[reddisbad]

The hardware and software stacks of all of the components of a smartphone are at the pinnacle of modern engineering, requiring an uncountable number of engineers and consumers to maintain a mind-boggling supply chain.

Of course there's a price for this.

I gave up and got a Nokia 105.

[pacifika]

Thanks for mentioning a device

[reddisbad]

I'm lucky (?) to live somewhere where 2G isn't going to be turned off any time soon, due to legacy support requirements. Otherwise, I'd have to get one of Nokia's newer "dumb smartphone" devices.

[NovaDudely]

I would have kept my previous phones for a lot longer if it wasn't for them switching of the 2G network, and next year they switch of the 3G network! (Australia for reference)

These 4G dumb phones are cool but the power requirements of 4G can be a burden once you actually start making calls. So you get weird things like 30 days stand by but 3 hours talk time

[selectodude]

The more recent refresh of the Nokia 105 comes in 4G flavors and supports VoLTE so you’re good to go worldwide.