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I prefer my Palm phone[0]. It is so tiny I can't really DO anything with it unless it is a legit emergency. But when I do need it, there is wifi, cell, browser,

I prefer my Palm phone[0]. It is so tiny I can't really DO anything with it unless it is a legit emergency. But when I do need it, there is wifi, cell, browser, google maps, and gps. The "life mode" is fantastic, no calls or notifications at all until you unlock the screen. Combined with a really short battery life when the screen is on, it is the perfect daily driver for me and my outdoors lifestyle. Also charges in like 15 minutes. However, I have a regular mega phone with wifi only for lounging on the sofa, so I still have that problem when I'm at home :/ [0] https://palm.com/pages/product https://palm.com/pages/product

aidenn0 6y ago
If that only had enough storage for my music and a fingerprint unlock, I'd get it. Really even just a fingerprint unlock would be enough. I can't stand face unlock.
- atommclain 6y ago
  Check out the Jelly 2 https://www.unihertz.com/jelly-2.html https://www.unihertz.com/jelly-2.html https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/unihertz-jelly-2 https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/unihertz-jelly-2
  - aidenn0 6y ago
    That looks amazing... Thanks!
- JackMorgan 6y ago
  I just use the regular swipe code, frankly I'm not opening it that many times a day anyway, I think it's a feature not a bug.
jbaber 6y ago
This looks great! I was a little worried about the Jelly2.
icy 6y ago
Is it possible to run a more free OS on it? I don't really want all that Google crap.
superkuh 6y ago
I wish there was a tiny 4G LTE phone with the same form as mid-2000s nokia: a screen just big enough to read texts on and most of the space occupied by physical buttons for dialing. Preferably with a firmware that is never expected to be updated.
- rakoo 6y ago
  I think you still want an OS that is updated, if only for security reasons. I'm using a Nokia 2720 Flip (https://phonesstorekenya.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nokia-2720-Flip-Red.jpg https://phonesstorekenya.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Noki...), a phone from a line of those old-time phones: big physical buttons, 4 directional keys. It runs KaiOS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KaiOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KaiOS) a recent OS that targets low-end "dumbphones" but still gives them modern functionalities. Most are unneeded in the context of the thread (Facebook, Ok Google) but some might be useful (there's Whatsapp if you really need it, emails) There's a list of devices that are sold with it in the wiki page. It's primarily targeted at emergent markets but you definitely can buy them. Bonus: because they're simple, they're cheaper
  - superkuh 6y ago
    Thanks! That Nokia 2720 Flip looks pretty decent. It's certainly the best I've seen so far. It's too bad it runs a full featured operating system and the applications are web/js based. That's a no go for me.
    - rakoo 6y ago
      To be honest as a user you don't see the difference with 2000s-era featurephones: the UX is the same (same kind of menus, same D-pad navigation, same slowness here and there ...). You don't have any idea it's all a bunch of javascript files; it's not like you have ad-ridden bloated sluggish websites. As a user I don't believe it matters that much what OS or what language you're using as long as it's stable and functional. KaiOS definitely fits the bill
  - jjav 6y ago

aidenn0 6y ago

If that only had enough storage for my music and a fingerprint unlock, I'd get it. Really even just a fingerprint unlock would be enough. I can't stand face unlock.

atommclain 6y ago
Check out the Jelly 2 https://www.unihertz.com/jelly-2.html https://www.unihertz.com/jelly-2.html https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/unihertz-jelly-2 https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/unihertz-jelly-2
- aidenn0 6y ago
  That looks amazing... Thanks!
JackMorgan 6y ago
I just use the regular swipe code, frankly I'm not opening it that many times a day anyway, I think it's a feature not a bug.

jbaber 6y ago

This looks great! I was a little worried about the Jelly2.

icy 6y ago

Is it possible to run a more free OS on it? I don't really want all that Google crap.

superkuh 6y ago

I wish there was a tiny 4G LTE phone with the same form as mid-2000s nokia: a screen just big enough to read texts on and most of the space occupied by physical buttons for dialing. Preferably with a firmware that is never expected to be updated.

rakoo 6y ago
I think you still want an OS that is updated, if only for security reasons. I'm using a Nokia 2720 Flip (https://phonesstorekenya.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nokia-2720-Flip-Red.jpg https://phonesstorekenya.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Noki...), a phone from a line of those old-time phones: big physical buttons, 4 directional keys. It runs KaiOS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KaiOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KaiOS) a recent OS that targets low-end "dumbphones" but still gives them modern functionalities. Most are unneeded in the context of the thread (Facebook, Ok Google) but some might be useful (there's Whatsapp if you really need it, emails) There's a list of devices that are sold with it in the wiki page. It's primarily targeted at emergent markets but you definitely can buy them. Bonus: because they're simple, they're cheaper
- superkuh 6y ago
  Thanks! That Nokia 2720 Flip looks pretty decent. It's certainly the best I've seen so far. It's too bad it runs a full featured operating system and the applications are web/js based. That's a no go for me.
  - rakoo 6y ago
    To be honest as a user you don't see the difference with 2000s-era featurephones: the UX is the same (same kind of menus, same D-pad navigation, same slowness here and there ...). You don't have any idea it's all a bunch of javascript files; it's not like you have ad-ridden bloated sluggish websites. As a user I don't believe it matters that much what OS or what language you're using as long as it's stable and functional. KaiOS definitely fits the bill
- jjav 6y ago