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Sadly, still on Android 8.1. If anyone is looking for small Android device with a bit more recent Android version, check out upcoming Unihertz Jelly 2 https://w

by butz 6y ago

Sadly, still on Android 8.1. If anyone is looking for small Android device with a bit more recent Android version, check out upcoming Unihertz Jelly 2 https://www.ogadget.com/x/jelly-2 https://www.ogadget.com/x/jelly-2

cannam 6y ago
Hm, some interesting design decisions with the Jelly 2 there. In particular, if that comparison table is right, it's more than 16mm thick - I daresay none of us have seen anything like that since the flip-phone days. And the payoff is that you get quite a chunky battery for the size. I imagine there must be a few people here who would happily take that.
- GekkePrutser 6y ago
  I have the Jelly 1 and am very happy with it. Will definitely go for the Jelly 2. Thickness isn't so much an issue because the phone is so small. It usually lives in the 'coincatcher' in my pocket and I hardly notice it's there. Only issues are battery life and low specs (and no fingerprint!) but the Jelly 2 will solve that. But the Palm doesn't solve any of those issues. No fingerprint scanner. Only 800mAh battery (Jelly 2 has 2000). Much lower specs, 28nm SoC. Single SIM. Just nope.
  - frabbit 6y ago
    I found the GPS accuracy left a bit to be desired.
    - frabbit 6y ago
      UPDATE: according the promo video on their facebook page this one has "improved GPS". No tech details on what that means. https://www.facebook.com/getJelly/videos/3438043796208898/ https://www.facebook.com/getJelly/videos/3438043796208898/
ourmandave 6y ago
I had an original Unihertz Jelly and the battery life was just miserable. At least you could swap them. Scrolling through forums, I don't think they ever fixed that. Hopefully on the Jelly 2? Currently on a Unihertz Atom. Battery life is better but it's sealed like an iphone. The Atom starts on Android 8.1 but get regular updates and it's v9 now. Maybe Palm plans the same thing?
illuminated 6y ago
The Jelly 2 phone seems much more compelling than the Palm phone. Better in all areas.
- MiddleEndian 6y ago
  As someone who has a Palm Phone and looked at the previous Unihertz offerings but found the screen size to phone size to be poor, I think the Palm Phone is still more accessible due to the screen resolution of 720x1280 and a 3.3" screen on a phone that's basically the same size. The Jelly 2 seems like an improvement over the Jelly 1, but still that resolution of 480x854 is hard to swallow. Although given that there will likely be no Palm Phone 2, I could see myself getting a Jelly 3 or 4 in a few years.
  - illuminated 6y ago
    Yeah, but wouldn't the higher resolution mean a worse battery life at the same time? For such a dimension I wouldn't trade battery for resolution.
    - MiddleEndian 6y ago
      Even on my Palm Phone that is 720p, occasionally programs end up with UI elements overlapping each other when they shouldn't. Going even lower could result in unexpected issues like that.
hijef 6y ago
Damn, if this were out now, I'd buy today.

by butz 6y ago

cannam 6y ago

Hm, some interesting design decisions with the Jelly 2 there. In particular, if that comparison table is right, it's more than 16mm thick - I daresay none of us have seen anything like that since the flip-phone days. And the payoff is that you get quite a chunky battery for the size. I imagine there must be a few people here who would happily take that.

GekkePrutser 6y ago
I have the Jelly 1 and am very happy with it. Will definitely go for the Jelly 2. Thickness isn't so much an issue because the phone is so small. It usually lives in the 'coincatcher' in my pocket and I hardly notice it's there. Only issues are battery life and low specs (and no fingerprint!) but the Jelly 2 will solve that. But the Palm doesn't solve any of those issues. No fingerprint scanner. Only 800mAh battery (Jelly 2 has 2000). Much lower specs, 28nm SoC. Single SIM. Just nope.
- frabbit 6y ago
  I found the GPS accuracy left a bit to be desired.
  - frabbit 6y ago
    UPDATE: according the promo video on their facebook page this one has "improved GPS". No tech details on what that means. https://www.facebook.com/getJelly/videos/3438043796208898/ https://www.facebook.com/getJelly/videos/3438043796208898/

ourmandave 6y ago

I had an original Unihertz Jelly and the battery life was just miserable. At least you could swap them. Scrolling through forums, I don't think they ever fixed that. Hopefully on the Jelly 2? Currently on a Unihertz Atom. Battery life is better but it's sealed like an iphone. The Atom starts on Android 8.1 but get regular updates and it's v9 now. Maybe Palm plans the same thing?

illuminated 6y ago

The Jelly 2 phone seems much more compelling than the Palm phone. Better in all areas.

MiddleEndian 6y ago
As someone who has a Palm Phone and looked at the previous Unihertz offerings but found the screen size to phone size to be poor, I think the Palm Phone is still more accessible due to the screen resolution of 720x1280 and a 3.3" screen on a phone that's basically the same size. The Jelly 2 seems like an improvement over the Jelly 1, but still that resolution of 480x854 is hard to swallow. Although given that there will likely be no Palm Phone 2, I could see myself getting a Jelly 3 or 4 in a few years.
- illuminated 6y ago
  Yeah, but wouldn't the higher resolution mean a worse battery life at the same time? For such a dimension I wouldn't trade battery for resolution.
  - MiddleEndian 6y ago
    Even on my Palm Phone that is 720p, occasionally programs end up with UI elements overlapping each other when they shouldn't. Going even lower could result in unexpected issues like that.

hijef 6y ago

Damn, if this were out now, I'd buy today.