Dumbphone Life
Your source for all things dumb phone in Australia and New Zealand
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Want to step away from Smartphones and live a more intentional and present life?
Dumbphone Life is your source of dumbphone information in Australia and New Zealand, for those who want to take a step back from technology, reduce addition to social media, phone notifications and the anxiety they often cause.
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Using the Unihertz Jelly Star as a dumb phone in Australia
The Unihertz Jelly Star is a 3 inch Android 13 smartphone that is a notable upgrade to the Jelly 2 and Jelly and Jelly 2E from China’s Unihertz company. Here is my review using the Jelly Star as a minimalist phone in Australia.
Why doesn’t a dumbed down smartphone work?
When people become cognizant with the fact that they are wasting hours each day staring at their smart phone and are missing the interaction with the world around them, their initial tactic is to use their existing smart phone and uninstall social media apps, the web browser and possibly install some type of minimalist interface (aka launcher) to make the installed apps/icons less appealing and harder to find.
Olitech Easy Flip Smart Review
After using the Opel Touch Flip 4G for the past 12 months, and experiencing a few issues, including the hinge getting loose/wonky, insufficient storage space to update applications, I started to look for a better option.