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I want a 3G/GPS feature phone

MichaelR · 2015-08-23 12:47:46

Smartphone revolution or not, I still do like buttons. Hitting them is much easier than using a touch screen; I can set numbers on speed dial and cal them without even looking at the phone. (Smartphones offer voice dialing, but as I understand it only works when there is a reliable 3G signal as voice has to be decoded in…

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MichaelR

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Smartphone revolution or not, I still do like buttons. Hitting them is much easier than using a touch screen; I can set numbers on speed dial and cal them without even looking at the phone. (Smartphones offer voice dialing, but as I understand it only works when there is a reliable 3G signal as voice has to be decoded in the cloud?).

I have my Samsung С3350. A tough "builder's phone", designed to survive all falls (and my phone gets plenty) and the occasional shower, and with a VERY useful flashlight, too. 90% of the time I'm fine with it. And for serious mobile work I have a laptop and a Vodafone 4G router.

But sometimes I get caught out. I could need to look something up online this very moment. Or I could be driving and find myself lost and in need of GPS.

These times don't happen enough to push me to adapt to life without buttons. But ideally I'd like a phone that, while having buttons, would also have GPS, 3G and a web browser - even though with a very small and likely non-touch screen using those would be quite inconvenient.

A friend has the Nokia E52 which does have it all. But the E52 is no longer in production. Besides, ideally I'd want a tougher phone and a flashlight, like what I have now.

Are there any options I could look at?

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