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"We Listened" - Commodore Reduces The Price Of Its Forthcoming Callback 8020 'Dumbphone' (www.timeextension.com)
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Announced a short time ago, the Callback 8020 is seen as a means of combating the addictive lure of the modern-day smartphone. While it supports Android apps via its SailfishOS, it disables features like web browsing and social media by default.

However, despite the noble quest for a 'digital detox', the phone met with a somewhat frosty reception online (no pun intended), with many comparing it to an elderly relative's flip phone. In our poll, 70 percent of you said you wouldn't be buying one.

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[โ€“] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world -2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Saying "lte Linux that can run Android" means nothing. All Android phones run Linux and support LTE. It's an Android phone with restrictions on what Android apps it will run. That's it. The screen is tiny and two small screens are cheaper than a larger one.

You can buy all of that for $100 on Aliexpress.

This is trash dressed up in a fun skin to sell to Commodore fans who don't know how to delete an app from their phone.

[โ€“] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

It's not Android. It's SailfishOS. With first party support.

And even that aside, I don't see anything comparable on Aliexpress, hardware wise.