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Spoot: Spotted Early keeps smartphone in one place: 2 stories so far. The section currently leads with “The Enough Phone shrinks back to a size your thumb actually remembers” and “Motorola wants sixteen hundred bucks for a phone that looks like a spider”. The Enough Phone has a 5.3-inch display. Motorola wants sixteen hundred bucks for a phone that looks like a spider, and honestly? Spoot: Spotted Early New things, caught while they're still new and a little weird. Spoot finds fresh gadgets, clever inventions, crowdfunding campaigns,… The list below is every smartphone story on Spoot: Spotted Early, newest first.
The Enough Phone shrinks back to a size your thumb actually remembers
The Enough Phone has a 5.3-inch display. Your thumb remembers that size. It remembers because phones used to be this small, back before everything turned into a slab that requires two hands and a cargo pocket. Brennan Jordan and Austin Boer are making this thing, and they're halfway to their $250,000 Kickstarter goal in one day. That tells you something. People are hungry for a phone they can actually hold. The specs sound genuinely thoughtful: a 3,500mAh user-replaceable battery, 8GB of RAM, a 50-megapixel Sony sensor on the rear. It runs stock Android or the minimalist OdysseyOS, your choice. I want to know who blinks first, the backers or the shipping date. Also, if you liked Lutra's new camera that sees through itself, you'll probably enjoy watching this one squirm through the crowdfunding gauntlet.
Motorola wants sixteen hundred bucks for a phone that looks like a spider
Motorola wants sixteen hundred bucks for a phone that looks like a spider, and honestly? That green is so nice I can almost forgive the camera bump for having eight eyes. The Signature 27 is Motorola's first real attempt at a no-compromise slab flagship in years, and it's finally taking on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra instead of just making foldables that look good. The company has nailed the Razr's design, but this is different, this is daring to charge premium money without the nostalgia crutch. I'm curious whether the specs match the price tag, or if this is just a pretty face with a creepy back.