Jelly Star vs Palm Phone - The Phablet Rebellion Bekons

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Here I compare two of the nicest truly small phones on the market; the Palm Phone PVG100 and the Unihertz Jelly Star.
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[@yaxl]

Wow, you're the only reviewer mentioning Jelly Star's front notification LED. It's a criminally underrated feature for a phone to have.

[@Roos-Reviews]

Yes, why that simple, useful and cheap-to-implement feature was abandoned by almost all manufacturers is a mystery to me.

[@alvinz9]

This was a great video, thanks for putting them all side by side at the start

[@Roos-Reviews]

Hey, I'm happy it helped.

[@FullBeardSk8]

came here for a phone comparison and ended up on an emotional journey that has me reconsidering my values, interesting way to approach a simple comparison friend lol

[@armouroscardear]

so sad for the jelly. how could you after praiseing it for 8 minutes you tern around and ask the other phone to the prom! heartbreak

[@tokhote]

Looks, always looks 😔

[@thibaultredier9516]

Got the Palm phone for 2 years now, it's a pain in the ass not gonna lie, considering buying the Jelly Star

[@Roos-Reviews]

Surviving with it for 2 years is honourable. I'm very happy with the Star - life is easier now, but I keep the flame alive for a PVG200 some day.

[@Ludicrouscompany3839]

You should definitely look into the Jelly Star - I use it as my daily driver and it's phenomenal!

[@gt2rs911romeo]

Palm phone is 6 years old I had one many years ago. Great phone, trash battery

[@HuaweVarez]

​@@Ludicrouscompany3839 help please

[@Lynnfield3440]

I'm still rocking my 2016SE, but it won't be to long before I might need to find another tiny phone that can do anything. So I'm looking at some of these right now. I will use the 2016SE for as long as I can, because it really is one of the best phones ever made.

[@tomconnors8165]

Have had my jelly star about 4 months now and it has been a great phone, I love it. For the back lights, you can set them to blink on notification even if the phone is on mute which is a useful feature for me.

[@Roos-Reviews]

Yes, what a brilliant phone. I use the little notification LED for mine. Imagine a phone coming out these days with a headphone jack, a notification LED and even a built-in radio, when the biggest phone manufacturers in the world can't even do one of those with their $1,500 phones.

[@K3zz21]

Had the palm for like a week and hated it lol. The jelly pro was pretty good. The jelly star seems promising.

[@keifer1301]

I “upgraded” from a flip phone to the Palm several years ago. I resisted moving to a smartphone specifically because of the ridiculous size of most phones. I can confirm every issue you identified with the Palm. I think the battery life is the worst offender. I only use the phone for calls and texts, and for away-from-home activities, so I can get close to two days of battery life with the Mophie Juice Pack on good (no calls) days. And, unless someone miniaturizes an iPhone, I’ll hunt long and hard to replace the Palm when dies.

[@DavideBevilacqua]

I only saw the intro so far but I feel the urge to make 3 alt accounts (at minimum) to upvote this video ❤

[@Hendika]

your voice is very calming btw

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

Is it a real voice or an AI voice?

[@roachtoasties]

Good video. I wouldn't buy either, just because I don't need them, but it I was it would be the Jelly Star for many reasons you mentioned. The Palm Phone while it might look smarter, is slow, battery issues, and hasn't been updated.

[@mariararaulala]

Palm made one of the biggest letdown in smallphones history. They could have done so much better.

[@stanhry]

Palm seems to not keep updated and improving. From a former Palm pre owner. No Long term plan

[@randbproductions]

As an owner of the palm. The design is nearly flawless. The usability however, is abysmal. Jelly wins hands down.

[@Roos-Reviews]

You summed it up perfectly.

[@TheEmoProphet]

wow great job with the video!!

