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#4340791 - 02/27/17 05:24 PM Nokia brick phones are coming back  
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https://www.nokia.com/en_int/phones/nokia-3310

For the price I would definitively get one as a backup phone. 1 month standby battery sounds impressive. I remains to see if they are as resilient as the old ones.



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#4340795 - 02/27/17 05:29 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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I guess they're banking on the nostalgia?


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#4340800 - 02/27/17 05:37 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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I still use an old Nokia that is older than those. I live where mobile signals are weak and I can make a call when my wife's fancy phone can't connect. Plus, my battery lasts a week between charges. I don't text and I hate all these fancy phones everybody uses now.


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#4340814 - 02/27/17 06:16 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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As I've said before, I'd rather have one of those older phones (preferably a flip phone) that could function as a hotspot than a smart phone. Maybe one day.


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#4340824 - 02/27/17 06:26 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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I'd be all over this (replacing my current flip phone).

I believe that I'm coming out of my Luddite shell, I even appreciate the ability to send and receive texts!

Wife is in OK right now on a girl's trip (around Tulsa) and sends me a quick text a couple times a day, not giving me a real phone call until they're in for the night. I respond back with my own text, not one I've written (wouldn't know how on a flip phone) but with one of the simple canned responses built into the phone, as a pleasant acknowledgment.

I like it, we're using today's technology but without abusing it. Same with Facebook (family and a couple of her friends, getting alerts [concerts and events], etc.) and for me, being here. Taking, say...an hour each evening, together in the living room on our respective social networks (FB and SimHQ), then putting it down and continuing with our routine. Going to try this when she gets back.



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#4340844 - 02/27/17 07:04 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
I guess they're banking on the nostalgia?


Apparently, they got a good reaction based upon the nostalgia aspect. The original phones also had a good reputation for being reliable.

Some info about the new version of the phone:

Everything You Can (and Can't) Do With the New Nokia 3310


#4340863 - 02/27/17 08:13 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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I want a phone that is just a phone for my kids. I am never buying a smart phone for teenagers again. The next round of my teens won't have them.

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#4340871 - 02/27/17 08:29 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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Long battery life and the ability to drop 100x without breaking it or buying an over-the-top case is appealing to some people.

Like the return of vinyl I think there's a place for it, although it will never dominate like it used to.




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#4340872 - 02/27/17 08:33 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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If they're cheap to make, why not try to dominate a niche market rather than spend all of your resources competing with iPhones? A lot of older people not really using their smart phones will go for it, as well as those just needing something basic and durable.


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#4340890 - 02/27/17 09:31 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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Here's my idea for a good cellphone--it will be thicker than is fashionable right now, but that's fine.

Combine the current smartphone design of the entire front being a display with the old Matrix-style slide phone that never really caught on for physical dialing buttons. I had the LG Shine or whatever it was called for a couple of years, I liked the slide but little else.
While I don't mind the touchscreen for texting or doing other tasks, I find I misdial numbers that aren't in my contacts list all the time due to lack of tactile feedback. When dialing, the back slides out from the bottom for a few inches. When done, it snaps back. Reduces butt dialing to boot. smile



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#4340916 - 02/27/17 11:29 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Jedi Master]  
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Originally Posted by Jedi Master
Here's my idea for a good cellphone--it will be thicker than is fashionable right now, but that's fine.

Combine the current smartphone design of the entire front being a display with the old Matrix-style slide phone that never really caught on for physical dialing buttons.


I used to use a Motorola "Backflip". It was a smartphone but an early generation and way out of date now. I would love to have an up to date version of it.

Check out the flip keyboard:

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#4340976 - 02/28/17 05:42 AM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Raw Kryptonite]  
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Originally Posted by Raw Kryptonite
As I've said before, I'd rather have one of those older phones (preferably a flip phone) that could function as a hotspot than a smart phone. Maybe one day.


+ A Billion Trillion.

THERE IS NOTHING THAT FITS IN A POCKET THAT HAS A BIG ENOUGH SCREEN!

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How great can they be. They don't even have the same time on them.

