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317 sats \ 9 replies \ @ch0k1 5 Mar \ on: Why Hasn’t Anyone Made a Durable Phone? tech

The older one of us have been using such phones in the beginning of the mobile phone era (between 2000-2010). They could literally outlive you and I clearly remember their batteries lasted more than a week. Here are just some of the companies behind them - Siemens, Nokia, Sony, Ericsson, Sony-Ericsson etc

33 sats \ 1 reply \ @SatsCats 6 Mar

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/705/738/64d.jpg

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @ch0k1 6 Mar

Lol, this drill was possible without even powering off the device 🤣😜

10 sats \ 6 replies \ @kr OP 5 Mar

haha that was before my time. do any of them still work today?

80 sats \ 5 replies \ @ch0k1 5 Mar

Yeah, I bet 1000 Sats my Nokia would power up and make a phone call if I put my SIM card (with SIM extension to make it compatible for the slot)

10 sats \ 4 replies \ @kr OP 5 Mar

interesting, i assume you can’t browse the internet on that phone, right?

129 sats \ 3 replies \ @ch0k1 6 Mar

Lol, you're wrong! 🤣

You could browse the Internet but back then the websites were transitioning between the so called Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 so they were mostly static and with very limited functionalities but I still remember being able to download a very pixelated 240x320 photos or polyphonic ringtones...