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So long, small phones
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Smart phones killed small phones. Really, a small smart phone runs into usability problems.
I loved my old Kyocera slider, but all it was good for was phone and SMS.
1" screen, phone is about the size of a credit card.
https://a.co/d/0xKoRVp
2G is dead in most places
It still exists, just not for us consumers. How else they gonna force us to use the newer networks that cost so much to build.
2G is now available only to commercial entities using it for data connections for remote reporting stuff. Oil fields still use it for SCADA reporting, for example.
"Small smart phones run into usability problems" for you.
Samsung S4 Mini was fantastic for me. Still own a couple. I'd be happy with an updated version.
weeps in dead battery
I had it flashed with LineageOS and would still legitimately use it as a daily driver if its charge would last longer than it takes for me to disconnect it from the charger and bring it outside my doorstep.
I had also bought a replacement battery but it was still so old that it barely made any difference.
Bummer.
Try some other batteries out there. Mine will still chew through even a good battery (Verizon version, no lineage for me).
Well, yeah, I have giant, manly hands. :)
Lol, I didnt downvote you, BTW. That was someone without a sense of humor!
It's cool, I'm not QUITE as downvote proof as I was on reddit, but I'm getting there! ;)