[jakegmaths]

I'm writing this on a Unihertz Jelly Star which is tiny, and I consider it my "protest phone" at the lack of decent small phones.

A friend jokingly calls it my "microphone", another a "prison phone" (due to its size allowing for more easily smuggling in body cavities). Occasionally I go to mobile phone shops and ask if they have a case for it just for the fun of seeing the look on their faces when they see it (I don't actually want a case, and in fact it came with one which I threw in the bin).

Personally, I couldn't be happier with it.

Only problems: they don't do software updates; camera is poor; non-OLED screen.

In an ideal world I'd have a slightly bigger phone, but not too much bigger. I've grown very fond of this phone.

[jcgl]

The lack of updates/general software sketchiness is what has me turned off from the Jelly. I know a product like that never has a chance in hell of running Graphene, I’d be way more interested if it could run Lineage.

[twiclo]

I run lineage on mine. It's much better than the OS it came with.

[NoGravitas]

There's an unofficial Lineage build, I believe.

[userbinator]

non-OLED screen

I'd consider that an advantage: No burn-in.

[franga2000]

Is OLED burn-in really something people still care about? I have a handful of OLED devices, some of which I've used daily for nearly 10 years, and none of them have any burn-in. I've never even seen burn-in on anything other than a signage TV, and that happens even on some LCDs.

[ethan_smith]

The Jelly Star's battery life is surprisingly decent for its size - I get about 8 hours of moderate use, but it requires a mid-day charge if you're using GPS or watching videos.

[normie3000]

So, same as iPhone mini :)

[NoGravitas]

The Jelly Max is 5" (so bigger than previous Jellies, smaller than mainstream phones). I'd strongly consider one except for their lack of software updates.

[ChrisRR]

The jelly star has got junk in the trunk though

[sensen]

The thickness of the phone honestly isn't an issue at all. The phone is so small that it remains easily pocketable.

[helloworlddd]

What sort of junk?