@matigo no kidding 😬
@jws I had a few different variants, my favorites being the N95 (a multimedia phone that had a 5mp camera with optical zoom) and the E71 (kinda looked like a Blackberry). Still have them, in fact, but can’t use them anymore. :(
@hazardwarning strength is very much a use it or lose it proposition, especially as you age.
// @variablepulserate
@jws the functionality is similar to Nokia smartphones more than a decade ago, just with slightly better connectivity options and better processors.
// @matigo @variablepulserate
@jws the phone has GPS and Google Maps, it just doesn’t continually track your location on the map. Which actually sounds like a bonus to me.
// @matigo
@matigo the camera is 2MP but that’s not a major concern for him. I haven’t checked the quality beyond that but can’t imagine it’s anything more than…barely functional. 😬
// @variablepulserate
@variablepulserate blame @matigo for that. It was in relation to the 12GB I found the Google Chrome application taking up.
MiniMe decided he was done with a smartphone, so we bought him a flip phone with KaiOS on it. It actually has an App Store on it, surprisingly. Kinda reminds me of Nokia phones back in the day, only with better software.
The report from MiniMe: WhatsApp actually works, but the lack of real-time GPS might be a deal breaker for him.
It has Google Maps. It gives you fucking directions. Do you really need any more than that?
Meanwhile, a podcast app is available for it. Which sounds like a nice bonus to me.