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Jelly Star review: A 3-inch Android phone — the smallest in production.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2023·$259
Overall
48/100
Class rank
#2 of 2
Tier
Niche
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

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

42/100

42/100 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.

TypeIPS LCD
Size3.0 inches
Resolution480 × 854 px

02Camera

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for niche phones of 2023.

Main48 MP Sony IMX582, f/1.79
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

56/100

56/100 puts it above the 53-point average for niche phones of 2023.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio G99 (6 nm)
RAM8 GB LPDDR4X
Storage256 GB

04Battery

50/100

50/100 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.

Capacity2,000 mAh
Wired10 W

05Build

68/100

68/100 trails the 73-point cohort average for niche phones of 2023.

06Pocketability

100/100

100/100 — right at the average for niche phones of 2023.

07Value

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 62-point average for niche phones of 2023.

What works
  • 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.
What doesn't
  • 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? .