[@igortarnavsky8716]

Thanks a lot for this video! I came across another Uniherz phone that seems interesting - Atom L. Would be great if you make a review on that one too

[@jier9904]

yessss, somehow phone size has become the 'phablet' size several years ago, and there's no one making a decently small phone anymore (maybe no one's buying?), even Palm phone here is too small, I think the 1st or 2nd phone in the comparison at the beginning are the perfect sizes, we can even get more screen real estate by removing the bezels.

[@capjus]

im happy people like me exists.. i also own palm and switched mainly to jelly 2, happy so much about it, although i like both

[@cuz129]

What a clever and entertaining review!

[@zo2ahy]

The Palm Phone hardware is so good. If only it ran modern Android and was thicker to add more battery... )`:

[@vitaminjuk]

Thanks for this video, good to see you're hosting the small phone club here in the comments! I have a Jelly 2, the Star wasn't enough of an upgrade, then I convinced myself I could switch to the "small" Zenfone 10 - it's enormous and it just doesn't inspire any joy in me! I'm hoping for a Jelly 3 that's a bit bigger but with smaller bezels and a bit more classy build, then it would be the best of all worlds! Or the Small Android Phone project but that looks like it's stalled :(

[@Roos-Reviews]

I have my fingers crossed for exactly the same thing. The Jelly Star is my favourite phone in years but it is too small for me. Typing is not very fun. A slightly larger, slimmer Jelly 3 would be fantastic.

[@joshsalvation6225]

I’ve only used the Palm, haven’t tried the Jelly Star yet. What’s keeping me from forking out the money for it, is the chunky build. I like the slim “premium” design of the Palm. Also it’s the display, with a 720p high ppi, the screen looks fantastic. But the battery life has got to be its biggest problem. With life mode on, battery definitely can last, but I need to be able to receive calls and texts in case of an emergency.

[@Roos-Reviews]

I felt exactly the same. I never used life mode because what's the point in having a phone if no one can reach me in an emergency? Thanks to a recent commenter I just learned about the Rakuten Mini. It is like a slightly larger version of the Palm Phone with a bit better performance and a bit better battery life. I'm trying to get hold of one.

[@will8127]

just truth. i want a palm phone badlky, but battery life is gonna be an issue. i love the jelly phones too though. some nice, small phone alternatives now a days are things like the Blackview N6000, doogee s mini, unihertz atom, stuff like that. But You cant beat how thin and small the Palm is. I can even get over the performance and maybe, just maybe ignore the battery life proiblem because it just looks that good.

[@Roos-Reviews]

I think the Palm phone is one of the most beautiful phones ever made. The build quality is stunning. I tried to live with it and managed for about a year, but it was difficult. If you're the kind of person who doesn't use your phone very much it could still work for you.

[@blacksmith0117]

You missed qin 3 ultra.(5.0 inch compact phone, but still big for small phone users). I'm using jelly2 now, but 3.6~ 4.0 inch is perfect size for one hand. Last year, and the year before, my wish was 4.0 inch Android phone. This year, my wish is still 4.0 inch Android phone.

[@Roos-Reviews]

I wanted the Qin, but it doesn't support enough cellular bands for my country and I heard the touch screen has problems with sensitivity.

[@LezZeppelinFanPage-nm1ly]

I got a palm about 4 years ago. I thought I could use it to leave my Samsung at home. Awful battery. Great video and narration

[@jeramzPC]

Great review

[@valhakun]

Man, I really feel your pain. Sick and tired of large phones. Driving my original SE into the ground, but some apps aren't working so well with it these days. Looking at my options on the market and it sresses me out so much... 😓

[@christhompson2509]

Great video, does anyone know if the Jelly Star can do Verizon texts? Had the 2e which was almost perfect except it didn't do Verizon texts...

[@Seandaguy]

If I buy the jelly star , can I transfer all my data from my iPhone 11 to it ? , like you can do with modern phones?

[@neetch7354]

how do you get so many icons to show on the jelly star? i only get 3 icons per row even when selecting smallest icon size

[@Roos-Reviews]

I use the Nova launcher.

