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by cpdomina 1672 days ago
I have been using a Cubot Mini (4") for sometime now (1+ year), and am pretty happy with the experience overall. Feels so good to have a phone that fits in any pocket.

https://cubot.net/Smartphones/king-kong-mini/8

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I was interested until I saw Android 9. That seems to be the common problem with a lot of these older phones: dated software. We have a car with android auto integration that actually finally works well with h android 11 and better with 12. 9 and 10 were the reason we paid for the built in navigation in the infotainment system.
Just noticed they have a new version with android 10: https://cubot.net/Smartphones/KingKong-mini-2
I see visible screws on the backside.

Is it possible to screw a belt clip there? And I don't mean in a case, but physically attached to the back of the phone with screws?

Some Chinese work phones have that feature, and it's stupidly addictive to be able to clip your phone anywhere!

The screws have a very easy direct access, I can see them being repurposed for other means with a bit of effort.
Looks tempting... two questions: 1. How's the keyboard? I'm specifically wondering about this because at the taller aspect ration the screen is narrower than that of an iPhone 5. 2. How's the battery life? It's obviously not a phone that's designed for hanging out on social media all day, but I'd like to be able to make a few phone/WhatsApp calls without having to run for the nearest charger.
The keyboard is a little small, and does take a bit to get used. Not recommended for big fingers.

Battery life is pretty good; I charge it at night, and usually is half-battery. My usage is pretty decent, but mostly on wifi.

Looks as exactly the right phone for me. But the amazon comments say it would break after some month/weeks. I can imagine that happens when you treat is as a phone for a construction area, as it looks. But maybee it just dies because it's bad quality. Does anyone have experience with the phone?
Can you install AOSP/Lineage on that phone?
Seems it uses a Mediatek chip, so probably not.
:(