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Jelly is the smallest smartphone we’ve seen in years

When “pocket-sized” really means pocket-sized…

Remember when smartphones were small? Like, actually small? In the rapidly-moving world of tech, genuinely tiny handsets already seem like a thing of the distant past – but this Kickstarter project wants to bring them back. Jelly (out August, from US$79) is a genuinely pocket-sized 4G-wielding Android 7.0 Nougat phone with 1GB or 2GB of RAM and 8GB or 16GB of storage, plus a quad-core processor, 2MP and 8MP cameras, dual SIM capabilities and a dinky 2.5in LCD screen. Those specs aren’t going to blow anyone’s head off, it’s true – but the three-day battery life is a mighty sweet topping. But is a world used to 5in and 6in phones ready for it? We’ll find out soon.

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Tech journalism's answer to The Littlest Hobo, I've written for a host of titles and lived in three different countries in my 15 years-plus as a freelancer. But I've always come back home to Stuff eventually, where I specialise in writing about cameras, streaming services and being tragically addicted to Destiny.

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Cameras, drones, video games, film and TV

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