A smartphone is essentially a tiny computer in your pocket. A dumb phone lacks the apps and features that smartphones have.

These lower-tech devices do not include many of the apps typically found on smartphones. And that may be appealing if you're looking to spend less... This story was originally published on August 8, ...

HMD has introduced another trio of basic phones, shortly after unveiling a similar set of 4G models. CEO Jean-Francois Baril ...

Your smartphone is designed to suck you in. You might pick it up to quickly check the weather, only to find yourself an hour later scrolling through TikTok. Briones, who is a basic phone user and the ...

The good: Well made; offers agreeable performance; functional features. The bad: Doesn't record video; photo quality is unremarkable; speakerphone quality is a bit distorted. The price: $10 The bottom ...

Dear Savvy Senior: A few months ago I read a column you wrote on extremely cheap smartphone plans for budget-conscious seniors. Can you do a similar column for those of us who still use basic flip ...

Nokia, which is preparing to fight its way into the smartphone market with the launch of its first Windows phones next week, said it sold 89.8 million basic mobile phones compared to expectations for ...

The Orbic Journey V is Verizon's newest "basic, simple phone" with no smartphone, Android, or iPhone features of which to speak. This is the phone which the average young person, or more likely their ...

My son has been walking to school with friends since he was 9. My husband and I decided to delay giving him a phone, and he got one just last year. We gave him a dumb phone that can only call and text ...

Just when you thought you had seen the last of basic Nokia phones, Microsoft is launching its Nokia 130 today for $25 (€19). In June, Microsoft decided to wind down service for Nokia’s low-end Asha ...

This story was originally published on August 8, 2024, and has been updated. Your smartphone is designed to suck you in. You might pick it up to quickly check the weather, only to find yourself an ...