[@anaj23andaravind37]

1:24 Waterproof or wayer resistant

[@aprilhansen3439]

Hmm your voice is so calm

[@dustindewind3806]

I used the Palm for about 3 months as a daily. I plugged it in for about 15 minutes mid day and always got home with plenty of battery. Then I learned how to Jailbreak iphone and for the last couple of years I use the 1st gen SE. gets through the day fine. So customized it’s perfect!! I still love small phones.

[@Roos-Reviews]

What can you do differently on the jailbroken SE? I still have my SE2016, but can't bear to deal with iTunes when managing my files.

[@dustindewind3806]

@@Roos-Reviews You can do literally ANYTHING you want to. You can load ringtones, pictures , videos or files. You can completely change the look and feel included icons, gestures behaviors, keyboards, and sounds. You can restrict access of any app to anything you want. It’s endless. You can stop any process you don’t want running. You can make it YOUR PHONE and make it do whatever you want. I’m running IOS 14 still because it fits me perfectly.

[@Roos-Reviews]

Thanks for your reply. After Jailbreaking will I be able to drag and drop music files directly onto the phone through windows without having iTunes installed just as I can with my android phones?

[@dustindewind3806]

There’s a program called 3utools for Windows computers. Just this week a Mac version was released. It does require you to load iTunes on your Windows computer but you don’t have to use it. 3utools uses it to access the phone. Open the tool and click on make ringtones. You have to do them 1 by 1 but it only takes a couple of seconds. It converts the files that the phone recognizes. It’s very easy. You can load all your photos onto the computer or flash drive and video.

[@capjus]

Will there be a newer release of jelly star please i hope so

[@corpsious]

yep, probably around july-october 2024 im guessing

[@ConsciousRobot]

If the Palm had the performance and features of the Jelly, I'd almost be tempted to ditch my S24 for it. Or at least have one as a second device. I hate the goofy Jelly design. I'm hopeful someone will make a Palm style device with flagship performance.

[@TatsuyaWow]

my first phone was galaxy ace 2 i like alot iwish they continue them

[@eldren1841]

Xiaomi duoqin 3 ultra exist. It's just that it doesn't has a global release. English and chinese language only. Size: 5"

[@FairplaySid]

I also discovered it for the first time a week ago and was really excited...until I saw availability 😅 Greetings from Germany

[@Bert439]

Seriously i miss small phones give me a bezel less 5 inch smartphone with Android 13, 720p display, 90hz display, a decent mid range chipset, 4gb ram and 64gb storage along with a 3000mAh battery and I'd be all over ut

[@BRelding92]

I think you should have mentioned that the Palm phone is marketed as a 'companion phone'. It's not meant to satisfy all the functions of a regular smartphone but in a smaller form. All I think I really need a smartphone for nowadays is mobile banking and navigation.

[@Roos-Reviews]

In my opinion the original idea of marketing it as a companion phone is partly why it failed. They locked it to a single network, physically modified the SIM tray to remove the eject mechanism so other sims could not easily be used and charged a monthly fee for its companion use. People gave it a shot anyway and found the 95 minute 'screen on' battery life to be too challenging to live with. To shift the many unsold units they dropped the companion idea and sold them unlocked as ordinary smart phones for a third of the original price. But the poor performance and even poorer battery life make it difficult to live with. If they had made it slightly thicker to house a larger battery and not gone down the companion route it might have had a chance as a good mini phone and we might have seen a successor by now.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

Galaxy S10e is considered by some to be a small phone.

[@Roos-Reviews]

Yes, I owned one for a few weeks and returned it for being so big.

[@r.e.s.e.9136]

If yo like the design of the Palm (which has been my phone for almost four years) but hate the battery life (which is its biggest downfall) try to get a Rakuten Mini (C330), which is almost identical in design but slightly bigger (and larger screen)', with a volume button and better battery life. The only problem is, they were designed for the Japanese market only, which makes them tricky to get.

[@Roos-Reviews]

Wow, I had no idea this existed. That looks like the absolute dream. Do you have one?

