its called a flip screen and its owerly prised at least 1500$ per fone... quality and raelity of life from automatic asembly 10$- to manufacture. +shipping.
I really miss having a phone you could easily slip into a pocket and where screen scratches didn't happen so often (flip phones in general). I really like you working with Erica. In fact, it was your interview with her a few years back where I first heard of you. You two are the only reviewers I still pay attention to.
+MrMobile [Michael Fisher] Yes! Can't wait to see a fresh take on the Pre! Can't particularly remember what it's called, but you should definitely try and do whatever the equivalent of jailbreaking was on it. A couple years ago I remember over clocking mine which gave it a nice performance boost.
Please keep the Retro Reviews and your "when phones were fun" series going! They're the best! While all other Tech Reviews are based on newer smartphones, this variation is very welcome! Thankyou Mr. Mobile :)
That thing with why Erica Griffin felt horrible switching to a flip-phone is actually well documented, it literally called "Fear of Missing Out" (FOMO), and is something social networks use to their advantage to drive user retention, as they so elegantly calls it.
Such a well-edited videos, with proper English subtitles and just a cool guy doing a laid-back review without being too obnoxious about it. Done subscribing!
Hello Moto! I fondly remember my old Motorola RIZR Z3... It was a beautiful phone! And I also miss my old Motorola W375, a cheaper V3 style flip phone... I remember having to edit my mp3 files on my PC... I had to cut them in small pieces of less than 1MB so I could transfer them to my phone and use them as ringtones. Real music as ringtones! Not fake midis anymore! It was so amazing! lol
the first phone I bought for my own money as a teenager was Sony Ericsson W810. man, what a beast it was. there was that whole crazy world of flashing custom firmware patches to fix annoyances (by default, the phone wouldn't stop playing music when you unplugged the headphones, imagine the horror), custom sound drivers (for clearer sound and a bit more loudness) and camera drivers (to get rid of aggressive compression and add manual settings; that 2 MPx camera was surprisingly capable!), and of course ricing. so much ricing. I had that phone for almost 5 years and boy, was that thing tough af. the proprietary port for charger and headphones was a serious PITA though.
I still have a Razr V3 lying around somewhere. Whenever I see your V3, it really makes me miss the good old times when phones were different and unique from each other. You really made a good point. Great video (as always).
Oh God! I used to own a Nokia 3720 classic and one day, I got injured at soccer practice so I threw my phone in the laundry and it got washed up! It was seriously heartbreaking as a 11 year old as that was the coolest thing to have a phone! But everyone was fawning over the 8800 Gold Arte at that point! I believe it to be the ultimate sliding phone... MrMobile, would love to see your awesome take on the 8800 :D And once again, keep up the great videos! I am hooked to your quality video editing and narration :) "And until next time, stay mobile, my friends" :")
That phone is boring though. I know, it sold like crazy but that's because it was a simple, affordable, reliable thing with a boring design. My father had it and I was so bored with it as a kid. Even the games were boring. And I was a tech kid.
Flashback to 2006 when the Sony Ericsson K800i's 3.2 megapixel cyber shot camera was the pinnacle of camera phones. Got one in 2008 when I turned 11 and I still have it in my desk today.
I always enjoy reviews of 'retro' tech, and your Pocketnow Throwback videos were some of my absolute favorites. Glad to see a similar concept here, and hope to see more of them!
Damn! That’s the best box of goodies I have ever seen with a phone. I wanna go back in time, back before Gwen stafani wasn’t rapping with Pharrell, gas was $1.15, and gold finger could sell.
+MrMobile [Michael Fisher] Yes I totally agree for February 2017 those were some pretty awful movies. Im sorry i didn't hear you saying February 2017 I thought you meant the whole year.
