Here, we discuss about keypad phones, flip phones, blackberry, nokia and anything that doesn't have a touchscreen. I use a Nokia 2660 Flip and even though the language pack has a lot of errors and the browsing sucks, it's still a good phone with a decent UI. Share your comments
I hate how smartphones have a ton of useless features. Why do smartphones these days have 4 rear cameras? Why? Why are smartphone fags obsessed with how good the photos are? If I wanted to do photography I'd just by a serious camera. Sadly, we're simply not allowed to NOT use smartphones these days no matter how bloated and excessive these pieces of corporate spyware are.
The only things a phone needs to do are
>phone calls
>texting
>checking chan sites
>notes
>basic camera for taking photos you need to text
>basic web browser
>forecast and tell the time
I don't need it to play games, that's what a console is for. I don't need it to do cinema quality photography, that's what a pro camera is for. I don't need it to check my heart rate when I'm running, that's what a pulse is for.
>>2
that's way too many features for a phone
>phone calls
>texting
that's all you need in a phone. e-mail, web browsing, taking notes, forecast you can simply use a computer, carry a tiny laptop if you need to because phones are not productivity devices. if you need to know what time it is get a wrist watch. i agree with the basic camera. you're also missing gps functionality but i would say that also doesn't belong inside a phone.
>>3
I concede on forecast. But I do think time is important if your making calls internationally or moving through time zones. A basic web browser to browse chans. Plus, if you catch a couple cops acting like pigs and record a video, you should be able to upload it online quick before they beat you to a pulp and break your device. At the end of the day, things like a basic alarm and clock function don’t add much bloat and are basic. But aren’t there other things we’ve missed out here?
>ability to remove battery and SD card
>headphone jack and the ability to connect to radio via headphones
>is a flip phone or has a slide or flip function
>is capable of storing mp3 files (i don’t want to lug around a music player too)
>self destruct function capable of wiping any internal and external storage and rendering the device inoperable
>>2
It's feature creep. We've sort of reached a plateau insofar as the technology is concerned - you can stick a bigger number on the end of whatever specification you want, but practically speaking there's little difference between models, even models of a different 'generation' unless you go like, YEARS back. So the unsustainable short-term profit at all cost companies who build these phones have to keep bolting on more and more stupid gimmicks.
Frankly I think smartphones were a mistake to begin with.
>>2
i just want calls, texting, alarm, and camera to be in a phone. anything else is just an excessive feature.
People who use cellphones are idiots. A megaphone is excellent for distant communication. All it needs to do is amplify your own voice, anything else is just bloat. For extended ranges, just build bigger and bigger megaphones. They might not be portable, but they can double as helmets too. Try using a dumb flip phone or a smartphone to protect you from the elements, one won't cover your whole head and the other will fry as soon as it touches rain.
>>2 reminds me, I looked into buying a digital camera lately and the cheapest ones that don't seem like garbage are just as expensive as a mid-quality Android phone or tablet.
Maybe I just don't know how to shop for cameras though.
I fucking HATE smartphones. Now you havemto own a fucking smartphone to do just about anything, you can't even make payments without one anymore. And you MUST have the latest androod version because if it's a couple releases old it is not supported anymore, and if you want to buy a cheaper phone chances are you're getting an obsolete version EVEN THOUGH THE PHONE IS PERFECTLY USABLE. The screens are fucking tiny, unless you get yourself a huge ass phone that's almost the size of a tablet, in which case it's still too small and never as good as a tablet.
I use a tablet for reading books. But I also cannot use it for many applications, particularly those of banks. Because banks don't fucking support tablets, for whatever retarded reason.
Worst thing of all: you can always lose the phone: it can fall in the water, it can slip out your pocket, you can get robbed, there's a million things that can happen to it and because of Faggle's retarded "security" schemes, as soon as you lose the phone you can kiss your account bye bye because they have a gazillion-step verification that requires you to have your phone for just about every alternative.
I stick to my flip phone and carry it proudly, and I love the looks of people when they see a relatively young person using a thing they thought was obsolete. Stupid fags wouldn't last a day without their hypnosis mkultra screens. I wish to see the day when the whole cellular network collapses for whatever reason and everyone is left unable to do a single thing because they all depended on their stupid zombifying device to go to the shitter.
You people do realize nobody is forcing you to own a phone at all. You can choose NOT to engage in such services/situations that require them.
