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Where are all the phones that are minimalist in size? We used to have quite small phones in the turn of 90's—00's but now that the smartphones are everywhere,
by yason 16y ago
Where are all the phones that are minimalist in size?
We used to have quite small phones in the turn of 90's—00's but now that the smartphones are everywhere, and even for non-smartphones everyone is assumed to want internet and lots of features, the current phones are so big and come with such a big screens that my first Nokia 1611 has stopped looking like stoneage in comparison.
Something similar to MacBook Air but a phone would be cool.
Thickness closer to 5mm than 10mm. Slightly larger than a USB stick. A clamshell design would be a must to make it long enough to reach both ears and proximity to mouth. Something that you can certainly lose in your pocket, something almost invisible.
We could certainly manufacture those these days.
- bane 16y agoBetter yet, just fit a phone inside a USB earpiece and put a tiny dialpad on it (or perhaps shrink a rotary dial, turn it sideways like a volume roller and stick it in there). You should double purpose the roller as a selector for a minimal oled display showing just a couple lines of text so you could at least keep a phone book.
- brianwillis 16y agoIf size is really all that matters to you, consider the Motorola V3 RAZR. They're still possible to find if you look hard enough. I had one for a few years. Great hardware, solid build quality, tough as nails, but disappointing software.
- potatolicious 16y agoThere's a reason we don't have those anymore. I remember in '01-'02 there was a small war between manufacturers to get their phones smaller. What came out were ludicrously small phones that made dialing and usage a pain. There's a limit to how small phones can get before they get downright unusable. I remember back then some even had voice dialing to compensate, which was - and still is - just a plain bad idea.
- jessriedel 16y agoStill doesn't explain why I can't get a phone which is 4mm thick.
- yason 16y agoA credit-card-sized clamshell that is 4mm thick. (Or 3+3 mm.) Should be good for many.
- msluyter 16y agoReminds me of the tiny phone gag from Zoolander: http://www.flickr.com/photos/niallkennedy/856357878/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/niallkennedy/856357878/