Thank you so much for making this video. I remember how much different technology was (what seems like) not so long ago. Seeing phones like this reviewed and catalogued in this form is really fun to see. This is the kind of thing I need right now. Helps getting through. Thank you so much for this content. Have a fantastic day and stay safe out there. 👍🏼😊
Thanks for the nostalgia trip. Back then Motorola used to make some great looking and interesting phones. I still have my ROKR E8. It's simply the best looking phone I've ever owned. It's incredibly buggy and laggy, but I still love it.
I actually owned this phone when it came out. For the time it was great and the slide was very satisfying when it clicked into place. The only more satisfying phone click was a sharp flip phone I had can't remember the name but it had a tiny square colour screen on the outside and I think a 1.3 mp camera. The bluetooth headset was ok but a bit too bulky too use all the time.
I would like to use again the Sony Ericsson w300i the w800 when Sony made the phones real Walkmans with radio FM and amazing 516 mb of storage man those times where so cool, and then Blackberry came along and the rest is history. awesome work Mr Fisher
Honestly smartphones fucked up everything. They're all boring except very rare exceptions like flex screen phones. They all do the same thing and have no signature specialties. Samsung had them just until some two years ago but now they're all the same. That's a company with biggest investments in R&D. Just a couple years back they were special, had iris scanners, full blown VR support, heart rate sensors, thermometers, UV rays intensity sensor and what not. And now they can do just what ANY other smartphone can do except maybe having a few more megapixels or zoom or whatever tiny unimportant feature that's not even hardware based.
I love comparing the old to the new like this. It's a cool throwback. The progression from feature phones to smartphone "slabs" reminds me of early video game consoles versus today. Pong machines got really wild with form factors, and 90s consoles had accessories of all kinds to "improve" the experience (usually in a way that supplements the shortcomings of the software). Make an 8bit gun game more fun if you have a zapper to actually hold. But now consoles are basically all just set top boxes. There are a few things like PSVR, but generally speaking, the experience is delivered almost entirely by the software. Phones feel the same way now that UIs are more refined and the libraries of software are pretty much infinite. We get to pick it up and it works. We don't need the camera attachment (sorry, moto z) or a proprietary sync cable. I do miss all the toys sometimes, though. Sorry for the comment on a way old video. Thanks for making more like this one.
This was a time when phones were fun... Mr. Mobile had been doing this for a long time... Hope he will integrate these retro reviews into the series "When Phones were FUN"... Love your work... It is really fun watching your videos...
Its too bad the iPhone came along. The phones before it simply were more human, and as you said, had a variety of designs. Can´t stand that most phones look the same today. Thats also a good reason for me to hang on to my Lumia 930. Considering todays phones in terms of design, the Lumia 930 is like a bold piece of design, one of the last awesome Nokia phones.
Yeah it's too bad it doesn't take 20 seconds to load a web page. Come on man ! IPhone was the best thing to mobile to pioneer the slab of phones we have now. I'd never return to these feature phones despite how nice and variable they are. As much as people complain for smartphones being plain (a screen and few buttons), people need to get over it. That's like wanting a computer monitor to be fancy and complaining there are too many monitors that look the same -- a rectangle with a border. If you want something different. Get a dual front facing speaker phone or he'll get the Moto Z with its Moto mods.
Helven It's just a generic smartphone with an orange back. Its much more blend than the older 920. Also, there are modern smartphones with unique and distinctive designs, like the Nextbit Robin, the Moto Xs, or even Samsung's edge series.
I suppose taste is subjective. That being said, I do carry a Lumia 830 around, I think the bright colored polycarbonate back with a metal frame is pretty good looking (same with the 930) but I can appreciate what the iPhone stands for, and I can appreciate the looks other phones have, like theSyd said, especially the Nextbit Robin. That thing looks gorgeous, at least to me, plus they just launched a new color scheme this week, black and red ^^
What a glorious review, you should make more of those retro reviews! Hopefully you can find those old Nokia Communicators or the first batch of N Series devices, or any non touchscreen Symbian smartphone to review.
memories I remember when my parents got their first Cell phone with primeco.. they would let me use it when I went out with my friends in case of an emergency..but my friends thought it was cool to have a phone...that was in 1998 and now I'm typing this on my note 7.. oh I miss those times the fights we use get into and got away with no phones with camerA. those were good times.
