Uniherz company figures there’s a market for a small-screen smartphone. The company has unveiled Jelly, a phone with a 2.4
inch display, Android 7.0 software, and a list price of US$ 109 and up. But the
company is taking pre-orders for as little as US$ 59 through a Kickstarter
campaign. The Jelly phone is expected to ship in August.
The entry-level
phone has just 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage. It’s probably worth spending a
little more on a “Pro” model with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. The Jelly Pro will eventually sell for US$ 125, but
it’s going for just US$ 75 on Kickstarter. Both the basic model and the Pro feature
the same 2.45 inch, 432 x 240 pixel display, 1.1 Ghz quad-core processor, dual
nano SIM card support, 950 mAh battery, GPS, 802.11n WiFi, and Bluetooth 4.0.
The Jelly phones have 8MP rear cameras and 2MP front
cameras. There’s also a separate microSD card slot for up to 32GB of removable
storage. The phone should work with AT&T or T-Mobile in the US, but not
Verizon or Sprint.
Color options include white, black, and blue. And
while the phone’s tiny size and low-res display might make for a
less-than-stellar experience for gaming, web browsing, or news reading, there
are a few upshots. The phone won’t take up much space in your pocket or
your bag. It can also fit into an armband more comfortably than some larger
phones if you like to take your phone running. The
hardware’s not very power hungry: Uniherz says you should be able to get up to
3 days of battery life.
If the phone looks familiar, that’s because it bears
a more than passing resemblance to an older model called the Micro X. But
Uniherz notes that the new model runs a newer version of Android, has more
memory and storage, a bigger battery, higher-resolution cameras, and other
upgrades.
