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Originally Posted by slm
I have a friend who has had a 3G flip phone with just a number keypad for most of her adult life. About a year or two ago, her carrier sent her a new smartphone (because they were cuttting off 3 g).
She was quite unhappy. The old one did what she wanted and she knew how to use it. The new would be able to much more, but she doesn't do any more than make and recieve phone calls. And she finds it at times very confusing just to do that, what with notifications and such interfering.
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Flip phones are still sold. No need to buy a smartphone if your old flip phone broke. Just buy a new flip phone.
The difference in user friendliness between a flip phone and a smartphone is vastly bigger than between different models of dedicated ereaders (Android eink tablets are the exception here).