>>11
some of us have jobs that require phone numbers, you silly little neet :P
>>12
Since when did not owning a phone make someone a NEET? At least my boss can't try to call me into work. I do everything in person and if that's not good enough one day then I would just simply find a new job. Don't let this world and it's so-called "social expectations" control you.
>>13
Gotta agree here. Aside from maybe email, nothing has done more to help bosses encroach on your free time than smartphones. Before you know it, your texting, calling, and mailing them well after you clocked out. You'll be enjoying your weekened only for that thing to start pining. Quitting my job and getting rid of that fucking smartphone was one of the best things I did.
>>14 My boss would never do this but I can believe it happens.
I want a phone to have a built in Geiger counter
Your smartphone will be your downfall and the key witness against you.
>>17
As long as I'm doing something illegal it wont lol
>>18
Cops can and do plant evidence on phones, including CP and ISIS videos. Cellphone triangulation methods are proven to be unreliable as forensic evidence causing wrongful convictions but the cops still use it in court. I’ve heard of cops taking phones and shoving them up peoples asses and threatening to send the footage to their friends and family if they don’t sign a confession.
I really fucking hate Apple. Overrated trash. I hate how they have this cult of followers that literally worship them and would get on their knees and suck off the board members if they could. It’s funny seeing normalfaggots getting ripped off with MacBooks when they could just buy a fucking Thinkpad. The other day, this moron won’t shut up to me about his new iPhone and how it has these awesome features no phone has. I just pointed to my notebook and it has more features and is probably more portable considering the ridiculous fucking size of iPhones these days.
>>20
I don't regret picking a fanless M1 that doesn't get hot and has good battery time and good display. It's a laptop, their only use is browsing websites and watching stuff. If I want anything more I'll use my Linux desktop. People have different values even though it's reasonable to be annoyed with cultists, but you should be careful to not end up on the other side in a different cult. Hopefully there will be many more fanless low power laptop by other brands soon, but I've yet to find a fanless one that wasn't a cheap piece of plastic with a bad screen and poor battery time. I'm sure they will come on the market soon though.
I also hate big phones. I've used feature phones and androids all my life, but I tried out the iPhone 12 Mini and it was quite comfortable if I ignore the lack of freedom. I don't use phones much anyways since I have a computer. They're killing the Mini lineup due to low sales though so my next phone will probably be another Android. Unfortunately they only make cheap small androids, no small androids ever have a good screen or battery because they don't sell if they don't cost $100. I don't understand why people only want big phones.
Either way, I can now at least say I've given Macbooks and iPhones a good run for some years whenever I criticize them.
I wish there was an affordable flip smartphone like the Z Flip series but cheaper and not overpriced junk. A cellphone is supposed to flip. Anything else just doesn’t feel right to me. I loved whipping out my old Motorola razr like Clint Eastwood and flipping it just to quick send a text or email or browse the chans. Anything else doesn’t feel right. Sadly it looks like cellphones are going back to the era of gigantic bricks that don’t fit in your pocket, fuck why not make them even bigger? Just put the CPU in a backpack for more power, might as well add a portable keyboard and an extra screen or two maybe a tripod for the x30+ cameras too.
I really fucking hate IBM. Overrated trash. I hate how they have this cult of followers that literally worship them and would get on their knees and suck off the board members if they could. It’s funny seeing thinkfaggots getting ripped off with ThinkPads when they could just buy a fucking MacBook. The other day, this moron won’t shut up to me about his new ThinkPad and how it has these awesome features no laptop has. I just pointed to my notebook and it has more features and is probably more portable considering the ridiculous fucking size of ThinkPads these days.
I'm thinking of buying a new phone. I want a dumbphone but everybody is forcing me to get a smartphone. It's impossible to live without one of those things.
>>24
How are they forcing you? Contrary to popular belief, it's not required to get a smartphone, unless it's for something like work.
>>26
It is an option to use Google apps on other devices.
>>27
I don't want a smartphone and I don't think you can put google drive or whatever its called on a dumbphone.
Practically unusable for some phones because lack of GPU firmware which makes everything slow.
Development stalled and only worked on by one developer and this one developer working on Android source code which is a nightmare to deal with.
Phones are garbage just get a small tiny laptop (<= 12inch) and carry it everywhere
you go. Dont forget to encrypt your disk.
Honestly the only reason I have a phone is for services that require a phone number.
Agreed. I got an old netbook and threw Linux on it. Works like a charm. I only really use my phone for music. I mean who’s even gonna call me anyway? I’ll only call or text once a week or so. I’ve seen these dumb phones that come with Signal but they seem over priced.