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Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone

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Re: Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone

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Post by cesnja »

nazgulnarsil wrote: post #117
montroser wrote: post #24

This is cool as an option. But, why oh why mustn't we have any 5 inch Android phone on the market? It's not as if there's no demand, as evidenced by iPhone SE on the iOS side. The last real Android choice was the Pixel 4a and beyond that, everything has been mega huge.

There was the zenphone 9/10 in the same size, which also sold poorly enough that the 11 is a regular huge phone. Other than the same thousands (not even millions) of us complaining online year after year there's just no demand.

Zenphone 9 was marketed as small, but it's exactly the same size as a normal iPhone 13/14/15.

Re: Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone

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Post by kstenerud »

cosama2 wrote: post #46
whyoh wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>the upcoming Jelly Max From a quick search it looks like it's gonna have a 5" screen and be 15mm thick.

Here tho official announcement: https://www.unihertz.com/pages/new?utm_source=twitter&utm_me...

Why won't they list the size? Isn't that the point of these phones?

I'd preorder one if I knew this one important thing (and it was the size I wanted), but now I'll probably wait a year or two for the price to come down and the bugs to be shaken out. So annoying...

Re: Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone

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Post by miika »

This Jelly thing is the first Android phone that makes me think about switching from iPhone to Android.

I have been waiting for iPhone Nano for years. At this time Apple could make absolutely amazing mini phone if they wanted.

Imagine something like two Apple Watches put together. UI could be something similar to Watch OS with only the essentials, maybe with a bit more capabilities.

Now I'm hopeful as Apple discontinued iPhone mini. To be honest 12/13 mini was OK but it was too close to SE and it didn't really deliver the promise of a small phone. It was good but not inspiring or super exciting. I think they should try to blow us away with something really small and innovative.

Meanwhile I'm going to try Jelly Star as secondary phone. I was surprised how good it was, being full Android phone in a small size. Even typing with such a small keyboard worked surprisingly well.

Re: Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone

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Post by brnt »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #144
grishka wrote: post #70

It's a bit too small, but I like that it's a thing. However, for my own use, I want something in-between. A 4" phone would be ideal. I'm still confused how there aren't any phones for people who still use a computer as their primary means of accessing the internet . Even for this one, the media review section makes it look like it's "to distract oneself from social media". As if a phone's primary purpose isn't to be…

Just give us a commbadge then. Star Trek had it right all along. Commbadge (or flip communicator) is for talking. A PADD is for reading, writing, media consumption. A tricorder is for recording, remote sensing and remote operating needs. You always have at minimum the first one when in the go. When working, you usually have all on you. But then, at home and work you also have proper computer terminals available and t…

20 years ago I was very resistant to buying any mobile phone because I was waiting for an in ear piece that would do the whole job, and let you dial by voice. It seemed just around to corner, and logical, because who would want to carry a phone everywhere?

Re: Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone

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Post by rtpg »

For people worried about the keyboard typing, I've been very curious about the Titan Pocket as an alternative option. Square screen (fun!), "real" keybaord... the biggest problem seeming to be that the keyboard is intentionally a bit weird in the layout to avoid dealing with Blackberry ...design patents I think https://www.unihertz.com/products/titan-pocket

As a former iPhone 12 mini user (whose spouse is on their second one because the other phones are getting too big)... I don't need the screen to be tiny but I legit wonder what people with smaller hands/pockets/whatever are going to do.

Re: Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone

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Post by rtpg »

mdasen wrote: post #92
montroser wrote: post #24

This is cool as an option. But, why oh why mustn't we have any 5 inch Android phone on the market? It's not as if there's no demand, as evidenced by iPhone SE on the iOS side. The last real Android choice was the Pixel 4a and beyond that, everything has been mega huge.

There isn't that much demand on the Apple side. Apple discontinued the iPhone mini because they weren't selling. The iPhone SE's popularity is driven by price, not the demand for a smaller phone. The iPhone SE is 5% taller and wider than an iPhone mini. People didn't buy the iPhone mini at $100 cheaper than an iPhone. If they were going to settle for a smaller phone, they wanted half-off. It allows Apple to be in the…

Reading this post... I think that probably the mini's failures are due to it being so much more than the SE, but people wanting smaller screens are also people "OK" with less tech in the phone as well. SE likely canabalized the mini sales way too much.

The main hope for the future would be the SE getting the 12 mini form factor... but then Apple probably would be worried about it canabalizing bigger phone!

Re: Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone

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Post by deafpolygon »

I like this. The only things I really use on my phone is the camera, gps and music. Occasionally, I'll check things on the web- but often, I will wait with that until I can sit down at my desk.

Unforunately, I'm somewhat involuntarily locked into the Apple "app ecosystem".

Re: Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone

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Post by OkGoDoIt »

miika wrote: post #164

This Jelly thing is the first Android phone that makes me think about switching from iPhone to Android. I have been waiting for iPhone Nano for years. At this time Apple could make absolutely amazing mini phone if they wanted. Imagine something like two Apple Watches put together. UI could be something similar to Watch OS with only the essentials, maybe with a bit more capabilities. Now I'm hopeful as Apple discontin…

The diagonal size is impressively small, but it’s crazy thick. It’s more than 1.8cm thick! In their images it’s nearly as thick as a roll of film which is just absurd. I’d love a small phone and I’m willing to compromise a bit on it being thicker than the average iPhone, but this thing looks insane.

Re: Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone

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Post by leeman2016 »

normie3000 wrote: post #145
samatman wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'll be holding on to this Mini 13 until Apple makes another model in that form factor, or until it's unusably obsolete. So far, it does what I need, and does it fast enough.

How's the battery life?

Not the parent, but my experience is very good.

Right now for example, it’s at 44% after 24hrs from 100%. This is pretty sufficient for me

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