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Small phone lovers... our era is not over. Yesterday I discovered the Unihertz Jelly Star. I fell in love. I will be reporting back. (www.unihertz.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What's the camera like? I take a ton of photos and really need good quality.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I can't give personal opinions yet, but reviews seem to say that it's "fine", which for a phone of this size, I think that's a success. Although "fine" might not be the "good" that you are looking for.

It's 48 MP, which is great for zooming but I don't think it has any other perk. Low light pics seem to be pretty meh. It's also just one camera. Absolutely fine for me, I know that. But definitely will be worse than the Pixels and the iPhones.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

The spech is amazing, that's practically what I want in a phone, although I have one more requirement: Qualcomm CPU. I wanna install custom ROMs

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

@unknowing8343
i kinda wish the screen was a bit wider, 16:9 doesnt really work in this size imo.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Then use it on landscape mode 😉➖

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

@unknowing8343 that seems even worse tbh, no offense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

It was a joke 😅

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

A bummer that Asus dropped the compact zenfone this year... Hope they bring it back, maybe every other year

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

@BeatTakeshi @unknowing8343
asus had a gold on their hands with compact zenfones, then they had to mess it up by 2 years of support and an unlocked bootloader (which i would be personally fine with if the support was more than 2 years)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

North america only frequencies, just so you know.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Thanks for the solid writeup! 🙌

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I bought one a couple of months ago. I think it's fantastic both for the size and the price. It's a bit too small of a screen for my aging eyes, but otherwise it works great. I'm keeping it to or when I travel or other good use. Edit: the cameras are... OK. Nothing great, but serviceable. Gcam helps, Google for versions. Also, yes, you can root it. Also GSI flash works, but you lose functions. The battery charges super fast, given it's size. It accepts like 10w charging current.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Headphone jacks, IR blasters, AND an FM radio? This phone never left the rad days of android.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Isn't it crazy? When I found it I couldn't believe my eyes. I mean... Hopefully it does not disappoint when I get it

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Please do update after you've used it as your daily driver for a month! Would love love love to hear about it.

Also if OP posts an update and someone happens to see this comment, will you reply here or tag me? TIA!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is there a RemindMe bot yet on Lemmy?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Not that I know of unfortunately.

!Remindme 1 day

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

That's sick. I'm very interested, keep is updated.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I loved this phone! I had a jelly 2. It didn't work with my train ticket app, so I had to switch to something bigger. Great conversation piece too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I got a Jelly 2 a couple years ago to reduce my smartphone addiction, and I loved it. It runs well and the build quality is great. (I ended up switching back to my normal phone, but that's not the Jelly 2's fault. I'm just weak)

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