I could go $299 at the absolute ceiling, but $499 is truly bonkers.
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2026
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Commodore fan here, but srsly, the flip design has so much more failable mechanics than a simple rectangular slab. Will anybody buy it except for the nostalgia? I expect that will soon wear off when they realize how much they miss a bigger screen.
I had a flip phone once. I kicked it due to being angry that I don't have a smartphone and it split in two. I was 12 maybe
Funny enough I could still recieve calls on the bottom half.
i'll stick to my nokia.
there's a whole community of people who dedicate time to make even old WAP Phones useable again in 2026 - and that costs like 20€ instead of 499$
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That seems pretty neat. I like that it's a "dumb" phone that can still use most apps.
Price seems a bit steep at $600, though.
Only a bit?
I understand custom hardware isn't cheap, but this comes preloaded with WhatsApp apparently. Surely there's a little kickback from Facebook for that.
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If you're going to spend that much on a SailfishOS phone you might as well get a good one.
I could see myself using this as a daily driver.
Same. I'm eyeing that translucent one because they sure did hit that nostalgia button for me on a translucent cell phone from the early 00s.
It'll be nice to see if Commodore can work better now, disconnected from Tramiel.
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on their tech overview and specs graphic
"sorry no U2"
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Although they’re filling it with “free albums and more.” So they’re actually installing more unwanted shit than Apple did a decade ago. Ugh.
So another ^^~~stupid~~ ^~~nonsensical~~ ~~weird~~ unexpected turn in the Commodore company epos. At least it is consistent with the lore.
I'm not interested in commodore or its phones but I do hope the company makes enough money to stay in business, the world is a better place with commodore in it
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