I still remember in those legendary days when people used to have these phones and thought they were so cool.. man this vdeo brings all back the memories, thanks man
Mp3 players well designed were amazing...I had cowon products and while the build quality wore over time they had the best designed players. I STILL HAVE a d2 on my desk... it competes with usership on my stereo over the jelly pro or an older smartphone
Subscribed to the channel and been having a blast going down tech memory lane! I forgot all about this phone!! I remember I wanted this thing so much that it's amazing to me that I even forgot all about it till seeing your video! Lol
The world of tech really is a sad landscape of slabs, now so slender, the camera is bigger than the batteries! There was a Wild West period for smartphones too! Sadly, it was in the era of Gingerbread, and we know how chunky that was. Think back to then! There was a certain appeal to such strange phones. Back then, it gave personality. The Motorola Flipout. The Kyocera Echo. Hell, I'd argue the Samsung Continuum was an interesting idea (now superseded by the LG V10 and any smart watch ever). I'm tired of the slab. The only reason I stick to it is because I'm on Sprint, and the neat phones aren't made for anyone except people who can afford to live in the city... That, and hardly any interesting phones exist now. The last phone I had that blew me away was the Sharp Aquos Crystal, and the biggest downside to it was that it was simply underspec. I hope companies experiment more. We have some cool companies like Nextbit, Neptune, and Monohm, trying to pull off something moderately different. I am bored of phones now, and this comes from someone who has a Nokia N-Gage (simply for gaming, no AT&T service at home).
True that I suppose. Back then with feature phones, you could slide them left, right, or up, flip them open, twist them around, etc. I can't exactly blame current OEMs too much for not innovating on a rectangle, but I do wish something was out there to spice things up, like you mentioned NextBit and the like. Speaking of which, did you see their new colour scheme? They're selling the Robin in a black and red combo \(^_^)/
Really a great review Mr.Mobile and a good concept to review such an amazing phone from old times. After seeing your video I wish companies make such phones now also which are unique.cheers enjoy.
I was bought for a Nokia E72 because of good school work. Back then, it was a beast, qwerty texting, 5MP camera that can capture texts, app store, Internet. Though those functions were just minimalistic, I had great time getting everything done. I texted my crush with it also. I would love to see Nokia E72 on one of your reviews Michael!
I may not be old enough to truly appreciate the advances made in the mobile phone department. but some part of my retro loving heart becomes very nostalgic just looking at a flip phone and the many hours I spent reading phone manuals for every new phone I got. I tell you I miss the days when I could just look through the manual and find our something I didn't know about my phone. I miss the way you could just whip out your phone with a flick of the wrist and look totally awesome. I might indulge myself one day and purchase a modern flip phone to entertain my old soul
The trouble with these throwbacks of yours... is that you start watching them and next thing you know, you’re about 20 throwbacks deep and you’ve lost 3 hours of your life sat ins corner chuckling at your phone 😂
Those were great times, I remember I was subscribed to a (physical) magazine about phones and each month they had a crazy looking phone on the cover that's just coming out. It was so great.
Although I always went for the more conventional form-factor phones, it was always great to see phones trying to differentiate themselves. I must've been living under a rock during the period that this Banana Phone came out, but it has such a great look.
I had an n73 as my first phone back then. After playing music for the first time with the headphones that shipped with it, I still remember, I was blown away. Also, the stereo speakers were great. That made me a fan of the N series.
Ever tried the Sony-Ericsson s710a? It came out the same week as the RAZR. While I did feel like a bit of an oddball since everyone else got the RAZR. I loved that phone. Instead of flipping or sliding it was a spinner. It was actually designed all around it's camera ability. It was shaped like one, had a dedicated shutter button, and even a lens cap.
