Korea’s Smartest New Dumbphone (Mive Folder)
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The Mive Folder is a new flip phone from Korea that might help eliminate a lot of bad habits for some people... if only it worked properly. It was really fun...
  • anguoEnglish
    19·
    3 months ago

    While there is something that attracts me to dumbphones, my problem is that their main function, calling, is something I almost never do.

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    Oooh!

    I’ve been rocking a de-googled but aging CAT S22 Flip since last August (low-end android smartphone in a flip phone form factor). Absolutely love it but sad there is no clear successor when I have to eventually replace it. It’s basically the same concept as this phone.

    Sadly, this is not a “new” model. He bought it used on eBay, it’s got similar specs to my S22, and only runs Android 12. However, that screen is quite nice and would be a huge upgrade from the S22. The unfortunate conclusion is that there is still no clear successor for my S22 unless I want a slightly/barely less out of date phone and go with this one.

    • Alk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      I was rocking an S22 for a while too and almost bought one of these. I have up on the S22 because of a few restrictions related to android versions.

      Now I’m using the razr 2024 and LET ME TELL YOU. It’s so good. It’s a vertical flip phone but it has a square screen on the exterior. Now let me tell you my secret. I never open the phone. I never need to. Almost. But it makes the phone a mega-compact. It’s not perfect but it’s the closest thing to a “small smartphone” that I’ve been able to achieve and better for me than something like the S22. I highly recommend trying it out. It’s also very cheap.

      Don’t get the fancy version, just the standard razr 2024.

      • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        I’d considered the Razr but was uncertain on the durability of it. Reviews were about 50/50 last I read.

        That’s awesome you mentioned using it closed most of the time. I’m tired of the “tall, skinny rectangle” form factor (and not being able to use it one-handed despite having not-small hands lol). Since smaller phones seem to be extinct, it’s cool there’s a middle ground in being able to use it that way.

        I do need to make sure I can find one that’s bootloader unlockable. Kind of a hard requirement for me and necessary to de-google it to my satisfaction. It’s not listed as supported by Lineage, but I’ll browse XDA and see what they’ve been able to do with it.

        Thanks!

        • Alk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          3 months ago

          Ah I haven’t tried unlocking the bootloader so I can’t help you there. I hope it’s possible because this is such a good phone for small phone lovers.

          • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
            1·
            3 months ago

            Yeah, then I guess I’ll need to keep looking. The hardware can be great, but not when I can’t do what I want with it. Thanks for the insight.

            XDA does show some people are able to bootloader unlock and root (which is basically all I need), so I may keep tabs on it and go from there.