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Unihertz Jelly 2

7owners with an opinion
83%of verdicts positive
2/0positive/negative since 2024
0happy after 3+ years

Praised for portability and performance; criticized for display.

What people wrote

Likes it
I've been using a Unihertz Jelly (2?) for years. Some of the usual apps are a little tricky in such a small screen, where the keyboard takes up a large portion of visible space, but overall it's a great solution for someone who wants a small smartphone. The battery kept getting worse after recharging, so I eventually replaced it with a new one -- and everything was back to normal.
Neutral
We desperately need 3.5-4 inch phones. My iPhone SE with 4.7 inch screen is too big to use comfortably (I can’t reach the opposite corner with thumb and I am a male with average size hands) and I also have Unihertz Jelly 2 which is 3 inch screen, which is smaller than you’d want, but not unusable. Where is the middle ground? The first iPhones with 3.5-4 inch screen were if a PERFECT size! Why can’t we make nice things anymore?
Doesn’t like it
The iPod is such an underestimated device... I'm still searching for a comparable replacement of my iPod Nano 6G / 7G. The thing is: Even modern Android players throwing tons of features at it, can't really compete with the user experience. Most people only listen to music, so they will never miss the awesome audio book and podcast integration of the whole iPod line (besides the good music ability). The iPod Nano is many years old and still: - Is REALLY small - Already has bluetooth low energy - Supports cable headphone remote controls (EarPods have questionable audio quality, but the remote works absolutely flawless) - Can play a variety of formats for a really long time with a 220mah battery - Supports audio book single files with chapters (m4b format) I modded many iPod Classics with Rockbox and iFlash Quads, but the original interface is hard to beat in terms of audio books. Unfortunately repairing iPod Nanos is really tough compared to the iPod classic 2009 (even this device already supports the cable headphone controls). Currenlty I'm trying to mod an iPod Nano 7G to have a 600mah battery by milling out the backplate, keeping the original BMS and placing an iPod Mini Battery (which fits perfectly in size, when the backplate is milled out). This way I hope I will have the only iPod Nano 7G with interchangeable batteries ;) The best alternative I found so far is the Unihertz Jelly 2(e) Phone with selfhosted Audiobookshelf and different player / sync apps, b…
Likes it
I've been running unihertz jelly 2 for ages and it's phenomenal. The only two annoyances I have are no 5g (I'm always tethering my laptop) and that google maps scooter mode just isn't available on this phone and there's basically no solution to get it working (and I'm hard pressed to figure out whose fault that is - google for failing to recognize the device location? Unihertz for failing to indicate my location correctly?)