Tell us your favourite 'dumbphone'...

MSE_Chris

We're talking those old school brick phones that are having a resurgence. If you or your kid uses one, let us know which model they have and what you like about it...

jbrassy

Nokia 3310 from back in the day. Iconic phone 

n15h

Nokia 5210 - I swear that phone could survive anything

J_B

Mine's a Nokia 5410

Sits in the glovebox with my OVP-VM sim in it (Just had a letter today to say prices are going up by 5% on 31/3/25)!

twopenny

I used to have an Alcatel. It was brilliant thing. Used to have currency convertion with very little effort.

Then a tiny Samsung flip phone, not quite the smallest made but near to. It was the latest thing and so pretty. I reckon that could pass today

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I guess my current one is a dumb phone because I bought it for 3 when it was the cheapest tarrif and now 3g has been turned off it's just calls and texts which gives me a very quiet life

Mnoee

My favourite was a Nokia 2720, which did have GPRS and a basic browser, useful for checking emails or reading text based websites but not much else. Little clamshell design.

They've rereleased it with 4G, Bluetooth, WiFi and some apps as a 'feature phone', but I've not tried it. I'm happy enough with a smartphone, but could be useful for someone who wants the ability to open a map when lost or keep up with their family WhatsApp group without the lure of a fully functioning smartphone. 

TooOrangeyForCrows

The Doro 6030 Flip phone - a bit overpriced as it's sold as a niche market 'elderly phone' due to how easy it is to use with the big spaced out buttons, emergency call button and flip open to answer etc.

Reddleman79

Nokia. If only new batteries were available!

Can_not_think_of_one

Nokia 2610 as a birthday present when I finally gave in to the march of technology. Stood me in good stead for over 10 years until the battery failed. I could have replaced the battery (& seriously considered doing so) for a  fraction of the price of my first (cheap) android but decided to bite the bullet & go smart. 2 months later when lockdown kicked in, I was glad I had.

Still miss that Nokia though.