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Brick phones will ring in an unlikely revival (www.reuters.com)

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Smartphone makers will soon face an unlikely competitor. Concerns about the impact of social media are driving demand for old-school Nokia brick-like handsets...

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[-] alphabethunter@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Truthfully 800, but there is an old model that costs "only" 300...

[-] Nima@leminal.space 1 points 2 days ago

you can get a fairly decent simple android device for like 70 bucks. so the gimmick seems to prey on those that wish to have an "experience" and not a functional device.

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