'Dumb Phones' Make A Comeback As People Seek Distraction-Free Environment
Do you think you could live without your smartphone in the digital era? Everything from ordering groceries to getting a cab has become easily achievable on one's smartphone. But many people aren't feeling the need to keep a constantly demanding device around anymore.
In other words, dumb phones are making a comeback. Yes, the ones that look like a TV remote and have a tiny screen supported by a button keyboard... just like the (good?) old days.?
A MediaPeanut poll claimed that many people are returning to dumb phones for the nostalgia factor - the same reason why flip phones are cool again - especially among people in their 30s and 40s.
What does the survey say?
On dumb phones, users can also perform basic tasks like making calls, sending text messages (I mean SMS)... and that's about it. In the survey, 3200 people who have actively been using a flip phone?instead of a smartphone based on iOS or Android?were asked questions.
Out of these, 34% said that they moved to a flip phone because it provides a distraction-free environment, while 32% said that they use a flip phone because all their friends have one. 16% added that they were using a flip phone owing to the low costs associated with such devices while 18% said that their flip phone was only a temporary replacement because they lost their phone.
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Flip phones are now coming back into the scene with foldable offerings from Samsung, Oppo, and a growing list of companies. While these new foldables are not dumb phones, they still have a clamshell?form factor. Every time you would want to use your phone, you'd have to flip it open.
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The flip phones that are referred in the survey are the old-school type devices that cost 8-10 times less than premium iOS and Android smartphones and have basic phone functions only. Many companies still make new versions of the basic functionality flip phones, while you can also get flip phones that were made in the 2000s.
Would you discard your smartphone and move to a flip phone? Let us know in the comments below.?For more in the world of?technology?and?science, keep reading?Indiatimes.com.
