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Enough Phone Seeks Crowdfunding for Compact Smartphone
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In Short: A compact smartphone called the Enough Phone has launched a Kickstarter campaign targeting a May 2027 release.
The Enough Phone, a compact smartphone with a 5.3-inch display, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for its production. The campaign aims to reach a $200,000 CAD goal, with the first 250 backers able to pledge at $399, while the company targets a retail price of $599.
The Enough Phone is designed to appeal to users seeking a smaller Android device with modern hardware and a user-replaceable battery. It features a MediaTek Dimensity 7500 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage.
The Enough Phone offers buyers the choice between Android 17 and OdysseyOS, a simplified Android experience developed by Sleke, the company behind the refurbished phone service.
The US company behind the Enough Phone has called the response from customers 'nothing short of extraordinary.'
The Enough Phone aims to fill a niche in the market for compact smartphones, which have largely disappeared from the market, offering a modern alternative to larger devices.
The Kickstarter campaign for the Enough Phone is part of a broader trend in the smartphone industry, with companies like Apple and Samsung also exploring new form factors, such as foldable phones.
What this adds
The Enough Phone offers buyers the choice between Android 17 and OdysseyOS, a simplified Android experience developed by Sleke, the company behind the refurbished phone service.
The Kickstarter campaign for the Enough Phone is part of a broader trend in the smartphone industry, with companies like Apple and Samsung also exploring new form factors, such as foldable phones.
Background
The Enough Phone, a compact smartphone with a 5.3-inch screen, begins taking preorders on Kickstarter today.
The Enough Phone, a compact smartphone with a 5.3-inch display, has launched a Kickstarter campaign with a pledge goal of $200,000 CAD.
What's confirmed
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What's still developing
- The team says software updates are planned through 2032.
- Treat that as a stated plan for a phone that doesn’t work yet, not a guarantee.
- The campaign page is upfront about the hardware in its own photos: The phone in our photos is a non-working prototype.
- The makers of the Sleke phone have launched a Kickstarter for a new model that packs its deliberately low-key feature set into a more compact form factor.
- The two of them cofounded a software startup called Sleke, which sells refurbished phones loaded with OdysseyOS, their minimalist, low-distraction version of Android.
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- Apple’s first folding phone, the iPhone Duo, hit stores around the world on Friday with a price tag of about $2,000 and less of the fanfare that accompanied previous iPhone launches.
- However, its 12mm thickness creates additional room for a replaceable battery.
- Bouchard told BetaKit in a Monday interview that, after building the prototype out of his garage (later his basement when the garage got too cold), the $200,000 CAD goal will pay his three-person team and get the device into the hands of those who are also tired of smartphones by Q1 or Q2 2027.