Small hardware bat he’s and no cash to burn on subsidizing handsets means higher unit cost. I’m not at all surprised the Linux phones and boutique privacy phones are starting at and above $500.
There’s nothing on their site that indicates it’s not being produced in China. Their Commodore 64 Ultimate is produced in China, so I assume the phone is as well.
“On the hardware side of things, there seem to be enough modern features to satisfy users who fit the profile of desiring an in-between smart and dumb-phone solution. It supports global LTE cellular connectivity, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth wireless, and even GPS. At the heart of the Callback is a MediaTek Helio G81 SoC, with 4GB/64GB on board. A 32GB microSD card is included to get you started, too.”
To me, that’s pretty low spec for $500 all things considered. Now, there is a price to privacy and the fact they’re not monetizing data is a pretty huge incentive. So, probably worth the $500 after all.
Hell yeah! But $500 is a price I’m torn on… Not terrible, but not great
Small hardware bat he’s and no cash to burn on subsidizing handsets means higher unit cost. I’m not at all surprised the Linux phones and boutique privacy phones are starting at and above $500.
Lmao love seeing the IT crowd memes still all these years later
Weirdest Mighty Boosh spin-off I’ve ever watched, and I watched The Mighty Boosh!
I’ll check that out
Who knew, objects made by paid adults in countries with labor laws costs money. All they need to do is to move production overseas
There’s nothing on their site that indicates it’s not being produced in China. Their Commodore 64 Ultimate is produced in China, so I assume the phone is as well.
From another article:
“On the hardware side of things, there seem to be enough modern features to satisfy users who fit the profile of desiring an in-between smart and dumb-phone solution. It supports global LTE cellular connectivity, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth wireless, and even GPS. At the heart of the Callback is a MediaTek Helio G81 SoC, with 4GB/64GB on board. A 32GB microSD card is included to get you started, too.”
https://www.tomshardware.com/phones/commodore-announces-linux-based-flip-phone-with-no-social-media-no-browser-the-callback-8020-will-be-available-in-five-retro-colorways-starting-at-usd499-runs-99-percent-of-android-apps
To me, that’s pretty low spec for $500 all things considered. Now, there is a price to privacy and the fact they’re not monetizing data is a pretty huge incentive. So, probably worth the $500 after all.