Dull Men's Club

I'm old enough to remember when tiny phones were the greatest style accessory

I love mine. It fits comfortably in my bra, unlike my previous phone. Some games are too small, especially text-heavy ones that don't scale the text. That's ok. I shouldn't play so many phone games anyway.

Favorite comment from a coworker: [exasperated] "Could you find a smaller phone‽"

Don't be fooled, that's actually a galaxy s25 ultra. It's just that this guy has massive hands.

I fuckin LOVE the Jelly Star! I use it as my music player. Expandable memory, headphone jack, runs BlackPlayer and Podcast Addict. Don't need it to do anything else in the world. Wonderful device.

Cool.

Ok, but all this package for a tiny phone?

I have the Jelly Max and I love it

Hm. Sure you're not just a giant, mate?

Please tell me how you like it. I used to have the palm which is a bit smaller. I loved it though it lacked in battery and was occasionally expectedly slow. I've since smashed 2 to bits and the cases weren't super available then and I didn't have a printer to make one yet. I used it mostly for travel but I'm considering switching to something like this for a daily driver.

But how long does the battery last?

OHHH YEAHHHH You're in for a treat!! I didn't think I'd love this thing THIS much!!

Tiny phones are fun. Plan to make this a dedicated MP3 player

Normal response i get, "it looks like the baby alarm we use to have" , I i can't lie it really looks like a popular model here in Scandinavia

pretty neat phone, really love the idea, but im kind of afraid to order things through aliexpress. not sure hows the return policy, and if they provide repairs and guarantee. im also afraid that i'd find some dealbreaker, and would have to keep a "normal" phone with me too

i saw it has nfc. does the super strict banking apps work on it? like for ex.: revolut and other bigger banks apps

reminds me of the S3 mini

fingerprint unlock, no thanks

This you, OP:

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You can't fool me with your giant hands!

I've had mine since they shipped out the Kickstarter orders (two years). Thing is an amazing piece of engineering. Even has unusual extras like call recording, IR blaster, headphone jack, & an FM radio. About the only thing missing is 5G radio support (unless you care about wireless charging, but it charges so fast that it's no big deal), although I wish the battery were user-replaceable. At least the AccuBattery app estimates I got one with a capacity roughly 20% over spec.

The next model they came out with would have been the one I'd have waited to get had I known they were working on it, though. The Tank Mini has basically the same specs, but also with a more usable 4.3" screen size, a second programmable function button, roughly 2.75x the battery capacity, a powerful flashlight/emergency warning light (used to also have a laser rangefinder, but they seem to have eliminated that). The battery longevity & extra programmable button would have been good to have.

ETA:
AccuBattery has helped me keep the battery in decent shape even after two years. Basically, the lithium-ion batteries prevalent in phones today will last several more years if you keep them charged in the middle third range (33-66%) as much as possible - doesn't have to be every time, but the more you do it the more it helps. I'm typing this on my OnePlus 7 Pro that I bought used five years ago - it arrived with 89% of stock capacity, and just dropped below 80% a few months ago because I've been doing this. This model is over six years old, and still has decent life left in it (and I virtually never use the selfie cam, but its pop-up one is extremely cool & doesn't eat a hole in my screen).

But the Jelly Star does fit perfectly in the palm of my hand - even with my slightly smaller than average sized hands. It's fantastic for subtle usage and easy to pocket. The feature list for something so small is unreal even two years later.

fanny pack

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

Took me a second for my brain to adjust from thinking you have some seriously large mitts

Love my Jellyphone as well!

I know a few dullards who'd go for the good old small smartphones of the 2010s, but this is even smaller! Does it run a standard smartphone OS, maybe Android compatible? How is usability with large fingers?

If unihertz supported a viable AOSP alternative they would be the perfect smartphones - the hardware seems fantastic. In fact, if they ever do open up to something like Graphene I might just buy one from each of their lines.