[@r.e.s.e.9136]

​@@Roos-Reviews I have one but I still need to unlock it, as it's tied to Rakuten (The maker of the phone is Wiko), so the only thing I can't comment on (yet) is the phone's call/network capabilities. The UI is pretty much exactly like the Palm but the bigger screen makes it much better. Also, the processor (snapdragon 439 vs 435) and battery (1250 vs 850) are a step up. I was able to get one via ebay (US), but it took a bit of time as they don't come up that often. Amazon Japan has them as well.

[@firexgaming8469]

Bro we dont have problem till screen size 4.7inch and weight 140gm

[@sleepwalkerZZZ]

Would be nice if Palm and/or Unihertz would watch this video to make what we are ultimately needing. For one, I hate that my Jelly 2 isn't waterproof. I need to uograde to Jelly Star however I do HATE its see through design. I also hate the lights on the back. WHY?!!! My Jelly 2 phone is BEAUTIFUL!!! and sexy looking. Looks professional. While the Jelly Star is probably an uograde that I need the dang thing ( online anyway ) looks like something you might get out of a gumball machine. Childlike. Literally I hate that!!! Hopefully it will look much better in real life since my Jelly 2:does need to be replaced. Maybe I'll be able to find a protective cover for it somewhere that hides its childlike looks. SMH :-/. I DO LOVE MY JELLY 2 and will surely/hopefully love my JELLY STAR other than its looks. I need Jelly Star for a newer version of Android. Hopefully next Jelly will be waterproof along with other pluses mentioned about the Palm. Android version is definitely too old in Palm. As in, I would think, not safe/secure from hackers. Going to order my Jelly Stae now. Great video!!! Thanks.

[@Roos-Reviews]

As soon as I got my jelly star I bought a black protective case. It looks more subtle, hides the lights and adds lots of grip. It cost me about $5 from AliExpress.

[@corpsious]

the jelly star isn't waterproof either fyi. might be worth waiting to see if we get a new iteration this year

[@beerme7845]

@@Roos-Reviews which case did you buy?

[@Roos-Reviews]

If you search AliExpress for Jelly Star TPU case you'll see it. It's just a black TPU case.

[@gustavosantosmendes8048]

What do you think about soyes xs15 ?

[@Roos-Reviews]

It's more of a toy than a usable smart phone.

[@Gilotopia]

Does it run google maps though?

[@Roos-Reviews]

Yes

[@ssupriyanto]

Palm Phone were too old now

[@HoopyAmero]

Really want the jelly star but didn't get it because I worry about cracking the transparent shell. Then they announced the 4.3 inch Tank Mini, a rugged phone. But it has a laser range finder and camping light. Like who's buying these phones? what's your primary demographic Unihertz? Who is out there saying I need a rugged smart phone that's tiny, packed with 12gb of ram! but it has to have a ranger finder and 4 different light source on the back. WHO? They're doing like 75% of what I want but it's the 25% that's turning me off. Guess, I'm waiting for super jelly star 2 tournament edition ex plus alpha with the rear detachable fight stick and mini-sanwa buttons. A phone that doubles are your main fight stick because why not?

[@Roos-Reviews]

I'm just hoping for a phone line the Tank Mini, without the ruggedness, laser, lantern etc. that's much slimmer and cleaner looking. The Qin 3 ultra has my ideal design, but the internals are not adequate.

[@seanhicks8569]

You have lil baby hands.

[@neronebula9006]

Why is your voice so depressed?

[@zo2ahy]

Because the Palm Phone runs ancient Android and has terrible battery life. :(

[@aryax4972]

Bro why do we need phones like this just use a bigger one deal with it

[@reakold]

Not even edge to edge display. The huge chin makes it ugly and looks 10 years old. Very outdated. Phones have got bigger because you use them to watch videos. I love big screens, yes they're hard to hold but look beautiful.

[@Roos-Reviews]

These phones are not for you.

[@Seandaguy]

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[@rayanalsinan]

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