Essential shutting down after failing to launch ‘GEM’ smartphone

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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