Re:Ask HN: What “dumbphones” are available and viable in the...
by setr on Monday July 30, 2018 @12:07PM
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>The MP01 is made in small production runs using top-grade components, and leaves that noughties retro-look behind.
...in favor of the 90s calculator retro-look behind
I'd need a big push to trust this phone, just based on its design aesthetic... its very close to "first thing I could think of, for modern dumbphone"
Its easy to imagine the rest of the engineering is similarly complex; I wouldn't be surprised if the higher cost was purely resulting from mistakes on their part
...in favor of the 90s calculator retro-look behind
I'd need a big push to trust this phone, just based on its design aesthetic... its very close to "first thing I could think of, for modern dumbphone"
Its easy to imagine the rest of the engineering is similarly complex; I wouldn't be surprised if the higher cost was purely resulting from mistakes on their part