I live in America and am on Mint Mobile. I am totally blind and use an external keyboard. I own a Galaxy A15, and while it works well, it's simply too large and wide for my needs, especially when I need to hold it to use Seeing AI (for scanning printed materials). My specifications shouldn't be too difficult to find, and yet, they are.

Android 14 or 15. Technically, I can go as low as 12, but I would really rather not.
Upgradable if possible.
Comes with Talkback pre-installed (or able to have someone install it). I have also heard of MicroG, an alternative to Google services that allows such apps to be installed, so that could work as well.
No larger than the iPhone SE 2022, unless by a tiny amount. Smaller is fine.
Headphone jack.

I am considering the Jelly Max, the Fonepia Q10, and the Minimal Phone. Has anyone here tried any of these in the United States? I don't think the Max has a headphone jack, but as much as I want one, I would be willing to sacrifice it if necessary. I know almost nothing about the Q10. The Minimal contains a real qwerty keyboard, so I wouldn't need to carry one. I don't care what they do with the screen, since I can't see it.

Am I missing any other good phones? I would like to keep this undder $350 at the most, preferably under $300 (Minimal might cost more, but could be worth it).

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Unihertz Jelly Max is a small phone with a big(ger) display (crowdfunding)

At a time when smartphone displays have gotten so big that it can be hard to tell the difference between a big phone and a small tablet, Unihertz continues to sell a line of small-screen phones under its Jelly line of products. Some have screens so small that they’re barely usable. 
The new Unihertz Jelly Max doesn’t suffer from that […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=170444

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Unihertz Jelly Max is a bigger smartphone that’s still small enough for single-handed use

Smartphone screens have gotten so big in recent years that there’s a pretty fine line separating phones from tablets. But the Unihertz Jelly line of phones have been keeping the dream of small-screen phones alive. With current models featuring screen sizes measuring 3 inches or less though, that dream might be a bit more of a nightmare when it comes to […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=170240

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