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Re:Some young adults disconnecting with 'dumbphones' by JeremyNT on Monday March 24, 2014 @10:49PM (#7463488)
Regarding battery life, I'd be curious to know how a modern smart phone would fare if you used it as infrequently as a dumbphone. When truly idle my nexus 5 seems to drain very little; it's the fact that it's so useful (and in turn so frequently used) that seems to be the issue here.
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Re:Some young adults disconnecting with 'dumbphones' by ronaldx on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @10:19AM (#7465977)
I understand why you say this, but I think this is not exactly the issue. I do carry an internet-capable device, whenever I might need one (i.e. less often than you would think).

If I were to carry a smartphone for this purpose then I would get a worse experience than I do on a larger screen, and it would hinder my ability to use telephony services when I need them.

For my needs, those services do not belong in one device.

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