Classic Phone revivals

[Chewy509]

Looks like Nokia is attempting to revive the "classic" mobile phone, and now has at least 3 new models available in the last few months, including a flip phone...

Nokia 2720 Flip: https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_int/nokia-2720-flip
All classic phones: https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_int/classic-phones

Most of the phones run KaiOS (a successor to Mozillia's Firefox OS), and comes with it's own app store. Only a few apps are available, but covers what most people would need...

In other news Motorola Razr...
https://www.techradar.com/au/news/motorola-razr-v4-what-we-want-to-see

 

[LunarMist]

Apparently I am in the wrong zone for viewing the web page.

 

[Chewy509]

Looks like the US get to miss out...

https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_us/classic-phones

(Only 1 model listed vs 15+ models for the rest of the world).

Edit: gsmarena links:
https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_800_tough-9835.php
https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_2720_flip-9836.php
https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_8110_4g-9089.php

Review: https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_72_62_2720_flip_800_tough_ifa_2019_hands_on-review-1978p3.php

 

[LunarMist]

I never had those type of phones. Work provided the BlackBerry devices, starting with one that had a crude, gray LCD and then progressing to later models until the iPhone destroyed the BlackBerry.

 

[Stereodude]

The new RAZR looks kind of interesting from a bit of a nostalgic viewpoint. But $1500...

 

[snowhiker]

The folding screen is kind of interesting. But $1500 is a heavy early adapters tax for sure.

 

[LunarMist]

No way. Think how many TB of hard drives that would buy.