That seems quite expensive for a tiny phone with hardly anything in it. Good luck to them.
seems like a modern phone with all the modern bullshit, except small. no thanks
Ok, but locked bootloader. You can buy it but not own it. How is this even legal?
Every time I see the next “phone for people who dislike modern phones” concept they never address my problem. A phone should not cost more than $100.
It’s barely economical to address it. Hard to pay off r&d and setting up production. Also, would probably require own Android fork or entire different OS with a lot of tradeoffs to run smoothly on ultracheap hardware.
I bought a new Nokia E63 for AU$199 in 2009 (around US$160 at the time). I liked that phone! It had a QWERTY keyboard. Replaced it with a Samsung Galaxy S3 in 2013.
$100 or even $200 is likely not doable for a modern touchscreen phone, unfortunately.
I just want a modern Motorola RAZR, and I don’t mean the current RAZR. Ideally I’d want a 1:1 recreation of the V3xx with modern components and 5G and so on. Like the Light Flip I guess but not as chunky.
And yes, I’ve seen the Vortex V3 and it kinda sucks.
This
I’m really surprised by the lack of open-source OS choices.
I’m just going to keep buying refurbished iPhone SEs until that becomes impractical. Then I’ll see what the market is like.
why iPhone SE?
Because, as with the Enough, its smaller. I can use it with one hand unlike any bigger phone. And the SE3 has eSIM, WiFi 6, and 5G. Apart from replacing the battery from time to time, it will continue to work for a long time.
Because the original SE is the smallest somewhat modern phone you can get.
How often do you need to replace your phone?
I replaced my Samsung S4 when the UK dropped 3G. My second-hand S10+ is still perfectly fine.
The article says it runs OdysseyOS. It’s not open source? Looks like it’s based on AOSP.
Lack meaning that’s the only OS they mention. I’m wondering what kind of software support it will have in the future.
Anyone ever got a phone from kickstarer? Can you trust it will deliver updates 5 years from now?
Can you trust it will deliver updates 5 years from now?
My gut says no, because the company probably doesn’t exist in 5 years.
Can you trust it will deliver updates 5 years from now?
My gut says no, because the company probably doesn’t exist in 5 years.
