nice until I tap the border by mistake.
Crazy that this comes up less than a week after taking a road trip with a buddy that has one. They LOVE it and it’s certainly a cool little device, albeit a bit of a thicc boi. I called it his little suppository. I would certainly consider getting one, but it definitely wouldn’t replace my bigger phone entirely. For basic phone tasks it worked fine, when we tried using it for navigation the screen was just so crowded it was impossible to read and we ended up using my phone instead. Then when around the hotel he still ended up using a bigger phone because I’m sure the eye strain it causes doesn’t help for browsing the web. It’s a great idea, I just can’t recommend it for full time use because some things just don’t display right on a screen that small. If you are wanting something strictly for phone calls and occasional texts then it’s a winner.
I've been using a Jelly Star as an mp3 player and I love it for that purpose. It also has the added utility of an IR blaster so I can use it as a universal remote when I want to. I'm tempted to use it as my everyday phone, since I think I'm on my phone a tad more than I'd like, and I think having a hilariously tiny phone might help with that, but I take a lot of pictures and the camera is just so-so.