0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoA tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 yearswww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down155cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkA tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 yearswww.techradar.com0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square78fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareNoerttipertti@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoBollocks. Nokia 800 tough, 2660 flip, 2720 flip, 225 4g, 6300 4g, 8000 4g - just from one manufacturer, and there’s plenty of others.
minus-square0x4E4F@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoThey’re called burner phones. No real OS on them, no upgrade path, nothing. You wanna make phone calls and send SMS, that’s fine, but let’s face it, most people nowadays don’t use phones just for that.
Bollocks. Nokia 800 tough, 2660 flip, 2720 flip, 225 4g, 6300 4g, 8000 4g - just from one manufacturer, and there’s plenty of others.
They’re called burner phones. No real OS on them, no upgrade path, nothing. You wanna make phone calls and send SMS, that’s fine, but let’s face it, most people nowadays don’t use phones just for that.