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> sold for a millennial-gouging £50. It is, for all intents and purposes, a fashion statement—a phone for the beard-grooming, braces-wearing festival set that t
by Luuseens 9y ago
> sold for a millennial-gouging £50. It is, for all intents and purposes, a fashion statement—a phone for the beard-grooming, braces-wearing festival set that think tapping out texts on a T9 keyboard is the ultimate irony.
Not sure if this snarky social commentary is required in a phone review.
- e12e 9y agoThe start of that paragraph is crucial IMNHO - I didn't think 50 quid was that steep - if it wasn't for: > Despite the retro appeal, the Nokia 3310 (buy here) is little more than a Nokia 150 (a basic feature phone that sells for a mere £20) wrapped up in a curved glossy shell and sold for a millennial-gouging £50. And later: > It's a spectacularly basic phone that's only good as a backup, or as festival/travelling companion where a week of battery life would be useful. Which would be fine were it not for the fact that Nokia is trying to charge £50 for a phone that should really cost less than £30. The Nokia 150 is, bar the camera and physical design, identical and costs £20. There's even the ultra-basic Nokia 105, which costs a mere £8. 50 might not be that much for a festival phone - until you realize that it's competing with a phone that costs 8.
- rkuykendall-com 9y agoDamn, why they gotta shit on me for needing braces? :(
- DanBC 9y agoThey're not talking about dental braces, but about pants-suspenders - elasticated cords that go over your shoulder to hold your trousers up.