Man, the LG Alias 2.. that keyboard that flipped to whatever orientation you flipped the top screen to. probably my favorite phone i have ever used to date
I used to have the Sony Ericsson W810. I loved that phone, had it in used for around three years, the walkman button was great since it opened the media player without going thru menus. It had a play/stop button on one of its sides which was great to pause or play music without looking at the phone (the placement was genius).
The Samsung Alias 2.....what a machine! A nice screen resolution for the time and with that nifty e-ink tech was pretty cool. One hinge to flip it from normal flip phone to phone with full qwerty keyboard. It was one of my first phones and truly is a novelty, but also of its time.
My college years introduced me to the legendary Nokia "brick" family (with the stubby, non-extendable antenna, synthesizer-esque ringtone selections, and built-in toughness that rivals some of the case protectors of our day). What did I do if I wanted to go online? I waited to get home to use my computer. Games? Snake. That was pretty much it. It would wind up being replaced by a Motorola Startac when my family switched to Sprint, but another feature phone I have particularly fond memories of is the LG VX8100. THAT cellphone introduced me to mobile web, game downloads, ringtones, and actually connecting my phone to my computer. There would be other feature phones that I or my wife would get, but this one really was a forerunner to the smartphone experience I wanted: A phone with great battery life (thanks to an optional LG extended battery that I could swap in - hooray), great phone call quality, games to play, and the ability to get information whenever I wanted. Yeah - still wish I had one.
He makes a good point about lack of buttons on smartphones. It's crazy that you don't get a camera button on the side of phones these days. Alot easier to use than pressing the 'shoot' button on the screen.
This video made me dealz with mah feelz. I was 17 when the feature phones were at their all time high. Talk about being at the right place at the right time, and the one phone I wanted more than a passing grade was the Sony Ericsson W995. Google it, you won't be disappointed. Its chunky magnificence reminded me of Casio G-Shock watches. It's slider, similar to the Moto Z8, rose the phone to new heights. Much like my trousers at that point. It also had a "kickstand". The name itself makes my inner teenager drool despite knowing that its just a piece of plastic that will eventually break off after playing with it more than myself. It was a potent concoction of cutting edge tech, beautiful aesthetics and teenage pseudo-angst. Whoever had this phone didn't own a phone, he just owned. This is to mobile phones, what Fonzie is to the human race.
I really miss the Motorola Razr, that truly felt like the future in the palm of your hand! Sleek, metallic keypad, cool blue backlighting, the small front display for notifications. Ahhhh, twas a simpler time! I also miss minidisc! I KNOW! But the tech FELT amazing! It had personality, again, it felt futuristic. I think that's what makes us long for those old devices, because they were created with a spirit of adventure into the new, unknown. They were designed to make us feel like we were on a journey! They were made to be with us for the long haul. Built to last.
Hello Michael Fisher, i did that i used a Sony Ericsson W580i my entire life, when BlackBerry launched the KeyOne, i switched to that phone which was my first real smartphone. Current phone is the Google Pixel 3. My old phone is still in proper working condition with its original screen protector and battery.
I really loved my Nokia 5130 eXpress Music back in 2009 or 2010. It had side media buttons for prev, next, pause and also a kind of curve between the buttons and the display which had 3 lights next to each button that flashed with the music beat. Still awesome today :)
Man this took me back to my Motorola SLVR. Man that phone got me through some rough times. Everyone loved it too! I always got compliments because it looked like a RAZR but cooler. If anything though, this video made me think back to my Nokia N900... man, they sold me quite a few dreams with that phone. Now that the whole Meego thing died (and died HARD) my Nokia N900 has be reduced to nothing more than a storage device... ahh, tech memories are the best ☺️
If you want a good low-feature phone, get a kaiOS phone. It has its dedicated app-store, and all social-media apps works properly, and we can type with google-assistant.
