Did you know that the world’s smallest mobile phone has a space for 300 phone book contacts, 50 SMS messages, among other lower features?

In the world of smartphones, the Zanco Tiny T1, with a tiny 0.49-inch OLED display and weighing in at 13g, is the world’s smallest mobile phone. Released in 2017, the Tiny T1, produced by a United Kingdom phone company, lives up to its name, measuring a minuscule 46.7mm x 21mm x 12mm.

Yet into its petite phone body, the Tiny T1 squeezes in a nano-SIM card and space for 300 phone book contacts, 50 SMS messages and 50 last calls in or out records, as well as a fully functional keyboard.

The 200-mAh battery charges via Micro USB, and Zanco says it should be good for 180 minutes of talk time or three days on standby.

Though, the Zanco Tiny T1 isn’t as feature-packed as even the lowest-end Android smartphone, but it’s a fraction of the size at a little larger than a 50p coin. It’s an impressive feat of engineering by Bradford-born entrepreneur Shazad Talib, a specialist in making phones of tiny proportions.

Funded through Kickstarter, the Tiny T1 when released in 2017 was set to sell for £39, or £30 for ‘early bird’ investors. And why would anyone want such a tiny device? 

For starters, it could serve as a great backup phone that can be popped into a wallet or purse, used for urgent calls when your main phone may be out of battery or broken. Or it could serve as a festival phone – something much cheaper and disposable to expose to the mud and debauchery of certain music festivals that one wouldn’t feel comfortable putting an iPhone X through.

Sources: Meet the world’s smallest mobile phone By Roland Moore-Colyer, published in Trustee Reviews | News Atlas

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