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Tom’s Guide
Technology
Tom Pritchard

Could you ditch your smartphone for an old-school feature phone? Because I tried, and I didn't even last a day

Nokia 3210 and hmd flip 2600 with pixel 10 pro.

I can rarely be found without my phone. Whether I'm working, walking my dogs, or trying to sleep myself into next year, my phone is always within reach — offering fast access to all the apps and services that I've grown accustomed to over the past 15-plus years of owning one of the best phones.

So the prospect of switching back to an old-fashioned feature phone was pretty daunting. More so when it became apparent that I would be using a model that seems to have been ripped straight out of 2005. Some modern feature phones are surprisingly advanced, offering access to their own app stores, different navigation apps and so on. I would not be using one of those phones.

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