A minimal closed clamshell display shows time and battery status, and a color LED system can be used for notifications. Opening the device, you have a 3.25-inch IPS screen with 480 x 640 pixels, a selfie camera, and a pretty ordinary-looking T9 keypad with a Commodore button.
Around the back, there’s a 48MP Sony camera with flash. The back cover is removable to swap batteries, swap the aforementioned microSD card , and access the Dual-SIM slots. Commodore is also marketing cases it calls Snapback packs, the Hardback case, and even a Backpack holster.
Finally, we are glad to hear the Callback 8020 “Ships with a modest selection of classic and modern, mindful Commodore 64 games . And with Nokia heritage, Snake of course.”
The Commodore Callback 8020 will be available in five colorways: ProtoPET White, SX Silver, BASIC Beige, Starlight Edition, and a (gold) Founders Edition. Pricing starts at $499, but there is $50 off for those joining the waitlist. Pre-orders begin at the end of this month.
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Jabberwocky79 Love it. Want it. But then I remembered that I'm not, in fact, addicted to social media, therefore I wouldn't be getting any great benefit out of the phone while experiencing all its drawbacks. But I can totally see this being a great option for my aging parents, who struggle with operating their smart phones on a daily basis. Reply
habermas Considering that the phone is based off of Nokia's old smartphone operating system I find it's a pity that they didn't go for an elegant European retro-design such as the Nokia 8850 or the Ericsson T28s compared to this ugly, clunky Motorola StarTAC-lookalike. I guess it's aimed for the American market, which seems to have a taste for unironic PT cruiser-like designs. Reply
Gururu I love all these new "dumb" phones but the prices really boggle my mind. Sporting my $30 flipper, I probably wouldn't even look at these others unless they were <$150. Reply
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