publicació creuada des de: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/14108486

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?

  • @phanto@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    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.

    • @unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.deOP
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      23 months ago

      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.