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People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them?

www.bbc.com People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them?

Self-labelled neo-Luddites and the tech-stressed are searching for phones with fewer features. Industry experts cite precarious profit margins and a wobbly market around this need.

People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them?
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  • Not gonna lie, I do miss phones with tactile keyboard buttons. My last dumb phone had a mini qwerty keyboard and I loved that thing.

    • Absolutely. Sometimes I consider getting a separate Bluetooth keyboard, but I seriously doubt it would be similar enough to scratch the itch. I really miss knowing exactly where all the keys are by feel and typing without looking.

      • I do have Bluetooth keyboard for my current phone, but it's definitely not the same, plus it's just another thing to lug around

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