Balmuda Phone unveiled with 4.9” display, pebble-shaped design

16 November 2021
Pre-orders in Japan start tomorrow for JPY 104,800 ($916).

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Very interesting device, the specs are decent and the design looks nice despite the punch hole with bezels not making much sense. The price is ridiculous for what it is.
The idea of a compact flagship should have been trending since the iPhone mini debut last year but even apple struggles with it, and what we see today are those giant slabs getting bigger at every generation.

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    • AnonD-731363
    • SH3
    • 16 Nov 2021

    Knew Sony is insanely overpriced as always and now other Japanese company will be even more overpriced.

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      • SA007
      • rK$
      • 16 Nov 2021

      SA007, 16 Nov 2021Three gripes: 1. Huge top and bottom bezels on a punchhole... more+The battery should've been bigger...at least 3500 or 4000 mAh

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        • SA007
        • rK$
        • 16 Nov 2021

        Three gripes:
        1. Huge top and bottom bezels on a punchhole display
        2. SD 765 is slightly dated now (but still capable!)
        3. The pricing: they are definitely making triple digit profit margins at those prices!

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          • Zero
          • Pcn
          • 16 Nov 2021

          Sreeder37, 16 Nov 20214.9in, Snapdragon 765, 6gb ram & 128gb storage, 2500mah... moreThe concept and model is fine... now expecting Xiaomi o a chinese brand giving those specs with less than 300 dollars. A compact phone is not bad.
          Or at 400 dollars with Snapdragon 780 instead.

          If is Mediatek with Dimensity 920 and 250 dollars.

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            • Tio
            • xhp
            • 16 Nov 2021

            Wtf 900 bucks?!?!?

              4.9in, Snapdragon 765, 6gb ram & 128gb storage, 2500mah over $900 lol

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                • Shiny Dave
                • mpm
                • 16 Nov 2021

                talha5007, 16 Nov 2021everything good and refreshing except 2 things, punch hole ... moreApparently Balmuda are famous for that kind of pricing.

                Would love to see someone mainstream do this "2021 phone in a 2013 body" just as an alternative though. I know two friends for whom it'd become an instant recommendation, especially if it also came with better updates than the Zenfone 8...

                  Sony might release a compact flagship again... Their last compact phone matching the size of this Balmuda phone was released in 2017: the Xperia XZ1 Compact.

                    everything good and refreshing except 2 things, punch hole even tho there's huge bezels, and the price. i'm sure they mistyped the price here.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • nmC
                      • 16 Nov 2021

                      Looks are subjective - I love the design. It has that Japanese minimalism going on. I'm also glad someone made a curved-back phone, wasn't LG the last one to make those like 5-6 years ago?
                      I only wish there was no notch... Maybe those slim, symmetrical bezels didn't have enough space for the sensor/lens? At least it's a very pocketable phone.
                      Either way, this is Balmuda we're talking, a premium Japanese brand - the Japanese Apple of appliances so to speak, so the price is understandable.

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                        • GrahamD
                        • nE0
                        • 16 Nov 2021

                        The 2000s called and wanted their phone back...

                          Wkk, 16 Nov 2021Finaly something fresh...looking good. hope this hit in... moreyeah, its over 3 times that you're wishing for

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                            • TX{
                            • 16 Nov 2021

                            Looks good even tough it's dumb to have so much bezel and then have punch hole screen.
                            The rear is good without the dumb camera pump that all phones have these days. Well now they have holes in the back for camera so it makes me think why they need all the pumps on other phones. But the price of it just dont make any sense. Like 900 for a SD765 phone. To be honest i would think even 250 euro be a bit too much for this phone

                              Omg finally, i hate over 5.5 inch phones (which around 99% of smartphones these days). I love the size and how it looks and the back curve, hopefully it's waterproof as well. Though $916?? Isn't that way too expensive?

                                It's pretty ugly.

                                  That is really cute! I agree with the other comment of something fresh in design. Really like it a lot. Will sell well this will. Great thing about Android is the choice of designs like this one...

                                    Though i crave for small sized phones but this is a dumb design.. Plastic. 900+USD. With all the bezels, why punch hole again?.. Thank God it's for Japanese market only

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                                      • Wkk
                                      • pXC
                                      • 16 Nov 2021

                                      Finaly something fresh...looking good.

                                      hope this hit international space, but not at that price.

                                      This really could sell well at 250-300 euros/dollars price range.

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