Unihertz
Unihertz Jelly Star
A credit-card-sized Android with a see-through back and a headphone jack.
Shipping Hardware-induced friction
$220
$219.99 direct from Unihertz, marked down from $229.99. Dumb Wireless listed it at $219 and is sold out.
- TypeSlab
- SoftwareAndroid
- Screen3" LCD
- Network2G / 3G / 4G
- Introduced 2023
Software and apps
- Operating system
- Android 13, upgradable to Android 16
- App store
- Full app store
- Web browser
- Yes
- Yes
- Sideloading
- Yes
- Yes
- Spotify
- Yes
- Podcasts
- Yes
- Apple Music
- Yes
- Your own MP3s
- Yes
- RCS messaging
- Yes
- Group texts
- Yes
- Android Auto
- Yes
- Maps
- Yes: Google Maps, HERE, Waze
- Rideshare
- Yes: Uber, Lyft
Hardware
- Form factor
- Bar (mini slab)
- Screen
- 3 inch 480x854 LCD under Panda Glass.
- Camera
- Yes
- Battery
- 2,000 mAh not user-replaceable
- USB-C
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- Yes
- Weight
- 116 g
Connectivity
- Network
- 2G / 3G / 4G2G, 3G and 4G. No 5G, whatever some listings say. There is no band 71 either, so T-Mobile's 600MHz low band is not covered.
- VoLTE
- Yes
- SIM
- Dual SIM + microSDTwo nano SIM slots, the second shared with microSD, so it is two SIMs or one SIM plus a card. No eSIM.
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- Yes
- Bands
- 2G GSM: 2/3/5/8 | 3G WCDMA: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | 3G CDMA2000: BC0/BC1 | 4G FDD-LTE: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28A/28B/66 | 4G TDD-LTE: 34/38/39/40/41
- Works on
- T-Mobile, Verizon
- Carriers
- Sold unlocked. Unihertz's own US compatibility list names T-Mobile and Verizon outright, marks AT&T as working only with whitelisted models (the Jelly 2 and Titan 2, not this one), and flags most US MVNOs as varying by region and city. Because the phone is not Verizon-certified, Unihertz says a new Verizon SIM has to be activated in another handset first. It also refuses returns over carrier compatibility.
Where to get one
- Regions
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Latin America, Ships worldwide
- Countries
- Direct from Unihertz in US, EU, CA, JP and UK/AU/NZ/Asia versions, plus Unihertz's own Amazon and eBay storefronts. Unihertz added Chile, Argentina and Colombia as shipping destinations in March 2025, and its region guide files Mexico under the Other Regions version.
- Amazon
- amazon.comAffiliate link, and a search rather than one listing, because the sellers change. Buying through it pays this site a commission at no extra cost to you.
- Retailer
- dumbwireless.com
- Also sold at
- Unihertz store; Unihertz's official Amazon and eBay storefronts; Dumb Wireless (sold out)
Notes
Small, with a full Android phone underneath. It keeps the headphone jack that the newer Jelly Max drops, and Unihertz began rolling out Android 16 for it at the end of August 2026.
Last updated September 18, 2026.
