Jelly Star review: A 3-inch Android phone — the smallest in production.
The smallest Android in production.
Jelly Star is a 3-inch, 116 g micro-phone with a real 48 MP camera and 8 GB RAM — built for buyers wanting a true secondary phone or a digital-detox primary. No mainstream competitor exists; the next-smallest Android is 5.4".
01Display
42/10042/100 is one of the weaker display results among niche phones of 2023 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
50/10050/100 — right at the average for niche phones of 2023.
03Performance
56/10056/100 puts it above the 53-point average for niche phones of 2023.
04Battery
50/10050/100 is one of the weaker battery results among niche phones of 2023 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
68/10068/100 trails the 73-point cohort average for niche phones of 2023.
06Pocketability
100/100100/100 — right at the average for niche phones of 2023.
07Value
64/10064/100 puts it above the 62-point average for niche phones of 2023.
- Smallest Android phone in production.
- 48 MP Sony IMX582 camera in a 3-inch body.
- 8 GB / 256 GB is unreasonable for the size.
- Translucent rear is a real design statement.
- 3-inch screen is unusable for media or browsing.
- 2,000 mAh + 10 W charging.
- No 5G.
- Typing requires patience.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 2-phone cohort of niche devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .