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Basic phone with long battery

starM
starM Posts: 1,464 Forumite
Hi, Can anyone recommend a basic phone with long battery?

I have been looking around on Nokia & sumsung but not sure which one to buy.

Thanks
MS

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  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 14,304 Forumite
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    Non-smart Nokias can be pretty good on battery life.

    An option as well is to have an external USB power cell to top it up if you need to.
  • Jon_01
    Jon_01 Posts: 5,931 Forumite
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    The old Nokia 6310 used to last a good week on a charge, very basic by today's standards but as phone it was great.
  • fb1969
    fb1969 Posts: 568 Forumite
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    I've been using a Nokia 222 for some months now. A great basic phone with a good battery life. I paid £30 at Argos for it, sim free. The Nokia 215 was a bit cheaper, much the same with a lower spec, vga, camera (the 222 has a 2mp camera).
  • prosaver
    prosaver Posts: 7,026 Forumite
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    edited 14 August 2016 at 6:11PM
    105-v2BLUE?$xl-standard$
    they reckon this phone last a month on stand by
    i got one and if you use it now and then its about a week.
    cheap tho
    https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/nokia/105-v2.html#!colour=blue&dealType=pg
    “Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
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  • starM
    starM Posts: 1,464 Forumite
    Thanks for all your replies. I have ordered Nokia 215 from ebay and 105 from CPW.
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