That plastic body feels a little less durable than the original 3310 – AKA 'The Brick – which was famous for its cockroach-like ability to survive any drop, spill, or crush you could subject it to. The dull navy blue of the original has been replaced with glossy neon red and yellow designs (or more muted black and grey if you’re feeling serious). This new version, which launched in 2017, is significantly skinnier it comes in a few more colours too. As an 10-year-old, I thought it was basically the coolest thing I’d ever owned.ġ4 years later, lots has changed. The Nokia 3310 was my first ever phone, a hand-me-down from my older brother when he got a Motorola Razr. Why we like it: With a stunning battery life, Snake, and classic texting, this one is a rollicking retro ride Here's what I found, starting with the very best simple mobile phone of them all. While reviewing the dumbphones, I found that 'dumb' means different things to different people: some of the devices are a lot smarter than they let on and some really aren't. In truth, the market isn't that wide – only a handful of manufacturers bother making them – but there is quite a discrepancy from product to product. Which is why I decided to put the best basic phones to the test. Sales of the products rose by 5pc last year in contrast, smartphones sales only climbed by 2pc according to a Sky News report. One thing for certain is that dumbphones are growing in popularity at the moment. On the other hand, my Luddite father (and many other people his age) who still doesn’t know why he pays for a data connection on his phone has been crying out for this for years. As a digital native tech writer who loves sharing a good brunch pic on Instagram or Facetiming my friends on the other side of the planet, the idea of giving it all up to invest in a dumbphone fills me with horror. How much you’ll get out of the basic phone experience will depend on how much you care for all those elements of your fancy phones. Of course, the most ubiquitous of the lot is the smartphone: the item upon which this smart revolution was founded.īut people are sick of the deluge of information – the constant communications, notifications, and updates – they’re crying out for silence.Įnter, the basic phone (street name: 'dumbphone'): an obtuse, analogue throwback to the days when phones were phones, and not cameras, personal assistants, GPS systems, games consoles, fitness trackers, debit cards, shopping websites, and the rest of it. Throw a stone in a tech shop these days (please don’t actually do this) and you’ll hit about fifteen ‘smart’ devices, from light bulbs to fridges, toasters to televisions, speakers to security systems. Never have those three words been more true than with smart devices in 2019. It was Geoffrey Chaucer who wrote, back in 1386, that “familiarity breeds contempt”.
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