From 7aca882e1518239cc8c4ec7c9058e13427597eaf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neale Pickett Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2024 09:56:27 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] restructure phone review --- content/blog/2024/01-21-noka-2780/index.md | 60 +++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/blog/2024/01-21-noka-2780/index.md b/content/blog/2024/01-21-noka-2780/index.md index be3f3e8..e397516 100644 --- a/content/blog/2024/01-21-noka-2780/index.md +++ b/content/blog/2024/01-21-noka-2780/index.md @@ -5,42 +5,53 @@ tags: - featurephone --- -I've been using a Nokia 2780 flip phone instead of my Pixel 6 smartphone. +I've been using a Nokia 2780 flip phone instead of my Pixel 6 smartphone +for a few days now. Here are my notes about it. -# Good +# Better than the Smartphone -* Smaller than my smartphone in most dimensions (but thicker) - easily fits into pockets -* Battery lasts multiple days -* Drastically lower latency on voice calls than the smartphone -* Plays music -* Group SMS support -* Calendar with reminders +* Fits in my pocket better: it's thicker, but smaller in the other two dimensions +* Battery lasts for days, not hours +* Speakerphone is somehow better +* Voice calls have lower latency: I don't feel like I'm interrupting people * FM Radio -* Connects to WiFi -* Call quality is excellent -* Can act as hotspot -* Modern web browser with JavaScript -* Email client -* Basic calculator +* Almost no compulsion to "check my phone": I know there's nothing going on there * Conversation starter: nearly everyone who sees it wants to tell me about a fond memory of a featurephone they once used -# So-so +# Same as the Smartphone -* Camera works fine -* Group SMS displays a blank subject before every message +* Connects to WiFi +* Can act as hotspot +* Basic calculator +* Plays music +* Group SMS support +* Calendar with reminders, syncs to Google +* Modern web browser with JavaScript +* Email client, syncs to Google * 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) + + +# Worse than the Smartphone, but tolerable + +* Camera is just okay +* Group SMS displays a blank subject before every message +* Google Maps doesn't have POV mode: you have to manually advance to the next turn +* No "location sharing", people can't see where you are, and you can't see where they are +* Only syncs one calendar +* Email is just the body: PDF attachments have to be saved and opened in another app +* Contact syncing breaks, so I had to manually transfer my core contacts + * Google's contacts for me is massive, I don't recognize most of these people + * Maybe this is actually a feature? +* QR Code Reader is an app (has ads) +* Podcast app 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. +* Multimedia text messages must be opened to display them +* 200x320 screen resolution (smartphone is 2400x1080!) +* Limited set of emoji on keyboard # Bad @@ -50,3 +61,4 @@ Here are my notes about it. * Predictive text input guesses one 4 means "g", not "I" * Will not play FLAC files * "Battery Full" notification can't be disabled +* No international keyboard: goodbye, diacriticals!