Nokia goes back to basics: Announces phone with a battery that lasts one month, FM radio, flashlight
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This sounds so amazing, its the first time I got excited for a cellphone release
[editline]25th February 2013[/editline]
Oh and it BETTER have Snake
The jcb phones are better than this.
[QUOTE=Scrimp;39712196]The jcb phones are better than this.[/QUOTE]
And [url=http://www.jcbphone.co.uk/handset-range]none of them[/url] are £13.
It makes calls.
It receives calls.
It has an address book.
It handles text messaging.
It's a phone. It's [b]THE[/b] phone.
[QUOTE=MIPS;39712294]It makes calls.
It receives calls.
It has an address book.
It handles text messaging.
It's a phone. It's [b]THE[/b] phone.[/QUOTE]
These phones have existed for a decade.
some specs of an ordinary Nokia phone circa: 2008-present
non-functioning RDS
random lags
you can't even play Angry Birds and Minecraft Pocket
lots of Out Of Memory errors
Chuck Norris Quality Design and durability
Battery lasts one day(with hours of browsing the net)
absolutely not a smartphone
teased pictures made from the phone doesn't match reality (16bit colors, blurry, ugly)
so one of the options will be included in this phone
I may buy it to have as a phone and keep my smartphone just for fun.
The 105 is interesting but my 6310i is still working perfectly well.
Honestly theres plenty of smart phones on the market that have long battery life
I.E. if I turn wifi off on my nokia lumia 810 the "standby" battery life lasts about 7 days and I by no means have a smartphone with a super massive battery or anything. That's not bad considering its a smartphone (granted nobody uses a smartphone to where they will just have it on standby for 7 days straight with wifi and such off). My day-to-day moderate usage time is about 15-16 hours battery.
You can get some cheapo android phones, leave all the crap turned off but still enough to use it as a smart phone and have it with a battery that lasts a couple of days or so with moderate usage. Keep in mind this phone lasts a "month" in standby - AKA you are not using the phone at all. If you plan on actually using it day in and day out the battery life is probably a lot closer to 12-17 days than a month.
Still really good mind you (my old dumbphone tracfone for example lasted about 7 days on moderate usage).
I switched to a smart phone because I don't see the point in paying $30-$50/mo anyways for a phone that can't really do anything beyond basic calls/texting. Assuming I pay $30/mo for two years, plus the cost of a dumbphone ($30?) thats $750. Paying the same amount per month, but with a smartphone equals about $970 over a two year period for a phone that is hypothetically $250 off contract (so a pretty decent mid-range phone). If I am on a contract the phone is either free, or $50.
So once you add up all the costs for the service on a phone, in reality for a small amount of money more over a two year peiod I get a smartphone that can do much more than a dumbphone. In this sense a smartphone isn't that much more expensive than a dumbphone if you are on a monthly plan, since both format types share the same types of plans (and your plans are going to be the thing that actually costs the most money for a phone). If I get it on contract it actually ends up being pretty similar in cost (though you'll not find a contract plan going for $30/mo, $50/mo min I'd say). Of course if you get a dumb phone, chance are you hardly use your phone anyways, which means you'd be stupid to pay month-by-month anyways (but a lot of people do this!). I.E. when I had tracfone I'd pay about $75-$85 for enough minutes to last me a year. Thats where the real savings come in.
Lots of people I know buy simple phones like this for nights out and stuff, they just switch the sim from their smartphone and boom, no need to worry about losing a 500 euro phone. The main thing that puts me off getting a smartphone is the battery life.
[QUOTE=latin_geek;39711924]Only problem I have with it is the lack of mention of an SD card slot and MP3 playback on either model, can't live without my music. The Nokia 5200 remains the best phone I've ever had.
This is basically this thing:
[IMG]http://www.fileden.com/files/2011/7/13/3167047//Nokia1100.jpg[/IMG]
For the new generation. But I bet it still won't be as hard to break.[/QUOTE]
5200 is pretty damn durable. Even though on mine, the battery started expanding and the sliding part what had the menu buttons had the mic part broken.
