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Who cares about thickness other than tech enthusiasts? There are phones that are so thin, they feel uncomfortable while in your hand.
Those of us who carry it in the front pocket.
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Jelly Star – The Smallest Android 13 Smartphone
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#172This 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.
For a small device like this, I don’t think I’d want it to be thinner. Thick and rounded like this just seems like it would be the most comfortable design for using with one hand.
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#173It'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…
Well there is the Hunane AI Pin:
It looks like the product launch didn’t go well though:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/humane-ai-pin-founde...
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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
I loved the 12 Mini, but battery life was one of the reasons to upgrade. 44% after 24 hours is very impressive. I often wouldn't make it through the day.
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#176Part of the problem with this brand is that this "Android 13 Smartphone" will probably stay that forever. Updates are very very minimal. I have their first jelly and it didn't even get the upgrade they promised. Other than that, it's not so bad. Swype-typing makes a small keyboard still useful. But the updates really are the achilles heel here.
For me personally, I learned to avoid every smartphone vendor that:
1) doesn't share the sources of their Android OEM images online
2) isn't compatible with LineageOS.
3) doesn't have replaceable batteries.
If either of those apply, it's just a waste of money that can be avoided, regardless of build quality. In the case of the Jelly devices, they have a replaceable battery, but it's still just software waste.
Usually I ended up buying devices that fit my description from ebay in used condition so it's also kinda better for the environment because I am breathing life into a device that would've been electronic waste otherwise.
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https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fg... Looks to be about the same size as iPhone SE 2016
Yeah roughly, although it's estimated to be a lot thicker, greater than 1.5 cms by some sources.
The jelly pro/star is very thick, but I suspect the jelly max will be much thinner as there's more screen space to put a bigger battery behind
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#178Part of the problem with this brand is that this "Android 13 Smartphone" will probably stay that forever. Updates are very very minimal. I have their first jelly and it didn't even get the upgrade they promised. Other than that, it's not so bad. Swype-typing makes a small keyboard still useful. But the updates really are the achilles heel here.
In India that is the story with Motorola phones. They have started making decent hardware, as in competing with others, but they sometimes don't even respect updates for their flagship phones. And then, they are not alone in this.
I took an Android detour late last year, early this year, just to see what the other side looks like. From the major vendors, only Google releases security updates like clockwork across all devices (similar to Apple).
Many Samsung flagships have monthly updates (good), but rolling out the updates is a shit show. Like the S23 could get the update on the 11th of a month (~10 days after Google opened the monthly security bulletin), while the S22 would only get updated on something like the 28th. Also they usually missed Google's 5th of the month platform updates, causing some flagships to be vulnerable for a Bluetooth RCE for almost two months.
Then some security updates are rolled out through the Google Play System updates (not Google Play or Google Play Services), however, the rollout regularly gets stuck on non-Google devices until someone at Google (?) fixes it. For instance when the Samsung S24 got out early this year, phones were stuck on the (I believe) July 2023 Play System.
If you want regular updates on Android, your best bet is getting a Google Pixel. Unfortunately, Pixel has a long history of issues (like not being able to call emergency services).
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#179Why offer a crappy default Spanish translation when you can just not?
- The name of the product is broken "Jelly Star Estrella" instead of Jelly Star
- "Descubrir Jelly Star Estrella" instead of "Descubre Jelly Star"
- "Jelly Star Estrella Presenta un diseño" consistently uppercasing the first word disregarding their product name in the sentence
- "Jelly Star EstrellaLa luz LED" or just not leaving spaces
- "Aparece en dos colores" instead of "Disponible en dos colores"
I got tired reading an IA generated translation not reviewed by one single human that spoke the language, that went through some quick copy and paste.
Concept looks cool, I just can't trust them on quality.
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As an owner of a Samsung Galaxy S22, which is not small but seemed to me like the only sane size - feature - price balance on the Android market back then: maybe the reason is battery life? I'm really underwhelmed by the one of the S22. I barely get a day out of it. When I'm travelling with Google Maps, I have to carry a power bank. Maybe current android phones are just optimized so bad in comparison to iPhones? And…
Most likely you have the Exynos CPU? I upgraded from a S21 Ultra (Exynos) to a S23 Ultra (Snapdragon). Battery life is so much better. I use the 80% battery protection option and nearly always make it through the day. Only if I constantly watch videos the battery is flat in the evening. With power saving and 100% battery I can reach 2 1/2 to 3 days. Loving it.
Doesn't have to be Exynos. The US version has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which had heating and battery drain issues. The Gen 2 solved these issues.