@rrhoover knew about that one, it's great! But nothing can beat playing the game on an old Nokia phone.
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@louthinker@rrhoover Its a major feature. I would not be surprised if Snake on the Nokia was one of the most played mobile if not potentially most played video game ever made.
As a person who is hyperindexed and inundated with apps, social media, news, Netflix...I welcome such phones like this and the Light Phone (https://www.producthunt.com/post...). The thing is I use Messenger and Whatsapp as my main communication portals now. Not to mention that I want at least some minimal 4G or LTE powers, just in case I need internet on the road. So these dumb phones are useless, especially since very few people actually call me on the phone or use SMS. I'd gladly pay for a hardy (non-Android) phone that reliably uses a bare set of communication apps. Was hoping this Nokia could do that, alas...
Here's a product idea, give me a tiny screen, tons of battery life, and a mild browser, and a handful of really needed apps. I'd easily pay $200 for it.
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@minhistry Not sure how you can call this off as a dumb phone on the first day. Just because you don't receive calls anymore doesn't mean the rest of the world doesn't receive calls. There are 7 billion people in the world. Where Nokia fails to impress you, they may do wonders in emerging markets. Most people in those countries are on 2g connections and want something super basic.
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@minhistry I agree! The perfect phone will be a BB Bold (for the keyboard) with whatsapp / messenger / mail and 4G/LTE for tethering.
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@matthewboyle25 im not calling it a dumb phone per se. That's just the nomenclature for these types of phones. I didn't come up with that. It was created in contrast to smartphpne. Another term would be candy bar, i think. Having lived in a developing country for over 8 years, I'm well aware of those concerns, but I press you to note that those same countries are the ones that are moving faster into data than any other set of countries in the world.
@minhistry This could have been the niche for Microsoft Lumia. I got a non tech savy relative of mine a Lumia 640 for 50€ (refurbished), battery lasts a week with low usage. She uses it mostly for Whats App. Smaller screen, bigger battery and they could have become what you wish for.
What we need is phone that helps to reduce our addiction to the internet.
Nokia 3310 with original shape and shell
+ Screen replaced with E-ink display (increases battery life by 200%)
+ 3G connectivity for pristine audio quality for calls
+ Whatsapp phone calls and messages with no notifications / disturbances
+ Big battery and usb charging
- No camera needed, no fancy box and manuals, cables
Most importantly made to last, all components and design with this in mind. Making it in Europe, Asia just doesn't wake up rugged / ever lasting quality in consumers.
Apparently unusable on Telstra's network in Australia which has discontinued 2G - I would have purchased one to use when I felt like being a bit less connected if it worked here.
Is anyone else annoyed that they actually added so many new features. A crazy long battery life, e-ink display and google contacts sync would ahve made this an absolute winner in my book.
It's a shame they changed the design so much as well. They've effectively just skinned one of the many cheap Nokia's they have been selling to developing countries for ages.
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