• Ibuthyr@lemmy.wtfEnglish
    8 hours

    I kinda like the phone. Would be a good phone for my daughter, but not at that price tag. I’d pay 150€ max.

  • Light-DelaBlue@jlai.luEnglish
    13 hours

    i am the target audiance like 100% but… THE PRICE! HOLLY FUCK! the idea is nice but… realy? t9 crap? and lets take about the website. i can smell ai generated background. and the scheme of the phone look like a chat gpt thing.

  • mecen@lemmy.caEnglish
    12 hours

    $499 hell no, max $70

    At the heart of the Callback is a MediaTek Helio G81 SoC, with 4GB/64GB on board. A 32GB microSD card is included to get you started, too.

    • buddascrayon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11 hours

      $70 is a bit low but yeah $500 bucks for this phone is just stupid. Max I think would be $150 to $200 just because that’s the economy right now. It’s not like these kinds of phones are hard to build.

      As always these companies are overestimating the power of nostalgia.

  • krisevol@lemmus.orgEnglish
    9 hours

    This will flop. Iol be surprised if this gets more than 5 units sold to collectors.

  • Rose@slrpnk.netEnglish
    13 hours

    Frankly, I’m not feeling it.

    Long ago, Commodore trademark was just slapped on random junk.

    It was my hope that when the Commodore trademark was recently acquired by folks who genuinely care about Commodore history, this sort of things would not happen again.

    Makes me a bit apprehensive.

  • Flames5123@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    14 hours

    Kinda funny that we’re looking at this on lemmy, 90% of us are on our phones browsing while doing random things.

    It looks cool, but smartphones, good or bad, fill the void of riding the bus, waiting 5 mins for your next meeting, waiting for your partner to get ready in “5 more minutes”. I’m ADHD and this helps me just unwind.

    I know it’s not for everyone, but it’s silly that this is being pitched as revolutionary.

    • Ibuthyr@lemmy.wtfEnglish
      8 hours

      I have ADHD too and my smartphone is pure poison. It’s way too addicting. I long back for the days I could just zone out on the bus while listening to music.

  • GarboDog@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17 hours
    • Love the idea
    • Already exists via kei phones out however you call them
    • Love the transparent shell
    • $599?!?!?! (512€)?!?!?! Chat that’s pricey as hell for a lil thing like that, girl we can get a better phone for way cheaper and just side load Linux into it. Sheeeeesh you crazy
    • again transparent phone case with that flash notification mwah icing on the cake

    Overall: we want to either get a cheap one second hand or make our own because PWEW that’s such a good idea lol

  • Xerxos@lemmy.mlEnglish
    14 hours

    I would be interested, but the amount of paternalism is disgusting.

    No browser? I’m an adult; if I want to google something I forgot (when was that event?), that’s my f’ing right. Don’t try to patronize me.

    They sabotage themselves by trying to teach you “to be a better person”.

    No social media or internet browsering for you, young man! Now do your homework. 🙄

  • cecilkorik@lemmy.caEnglish
    1 day

    It’s 2026 and I’m suddenly desperately interested in buying a flipphone from Commodore? What is even going on? Has reality itself completely jumped the shark?

  • WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.caEnglish
    20 hours

    I will suck Commodore’s dick all day, but for $500?

    Fuck out of here with your AI-ass ad and Whatsapp-preloaded flip phone.

    • percent@infosec.pubEnglish
      11 hours

      Respect.

      I don’t share this stance (I prefer open, but it’s not a deal breaker if most alternatives are even less open), but I greatly appreciate those who do.

      Care to share your mobile OS preferences? I’m test driving GrapheneOS on my old Pixel 7 Pro, but not sure if it can fully replace my daily driver yet.