Thought this might interest some Lemmy folks.

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    I disagree. A dumbphone (in my opinion) is a phone that does everything you need and nothing you don’t, and is distraction-free. And especially one that DOES NOT run Android. Email is unfortunately essential in the modern age.

    But you do you, fam.

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        Feature phones typically have more “features” than dumbphones, hence the name. They almost always run Android as well which means they build in all sorts of telemetry and dependencies.

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          I consider anything that even touches data (even 3gp or email) and can play MP3s a feature phone. Even if this thing didnt play MP3’s, the fact it can read ebooks I’d say makes it one.

          Is 3gp still a thing?

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            You’re free to disagree. I’m not the one telling others they’re wrong for having a different perspective.

            Is 3gp still a thing?

            Never heard of it, did you mean 3G?