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Re:Essential shutting down after failing to launch ‘GEM’ sma... by reaperducer on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @06:26PM (#22313895)
When my wife was in Singapore around 2005 she brought back the most amazing LG phone. Black metal. Heavy for its size. Felt durable as all get out. And small. So small.

This was pre-iPhone days, so it didn't have a full app ecosystem, but it took photos and little videos and was a great little device. I wish I could remember what it was called so I could look it up and buy one.

Edit: Found it! LG KE820: https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_ke820-1761.php

SMS, e-mail, MP3 player, Bluetooth, photos, video. The only thing missing is GPS, but my car has that.

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Re:Essential shutting down after failing to launch ‘GEM’ sma... by andrepd on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @06:41PM (#22313989)
Hahaha, here is mine around that time; I had it for over 4 years: https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_w595-2469.php

Honestly I have considered more than once in the past year just ditching smartphones altogether and carrying a feature phone with wifi+gps... But it's still a big headache in terms of missing features and applications.

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Re:Essential shutting down after failing to launch ‘GEM’ sma... by dangus on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @10:59PM (#22315222)
If you’re interested in that, KaiOS devices may be of interest to you.
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Re:Essential shutting down after failing to launch ‘GEM’ sma... by hedora on Thursday February 13, 2020 @10:52AM (#22318664)
These tick all the boxes for me (small, long battery life, GPS, music), but they have 2-3 MP cameras. This is understandable, given the < $100 price tag.

Am I the only one that would pay $100’s more for that package with a decent camera? (And AGPS, since some seem to be GPS-only)

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Re:Essential shutting down after failing to launch ‘GEM’ sma... by jvagner on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @11:17PM (#22315306)
Feature phone + iPad w/ LTE
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