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Nostalgia

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nostalgia noun nos·tal·gia nä-ˈstal-jə nə-, also nȯ-, nō-; nə-ˈstäl- 1: a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition also : something that evokes nostalgia

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

My first phone was this “dual flip” Samsung U740 (I don’t remember the model number, I just looked up “dual flip”). It could be used like a normal phone when talking, but you could also open it sideways to text and use a QWERTY keyboard. I could easily text without looking, I loved it.

Samsung U740

After that I had some moto droid with a slide out keyboard, but it was bigger and less comfortable to use.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Samsung Alias! Pretty cool idea. Not sure how great the execution was though. The Alias 2 that came after it had the same form factor but with e-ink keys

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Interesting! I'm not sure how I have never heard of that. It sure looks cool.

[–] RIPandTERROR 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This was my all time favorite phone outright

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I would totally buy a modern version as long as I could use a browser, some bank and finance apps, and rideshare. And maps. And I’d probably need a touch screen. (Obviously a modem cell radio, and GPS if the original didn’t have it)

I’m sure the small screen would occasionally be difficult and maybe require custom UIs like how Android/iOS apps do for watches. But I think I could live with it. I want to use my smart phone less anyway.