So I have been using smartphones for the past 5 years, until I dropped my Samsung s5 in a river about a year ago. Since then I've been using a Nokia 130 and have fell in love with the thing. And now that my contract for my previous phone is coming to an end, I wish to invest in a new phone that is basic like my 130 but with some extra features. I've shopped about online with reviews and tech websites, but have failed to find a clear viable option.
What I'm looking for:
- 9 keypad interface (can have extra buttons, avoiding qwerty and definitely not purely touchscreen)
- Durable (doesn't have to be waterproof, just resistant and can handle abuse. I've thoroughly enjoyed abusing my 130)
- Brick, flip or spring loaded
- 2g and 3g or 4g (as 2g is on its way out, it maybe a risk investing on another purely 2g phone. And as much as I've enjoyed being "disconnected" when out and about, I would occasionally like to access Facebook messenger, Emails and Google definitions, facts and maps. Plus I'm under the impression 2g and 2.5g internet is quite slow, limited, useless and expensive. Correct me if I'm wrong; but I remember my Sony Ericsson W350a having hourly/daily roaming fees which were quite hefty?)
Cheers for reading and I look forward to your answers =)