Honestly? I'm a fan of this company. It seems like they just make phones that break the universal "palm-sized glass rectangle" meta that's completely subsumed all designs. I remember when I was a kid, there was so much diversity in phone designs! Sliding keyboards, folding screens, the little trackball on blackberries, etc. Now, it feels like the only variation available is size/OS/camera/CPU.<p>I'm currently using their Jelly 2, which is a smartphone that's just exactly tiny enough to do all the things I need and no more. The screen is 3", and the tiny form factor is still enough for what I want to use my phone for: messaging, calls, all my music apps, all my podcast/audiobook apps, maps/transit schedules, checking email. What the tiny screen is NOT enough for is content consumption - and that's the point. Such a simple idea, but it's worked wonders for my phone addiction. I just do all that on an actual computer now, where it's much more manageable and not constantly in my pocket.<p>Anyways, the 22,000 mAh phone looks like a miss to me, but I really respect that they're trying to do something different.
Once again...[0] at least say "22Ah Phone", but seriously just market the phone on the <i>actual energy capacity</i>, which amp hours <i>are not</i>.<p>This is an "82Wh Phone", assuming they're using a standard lithium ion battery in a normal configuration, which is a lot of assumption.<p>Watt hour is an actual unit of energy.<p>22 thousand thousandths of an amp hour is a <i>ridiculous</i> use of units, and it doesn't <i>actually</i> tell you how much energy the battery holds.<p>[0]: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33891055" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33891055</a>
Be aware though that unihertz is exceptionally bad at updates.<p>I had the original jelly (non-pro) and they didn't even provide the Android 8 Oreo update they promised in the Kickstarter. Only the pro version got that but it was promised for both.<p>Also security updates were few and far between. Only buy this if you don't care about updates at all.<p>With their later models there have been a lot of quality concerns, like the rugged Atom losing rubber parts and getting water in the camera despite being sold as waterproof. I didn't get that one but I followed the Kickstarter comments waiting to buy it in case it turned out really good.
Don't go near Unihertz. I have an atom xl, and it's the worst phone I've ever had. It's riddled with major bugs. Their support completely sucks. Their business model seems to be focusing 100% of their r&d budget on new phones, and ignoring existing models.
This is dumb, once you're no longer trying to make the phone paper-thin, why keep the battery non-removable? Just give me a phone that runs on a couple of swappable 18650's and call it a day. I don't need 22000 mah. Make an snap-on enclosure for more 18650s if people want that.
Reminds me of the hilarious Energizer Phone.<p><a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/14045/energizer-power-max-p18k-pop-with-18000-mah-battery-at-mwc-2019" rel="nofollow">https://www.anandtech.com/show/14045/energizer-power-max-p18...</a>
Just buy a dang external battery pack charger. All these phones remind me of something ill see at 5 below in the future. The worst part about these phones is the extreme lack of software updates,patches,and security fixes. This phone is for fools.
Maybe this is my light-sensitive headache speaking, but I think I would live in fear of accidentally turning the flashlight on. That is a freaking monster.
I wouldn't trust a phone that isn't from a big name, seems like software updates might be a bit lacking.<p>As far as hardware goes, looks great, aside from the lack of microSD. If they really need space I'd rather they ditch 3.5mm and FM radio.<p>Also, this doesn't have UWB or a stylus.
I don’t know what that means to me (as a consumer), and between the obnoxious hard to hide chat window and the bright, garish graphics instead of a description, I’m not impressed.