#4341043 - 02/28/17 02:42 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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They're working on the folding screens. Imagine something the size of an iPhone (not plus) that unfolds to the size of an iPad. THAT will be great when they get it working reliably. Without breaking easily.



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#4341067 - 02/28/17 03:43 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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the old japanese "galapagos kei" (independently developed) phones were pretty good until the first iphone, then they got eclipsed

you could watch tv on the things anywhere in the country. they had screens that could flip up, twist, go sideways, plus old school keypads that IMO are a lot easier to type in english on than any iphone with its tiny digits.

i had one that was even waterproof and the battery life was like a portable ham radio, you could go for days and days without charging even if you used the hell out of it.

really wish they had kept development up with the pace of the iphones. lot of good features in there that just got wasted. they're still made but only hardcore retro freaks and old people use them.

i charged mine up after 9 years of disuse and it still worked perfectly, and there were a few unread emails from girlfriends i'd long forgotten about..!

you couldn't break the screen on one of these things unless you whacked it over a knife blade with a mallet.

they had an antenna that could be popped out not only for better cell tower reception but also better TV reception. i used this thing in the middle of the mountains in the middle of winter in one of the snowiest places in asia and the damn thing just kept working. still works almost 10 years later.

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Originally Posted by Zamzow
Originally Posted by Raw Kryptonite
As I've said before, I'd rather have one of those older phones (preferably a flip phone) that could function as a hotspot than a smart phone. Maybe one day.


+ A Billion Trillion.

THERE IS NOTHING THAT FITS IN A POCKET THAT HAS A BIG ENOUGH SCREEN!


7" tablets do in my cargo pants and rear pocket of my jeans, but yeah, phone screens are useless to me beyond texting and taking pictures.
Also, I hate a big flat phone! They don't fit in your hand well for talking when using it normal fashion. Then they hang up if you touch your cheek at the wrong time. And who doesn't prefer pushing buttons to tapping a flat screen?


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Originally Posted by VF9_Longbow
the old japanese "galapagos kei" (independently developed) phones were pretty good until the first iphone, then they got eclipsed

you could watch tv on the things anywhere in the country. they had screens that could flip up, twist, go sideways, plus old school keypads that IMO are a lot easier to type in english on than any iphone with its tiny digits.

i had one that was even waterproof and the battery life was like a portable ham radio, you could go for days and days without charging even if you used the hell out of it.

really wish they had kept development up with the pace of the iphones. lot of good features in there that just got wasted. they're still made but only hardcore retro freaks and old people use them.

i charged mine up after 9 years of disuse and it still worked perfectly, and there were a few unread emails from girlfriends i'd long forgotten about..!

you couldn't break the screen on one of these things unless you whacked it over a knife blade with a mallet.

they had an antenna that could be popped out not only for better cell tower reception but also better TV reception. i used this thing in the middle of the mountains in the middle of winter in one of the snowiest places in asia and the damn thing just kept working. still works almost 10 years later.

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I recently saw where this kind of flip phone is coming. I think it was in S. Korea already. It's friggin long when opened up.

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...reportedly-en-route-codenamed-veyron.htm

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#4341078 - 02/28/17 04:26 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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Flexible OLED screens should make foldable smart phones a possibility soon. I think screen durability is the last hurdle preventing this.

Most flip format smart phones (which already were a thing) were discontinued because the hinges and the flexible flat cabling would easily break.

I think for the most part, manufacturers are aware that just going bigger on a flat screen is not the best solution, but it is still the most durable so far.

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Originally Posted by Raw Kryptonite
As I've said before, I'd rather have one of those older phones (preferably a flip phone) that could function as a hotspot than a smart phone. Maybe one day.

i still own a flip phone, i use mostly as pda, calender, watch......family calls. and i prefer phones that fit in my pocket, i dont watch YT or netflix on my phone so......no need for bigger screen.

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#4341357 - 03/01/17 07:37 PM Re: Nokia brick phones are coming back [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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I have a Nokia here and it is very small and is why I like it, has a flashlight built in too. Some phones are now so big you need a bag to carry it in. F that noise.

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