more on my featurephone

content/blog/2024/01-17-my-dumb-dumbphone-experiment/_index.md

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 Last year,

content/blog/2024/01-21-noka-2780/index.md

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+title: Nokia 2780 Review
+date: 2024-01-21
+tags:
+    - featurephone
+---
+
+I've been using a Nokia 2780 flip phone instead of my Pixel 6 smartphone.
+Here are my notes about it.
+
+# Good
+
+* Smaller than my smartphone in most dimensions (but thicker) - easily fits into pockets
+* Battery lasts multiple days
+* Plays music
+* Group SMS support
+* Calendar with reminders
+* FM Radio
+* Connects to WiFi
+* Call quality is excellent
+* Can act as hotspot
+* Modern web browser with JavaScript
+* Email client
+* Basic calculator
+* Conversation starter: nearly everyone who sees it wants to tell me about 
+    a fond memory of a featurephone they once used
+
+
+# So-so
+
+* Camera works fine
+* Group SMS displays a blank subject before every message
+* Google Maps
+    * It works!
+    * It tracks your position on the map
+    * You have to manually move to the next leg of each trip
+    * No "location sharing", people can't see where you are, and you can't see where they are
+* Google Calendar Sync
+* QR Code Reader in store (has ads)
+* Podcast app in store (has ads)
+* MMS (group texts, or photos) can take a few minutes to arrive when the phone is closed.
+    This may be a power saving issue.
+
+
+# Bad
+
+* Headphone jack doesn't detect speakers, only headphones
+* No way to automatically mute sounds during "quiet hours" (like, when you are asleep)
+* Predictive text input guesses one 4 means "g", not "I"
+* Will not play FLAC files