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The Nokia Classic phones are probably the closest released phone that fits this criteria so far. I recently got a Nokia 105 (2017) for my parents as the bespok
by fyfy18 8y ago
The Nokia Classic phones are probably the closest released phone that fits this criteria so far.
I recently got a Nokia 105 (2017) for my parents as the bespoke charger on their old phone broke, and it was cheaper to get a new phone. I played with it a bit, and as far as a phone goes it's top notch for making calls, but the lack of even basic apps like maps or messaging (other than SMS) make it pretty limited.
The phone has a grand total of 4MB of RAM in contrast with the latest smart phones which have up to 6GB. Android is too bloated as an OS for feature phones, but I'd love to see a new platform come out designed for limited RAM (maybe a few hundred megabytes) which it's easy to develop apps for, yet still produces devices that last for a week or two on a single charge. In developing countries these phones are still pretty popular, and from the comments people are posting here would go down pretty well with the HN croud.
- jaclaz 8y agoIt is all a matter of what you want a device to do (I know it seems obvious). I had a couple of what you could call a "smartphone" before "smartphone" existed (Sony Ericsson P900/P910), which anyway had a battery that normally lasted a couple days. I have an (ageing) Samsung Note, but what I now use daily (since a few years) and carry with me at all times a Nokia 1280: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_1280 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_1280 I can make and receive calls and SMS', it is tiny and extremely robust, it has been dropped countless times without any damage (shell and battery just "explode" and you have to find all the pieces and then reassemble it), battery lasts days, it simply fills most of my needs, without having to carry with me at all times a (bulky and fragile) smartphone.
- vageli 8y ago> I have an (ageing) Samsung Note, but what I now use daily (since a few years) and carry with me at all times a Nokia 1280 Curious to hear what carrier you use it on. 2G options in the US at least are severely limited.
- jaclaz 8y agoIn EU 2G is just fine (yet?), Italy here, but never had problems in EU and near countries.
- rjsw 8y agoI have a Nokia 130. Really good for making calls and I use the FM radio and audio player a lot. I had to order mine from the Czech Republic.