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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A small screen (3-4") phone
Best way to kick the habit of spending every free minute looking at the screen, but still perfectly functional for a wide variety of tasks, unlike a dumbphone.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

what are some modern examples of these? most phones that are still updated are phablets

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They have a pretty interesting lineup I'll say. Definitely eyeballing the atom models

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm currently using the Atom. I love it, but it really takes the "small screen" idea to the extreme.
Texting is possible with swipe typing, but for more than a sentence, I use voice recognition, and I don't even try to write e-mails on it unless it's urgent.
Typing passwords is an exercise in frustration, so I use Bitwarden with a PIN.
Sometimes I have to turn the phone sideways to even show a button that needs clicking.
I've uninstalled the browser, cause it was pointless.
And you better have good eyesight.

That being said, for my use case it's perfect. What I wanted was a "dumbphone+" that can also use messenging apps and e-mail, act as 2FA, sync with my Nextcloud and has a camera for scanning QR codes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Especially, what are some modern examples of these, but from known brands. Not some shady off-brand "brand"?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you want a good performance phone for using loads of apps and games, you're missing the point.
Just use Universal Android Debloater to get rid of crapware and use it for messaging and phone calls.
Personally, I can vouch for Unihertz. Their phones use Mediatek chips (like Samsung, Nokia, Oneplus), are pre-financed via Kickstarter and have great build quality.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The asus zenfone 10 looks cool