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I did this recently with a Nokia 105. It's amazing how much space it has cleared up in my life, and how distorted the relationship with the phone has become- i
by LastZactionHero 9y ago
I did this recently with a Nokia 105.
It's amazing how much space it has cleared up in my life, and how distorted the relationship with the phone has become- it's supposed to be a tool that works for me, right?
I wrote some thoughts on it:
https://medium.com/@LastZactionHero/quitting-the-smartphone-or-a-review-of-the-nokia-105-292d9f1aba1b https://medium.com/@LastZactionHero/quitting-the-smartphone-...
- notadoc 9y agoAdmittedly, I envy you. I still use an iPhone, which I justify for work and the camera. But I know it's a problematic item, and I am very aware that it is bad for me and was designed and optimized to interfere constantly by interjecting nonsense into the brain. It's a very tough habit to break. When I really think about it, the camera is likely what I'd miss most. That's the true convenience offered by a smartphone. I imagine if someone released a new dumb phone that happened to have an amazing camera onboard, it would generate substantial interest.
- eropple 9y agoA phone with the processing power to be an amazing camera is going to have a hard time not packing on "smartphone" features.
- LastZactionHero 9y agoWould also reduce the 1 month battery life :) It's been a good reason to bring the old DSLR back out.
- memossy 9y agoOne good compromise is to get a Sony Z5 Compact and enable Ultra Stamina mode. Switches off most smartphone features, keeps 20 Mp camera, gets you a week of battery life etc in a compact, waterproof case. Very cheap second hand now.