These are important to digital minimalists who choose to not have home internet and use the phone’s data plan for ocassional connections.

Further, they also found that the smartphone works with prepaid carriers, including cricket wireless, metro by t-mobile, simple mobile, total wireless, tracfone, net10, mint, tracfone, h2o. To be fair, it’s exactly the phone you’d expect a company best known for its tractors and bulldozers, and could probably survive being run over by one too.

Can you please explain the difference between “Internet: Yes (tethering connection)” and “Internet: Hotspot” and “Internet: Hotspot only”? I also tried dropping it, hurling it and stamping on it and it had no scratches on it, which is great to see. For those looking for a basic phone to keep them away from the temptation of social media and internet browsing, this would be absolutely perfect. You can’t go wrong with the 8210 from Nokia, which like the 3310 is yet another resurrection of a classic design. We understand the pain of having to use a “dumb-phone” or a horrible cheap Non-camera Android device which freezes every time you try to do something with it.

The Palm Phone is the size of your credit card, it will beat your Apple Watch for features, but is still small enough so that you won’t let social media take over your life.If you don’t have the budget for a dedicated minimalist phone, but you do have an Android phone, there are special apps that can turn your existing phone into a mindful, minimalist experience.

The handset’s large buttons are ideal for texting, and due to the small size, it’s very pocketable, although maybe not the best for older users or the visually impaired who need a larger device.

Apparently it can also survive extreme temperatures, but as September afternoons in London aren’t known for their unusual temperatures, I couldn’t test this myself. It’s probably the purest expression of a dumbphone, a real throwback to the days of the original Nokias.