As I was looking for a relative for a simpler, easier and sturdier phone, I quickly realized that... older mobile phones are exactly that? Did technology in that sector really regress, in a way?

Now I spent two hours just looking at semi-recent videos of such, also because I became invested in it - the nostalgia really hit hard.

I didn't have a mobile phone until very late in my life, when smartphones long since established themselves as the standard, so the early mobile phone crazy went by mostly unnoticed by me - but I remember them still a bit fondly, since I was exposed to them in Asian media like South Korean movies, but also in animes.

And when I finally got my first mobile phone, a cheap smartphone, it was, like it always is for me, more out of curiosity for the technology than to connect with others.

And now, so many years later, it repeats in a way: Yet again I am curious, but my curiosity takes me back, for a technology I didn't care for when it was actually relevant.


Since I am a Sony fan, or at least a fan of Sony of old, I quickly pivoted to the Sony Ericsson line and found some really interesting looking models attached below.

But it's a shame older mobile phones simply won't work in a lot of first world countries anymore, because of the shutdown of the 2G networks.

If you have any fond memories regarding this topic, please feel free to share them!

#technology #phones #nostalgia #personal #sony

Sony Ericsson W995, released in 2009 - so far the most interesting looking old mobile phone for me. It could be very well been the very last flagship model of its kind.

Highlights from its very own Wikipedia page:
- Form factor: Candybar Slide
- FM Radio
- 8.1 Megapixel Camera with Autofocus, LED flash, x16 digital zoom, Geotagging, Face detection, Smile Shutter and the Best Picture Feature
- Shake Control (Image Stabiliser)
- Walkman Player 4.0
- 3.5mm audio jack (exceptional for phones in 2022)
- BBC iPlayer and YouTube Compatible (!)

@okabe_rintarou I always was interested in the Nokia E70 only because of Maddox's satirical review back when the original iPhone was announced.

I find it impressive that a phone like this had an SSH client back in 2006.

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone