• Blaster M@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    So these are basically the old 2G phones but with a USB-C port and a new chipset.

    They still only support 2G, so are useless anywhere that requires 4G VoLTE and where 2G/3G has been shut down.

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      7 months ago

      What’s the point then?! Update the cell bands so people at least have an option to use them.

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        7 months ago

        Developing countries. When I lived in one a few years ago I got a Nokia brick phone the same as I had around 2002, it went 5-6 days on a charge in a place with ‘random’ electricity.

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          7 months ago

          Not true. I only know about 6310. It does support 4G. Edit: my bad I was looking at Nokia 6300. Its weird that 6300 has 4g but 6310 doesn’t.

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            7 months ago

            The article links directly to HMD’s website for the phones, where the specs say they only support GSM 800 and 1900.

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      7 months ago

      Having 2G support doesn’t mean it doesn’t have 4g support. I have a phone which supports 2g 3g and 4g.

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        The article literally says they don’t work with anything newer than 2G