Can it still run Doom though?
this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2026
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- Love the idea
- Already exists via kei phones out however you call them
- Love the transparent shell
- $599?!?!?! (512€)?!?!?! Chat that’s pricey as hell for a lil thing like that, girl we can get a better phone for way cheaper and just side load Linux into it. Sheeeeesh you crazy
- again transparent phone case with that flash notification mwah icing on the cake
Overall: we want to either get a cheap one second hand or make our own because PWEW that’s such a good idea lol
I will suck Commodore's dick all day, but for $500?
Fuck out of here with your AI-ass ad and Whatsapp-preloaded flip phone.
I'm not buying Linux, if the drivers aren't open.
I just noticed it has a SID chip for ringtones. I'm sold.
Good, I’ll buy one
It's 2026 and I'm suddenly desperately interested in buying a flipphone from Commodore? What is even going on? Has reality itself completely jumped the shark?
You found a secret level!! 🤯🔥💥
Ooooh 😲
T9 😞😭
Wait I looove t9 bro
I've been thinking lately how cool it would be to type via T-9 on PC via the numpad. Game-changer for HTPC duties.
but would you want it flipped to suit the numpad layout? personally i'd be happy with flipping the whole numpad to a phone dialler layout.
Oo someone has to have done it
Fuck yeah, I miss being able to send messages without looking at my phone, or even removing it from my pocket.
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Commodore has had an interesting year. A retro-tech YouTuber got into discussions with the company and ended up buying it. I think they had plans to become a public benefit company of some kind, with a focus on openness and preserving old tech.
I'm surprised that the Wikipedia article doesn't have a lot of details on those recent developments from the past year
Well, bought the trademarks at least. Commodore as a proper company hasn't existed for over three decades, the name has just been bouncing around from one company to another.
There's another Commodore in Italy too though. Not sure what's the deal with that.
I want this but no 5g is a deal breaker
What do you need 5G for with a phone like this, though? It's explicitly not a media-consumption device.
While true, won't 4g be phased out in like 5 years?
5g has better coverage for me.
Works better in high density areas than 4G, even bandwidth/latency aside.
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Privacy first? So what is WhatsApp doing on there?
I get why, that is for a lot of people the ONLY way they use a phone instead of calling, but this definitely not privacy first or social media free then.
I mean, it's not like it comes preloaded or anything. It's Linux, you can choose install (or not install) whatever you want.
Edit: Good Lord, it actually does come preloaded. Unreal.
Wait, where? Is that in te video i didnt watch? Preloaded whatsapp spyware is a dealbreaker if it cant be removed easily and immediately.
Edit: Good Lord, it actually does come preloaded.
At least Facebook will subsidize a large portion of the price, right?
> $500
Well then.
It’s Linux, you can choose install (or not install) whatever you want.
yes, well except that is what they are trying to patent (as far as I can tell) using key based tools to not allow certain apps and DNS filtering as well. If its based on linux, thats one thing, but doesnt stop them from locking things down.
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As much as awesome this is, ~450$ for this is toooooo much
Yeah I was pretty shocked at that price, I thought it would be less than $200
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Just take my damn money
"We built the phone in between" [a smart phone and dumb phone] is a pretty appealing tag line. In the last half of the 2010s, when I finally dragged myself into getting an actual smart phone, I really wished I could get a flip phone that was more capable. The feature phones still on the market at the time seemed to be right out of 2003.
This implementation seems a little off. It has the flip form factor, and can run most android apps, great! But then it sounds like they arbitrarily block browsers and 'social media'? I think just leave them out by default, and let people go that route if they want it. The form factor already limits how well some of those would work.
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I do not understand my need for this but I WANT IT BADLY.
It's super cool and I'm strongly considering it, but not including 5G is dumb I think. Where I live 5G has way better coverage and 4G is lacking and spotty many places. Also no mentioning of Bluetooth is also a big no no for me. So much for a good DAC buy now all my headphones I already own are wireless with LDAC And AptX etc.
Has Bluetooth, shows it in the graphic. But, no 5g. Hour this helps
I was doing Ctrl+f searching for Bluetooth on their homepage and no results. A bit annoying its only in the graphics. The page is so long and I'm not reading all that filler text. I just want a nice spec sheet. I hope it'll come with time. Still cool project.
Hey kids! Do you want a phone that costs more, does less, and still comes bundled with privacy breaching software? Well then have I got a phone for YOU!
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