"We Listened" - Commodore Reduces The Price Of Its Forthcoming Callback 8020 'Dumbphone'

2026-06-24 15:39 UTC

Announced a short time ago, the Callback 8020 is seen as a means of combating the addictive lure of the modern-day smartphone. While it supports Android apps via its SailfishOS, it disables features like web browsing and social media by default. However, despite the noble quest for a ‘digital detox’, the phone met with a somewhat frosty reception online (no pun intended), with many comparing it to an elderly relative’s flip phone. In our poll, 70 percent of you said you wouldn’t be buying one.

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@solrize@lemmy.ml 2026-06-24 23:04

Was $500 now $400 still lol.

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@DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2026-06-24 16:26

How about a phone for people who aren’t addicted to them, but want the basics without being spied on? Things I want in a phone: GPS with maps and directions. A browser for the rare occasions I want to look something up when I’m away from home. The last time I used it was to find which aisle something was on at Lowe’s. Texting. Phone calls. Notes. A decent camera. No bigger than an iPhone 12 mini, which is what I have now, and it’s plenty big enough. I don’t do anything else. Mostly my phone sits on my desk, ignored unless it makes a noise at me. I take it with me sometimes when I leave the house, but sometimes I don’t bother--not addicted.

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@echodot@feddit.uk 2026-06-25 00:57

It’s just a flip phone with Android running on it like every other flip phone with Android running on it that they’ve produced over the last 5 years. Commodore never even made phones historically, I don’t understand why I should care about this.

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@anon_8675309@lemmy.world 2026-06-24 23:58

When I first saw it I was thinking 249USD. But twice that? Nah.

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