From Ars Technica · · 1m 40s
Enough Phone bets people will buy smaller smartphones
A new startup launches a 5.3-inch phone on Kickstarter, testing whether consumers' desire for compact devices translates into actual purchases.
In brief
A new startup launches a 5.3-inch phone on Kickstarter, testing whether consumers' desire for compact devices translates into actual purchases. Enough Phone launches a compact five point three inch smartphone on Kickstarter at three hundred ninety nine dollars, betting that people who say they want smaller phones will…
The small phone question
Early smartphones had three point five inch screens. Today's phones are much larger. People say they want smaller devices, but will they actually buy one?
Enough Phone launches today
Enough Phone begins taking preorders today with a five point three inch screen, the smallest it could find with decent performance. The company is betting consumers will choose it.
Practical specs, not flagship
The phone has a MediaTek Dimensity 7500 processor, eight gigabytes of memory, one hundred twenty eight gigabytes of storage, a single rear camera, and a polycarbonate body.
Removable battery, thicker design
The Enough Phone has almost the same footprint as the iPhone thirteen Mini but is thicker. The battery is user-replaceable, requiring only a few screws to remove the back cover.
Two software options
The phone ships with Android seventeen or OdysseyOS, a streamlined de-Googled version that behaves like a dumbphone and does not even have a browser.
Pricing and timeline
Early backers pay three hundred ninety nine dollars, rising to four hundred forty nine and then four hundred ninety nine dollars.The final MSRP is five hundred ninety nine dollars.
Unproven company, long commitment
This is Enough Phone's first device under its own brand, though the team has designed hardware for other companies as an original design manufacturer.
The big picture
Enough Phone launches a compact five point three inch smartphone on Kickstarter at three hundred ninety nine dollars, betting that people who say they want smaller phones will actually buy one.
