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"We Listened" - Commodore Reduces The Price Of Its Forthcoming Callback 8020 'Dumbphone' (www.timeextension.com)
submitted 22 hours ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Announced a short time ago, the Callback 8020 is seen as a means of combating the addictive lure of the modern-day smartphone. While it supports Android apps via its SailfishOS, it disables features like web browsing and social media by default.

However, despite the noble quest for a 'digital detox', the phone met with a somewhat frosty reception online (no pun intended), with many comparing it to an elderly relative's flip phone. In our poll, 70 percent of you said you wouldn't be buying one.

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

It's just a flip phone with Android running on it like every other flip phone with Android running on it that they've produced over the last 5 years. Commodore never even made phones historically, I don't understand why I should care about this.

[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Its not running android.

I know people tend to open their mouth without having read the article, but you didnt even bother to read the thread text. Congratulations.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but it runs Android apps so it might as well be an Android phone. Again it's just a cheap flip phone being priced extraordinarily and branded with a company that never made smartphones or dumb phones or phones of any kind as far as I'm aware.

[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 0 points 5 hours ago

Your computer can run android apps, is your pc an android phone? Such a shit take lol

[–] badgermurphy@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I heard it has Sailfish. Maybe its just an option but not default?

[–] dunz@feddit.nu 1 points 8 hours ago

Sailfish is the only option provided