[QUOTE=Hiccuper;39712519]Lots of people I know buy simple phones like this for nights out and stuff, they just switch the sim from their smartphone and boom, no need to worry about losing a 500 euro phone. The main thing that puts me off getting a smartphone is the battery life.[/QUOTE]
These days the only smartphones that have shit battery life are big-ass flagship phones with way too much power under the hood, like the new galaxy note, most phones by HTC that aren't low end, etc.
Get a solid mid-range phone that doesn't have a lot of bloat and buzz put on it and you'll get a phone with enough battery life to easily last you from morning to bed time with moderately active usage (assuming you aren't streaming HD video all day long). If you don't use your phone at all except once or twice to look up info or take some calls your battery will literally last days.
I mean if I was taking a long trip out somewhere without access to an outlet I would want longer battery life on my phone but most people don't fit that bill.
This is basically the best phone for a small business starting out, and wants to give everyone a company phone.
This is exactly what I want.
I'm sold. I've had the 5310 for years and haven't wanted to get a smart phone mostly because of the size difference. I just like them small and simple
[img]http://cdn-static.cnet.co.uk/i/c/blg/cat/mobiles/nokia2007newstuff/nokia5310.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Derp Y. Mail;39711755]It's only back-to-basics if it's also indestructible.[/QUOTE]
I had to replace my old Nokia only because I accidentally ran it over (fell out of my coat pocket as I was getting into my truck).
Besides the screens being cracked, you'd never know it was ran over, and it still powered on and everything.
yes i very much want an outdated device
fao yof yan fao yof yof yan
(lyrics from the first video)
Seeing as most smartphones act as PDA's, and I want a phone this would be an upgrade for me. I still rock the verizon krazr.
[QUOTE=TippZ;39712710]yes i very much want an outdated device[/QUOTE]
yes i very much want a device that i must handle with all he existing treatments to keep at least a decent battery life and device usable life
My brother lost an old nokia phone while walking through a field. A year passed, an he found it again. Even though it had been partially submerged in dirt, covered with snow, and rained on constantly it turned right back on. It wasn't damaged at all.
[QUOTE=scroul;39712347]I may buy it to have as a phone and keep my smartphone just for fun.[/QUOTE]
Everyone who I know who has an expensive smartphone here does exactly that
People don't want to take out a $300 smartphone to make a call or text, it gets stolen and a dumbphone is better at both of those functions anyway
Would be very very nice to have one of those, with 300-600 minutes prepaid in a car.
[QUOTE=Ol' Pie;39712816]yes i very much want a device that i must handle with all he existing treatments to keep at least a decent battery life and device usable life[/QUOTE]
you can use a smartphone atleast for around 24 hours and when you sleep you recharge it
life must be hard for you
[QUOTE=TippZ;39712874]you can use a smartphone atleast for around 24 hours and when you sleep you recharge it
life must be hard for you[/QUOTE]
But that will eventually burn the battery life to nothing. I've found myself having to do a week treatment to my smartphone which consists of emptying the battery, recharge it until it's full, and repeat several times. I don't know, but it seems really tedious to me.
And I can't even reach 24 hours, so that's that.
[QUOTE=TippZ;39712874]you can use a smartphone atleast for around 24 hours and when you sleep you recharge it
life must be hard for you[/QUOTE]
ok wow you're not the target audience of this phone
[IMG]http://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/TZqQPnwQzfiScFUg.png[/IMG]
congratulations
No but seriously this is for people who don't want to drop $300 on a device they carry on their pocket and breaks if you drop it once
aren't true ruggedized phones a fairly hefty investment though
I think I might go and grab one of these if they sell them unlocked.
Which they won't the bastards.
[QUOTE=MasterFen007;39712970]I think I might go and grab one of these if they sell them unlocked.
Which they won't the bastards.[/QUOTE]
Can't see why it shouldn't be unlocked though.
[QUOTE=tratzzz;39712986]Can't see why it shouldn't be unlocked though.[/QUOTE]
I don't see any reason why any phone should be locked, but it happens anyway.
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