Unihertz Jelly 2
Verified1 review
The perfect small mobile phone – The Jelly 2 is a great phone. It does everything well in a small package: a screen size of 3" and only 1.6 cm thick! This is as powerful as a full sized phone only shrunk down to fit easily fit in a pocket or in a holster on your belt. Despite the small size there are no compromises on performance: It's got an 8 core CPU (Helio P60 2 GHz). 6 GB memory and 128 GB storage It has no problems running every program I've ever tried.
Reception is very good with a large range of supported frequencies. So there were no problems using this phone in Australia. SAR (Specific Absorption Rating) can be either good or bad depending on what you have turned on. It's very low if you have everything turned off... but high if you have everything turned on. Fortunately if you have everything turned on (watching videos?) you're likely to have the phone well away from your head and it's unlikely to be much of a hazard? https://fccid.io/2AK6CJELLY2/RF-Exposure-Info/SAR-Test-report-4899359
A 2000 mah battery has no trouble lasting an entire day with normal use: Internet, email, video, calls, etc... It is possible to run out of battery life but only if you turn on everything e.g. wifi, bluetooth (v4.2), location, hotspot and data (with lots of browsing). My phone often has >62% battery left after midnight so it should last 2 days with light use?
The camera is 16 Mp (back) and 8 Mp (front)... which takes OK photos but struggles as the light drops. It's probably why it struggles with QR codes sometimes? It's the one area of the phone that could be improved.
The screen resolution is 480x854 pixels which works just fine on such a small phone. You can do all normal tasks on the screen: Remember you can increase the font size if the default is not to your liking?
The phone sports a USB C connector and a headphone jack.
It can handle up to 2 nano SIM's.
It includes facial recognition and a fingerprint scanner... which work about 70% of the time. The other 30% you have to use your 4 digit pin number: Facial recognition works OK if you remember to show your face to the phone. The fingerprint scanner works OK if you don't have wet or dirty fingers... and the lens is clean.
A wrap around case and screen protector came with this phone but they aren't standard. The case and screen protector do a good job of protecting the phone so it's worth purchasing them with the phone.
The phone lives in a belt holster, purchased off Ebay, which provides further protection.
In the car there's a magnetic disk on the dash which the phone attaches to when driving: Via a metal disk stuck to the back of the phone
Currently it's running Android 10 and as Unihertz bring out regular firmware updates it's likely to remain up to date.
Here's a link to the specifications: https://www.gsmchoice.com/en/compare/unihertz-jelly2-vs-unihertz-jelly/
The price is <$300 retail which is great considering all the features.
The Jelly 2 is perfection in a tiny package.
I love my Jelly 2!!!
:-) P.S. I also own the original Jelly phone... and a later iteration called the Atom (a ruggedised waterproof version) which are all brilliant phones but had a battery half this size and cameras that aren't as good.
Purchased in for $220.
ProductReview.com.au has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence our content moderation policies in any way, though ProductReview.com.au may earn commissions for products/services purchased via affiliate links.