Every few months. I remember I have my old cherry red Razr and think "I could go back". Then I remembered I host a podcast and I have numerous hobbies that involve the internet. But that dream is still there
Motorola used to make the most unique phone, and the phone I had the most fun using up till this day, is the Motorola Rokr E8, where the button can change from music button to phone dialpad like magic.
i prefer not to revisit flip phones but I remember my very first smart phone back in 2010, the Samsung Moment. I remember being blown away at the AMOLED screen, slide out qwerty keyboard, and who can forget back when we had tiny mirrors on the back of our phones for "selfies" before we had front facers. Time sure has changed substantially.
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If it is Michael Fisher, I would even go as far as watching him review a real banana.
I'd watch him review nothing as long as he makes a video.
"real" banana? i see what you did there
Now this conversation is turning into something..xD
I'm sorry but that's really funny.
I think Kirk Cameron did that once. I didn't end well for him.
When phones had personality
My LG v50 has tonnes of personality, the screen case broke, and then the back glass peeled off twice
When phones were fun.
When phones were shit.
Shut the fuck up
@@MrSass-yb7dm you're old as dust..your dumbass took months learning how to use a smartphone you even asked people to set it up for you...
I'm amazed that I've been obsessed with weird old phones and I've NEVER heard of this phone
Yeah me too, was about to post the same.
Id rather sick with an apple device since its fruity and flavorful
@@alphagaming7425 🤣good one.🍎🍏
@@hmascuba apples tastes much better the bland samsung and bland moto
its called a flip screen and its owerly prised at least 1500$ per fone... quality and raelity of life from automatic asembly 10$- to manufacture. +shipping.
a full movie on a 512 mb sd card? what was the format? 3gp? man that's bananas
awww snap.
InnerFire6213 On a screen that small HD doesn't make a difference. A 350 mb 45 min tv show is watchable on a 15" widescreen laptop.
InnerFire6213 I see what you did there.
I used to dowload 128 mb movies on limewire !
And when I felt fancy, I "upgraded" to 740mb
omg this is the best channel on youtube!
yassssssssssssssss
agreed
true dat
This is the Best.... But also The Channel called Aios is also the best.... 😜😂😜
yes, agree.
Me: not calling this a "when phones were fun" episode is a missed opportunity
*Looks at the time of upload*
Also me: holy shit three years ago
The heck? I didn't notice at all as it came in my recommended and looks like his current series haha
oh wow you're right !
I must be blind
I thought this was a new episode tf?!
Same here!!
@Sewan & Sawen Creations Pl
Yeah I was confused at first. He doesn't open with this song anymore and has switched to 18:9, but other than that...
That was fantastic. I love owning and learning about phones of the past. So damn interesting!
Yeah, that’s true.
Hey, Canoopsy. I like all your vids.
I really miss having a phone you could easily slip into a pocket and where screen scratches didn't happen so often (flip phones in general).
I really like you working with Erica. In fact, it was your interview with her a few years back where I first heard of you. You two are the only reviewers I still pay attention to.
Man, your retro/throwback reviews are the best!
Nothing was better than that Palm Pre video you did though!
On a side note, I want my Pre back so bad. Was just such a cool, innovative, smartphone that was way ahead of its time.
Same. And I'm planning another Pre video under the MrMobile banner!
+MrMobile [Michael Fisher] Yes! Can't wait to see a fresh take on the Pre! Can't particularly remember what it's called, but you should definitely try and do whatever the equivalent of jailbreaking was on it.
A couple years ago I remember over clocking mine which gave it a nice performance boost.
Was just cleaning out the basement and found an old Pre box.... a tear rolled down my face but then realized I had my GS7 in my pocket.
@@TheMrMobileit took 8 years, but you really did it! Nothing is impossible apparently
Please keep the Retro Reviews and your "when phones were fun" series going! They're the best! While all other Tech Reviews are based on newer smartphones, this variation is very welcome! Thankyou Mr. Mobile :)
That thing with why Erica Griffin felt horrible switching to a flip-phone is actually well documented, it literally called "Fear of Missing Out" (FOMO), and is something social networks use to their advantage to drive user retention, as they so elegantly calls it.
Such a well-edited videos, with proper English subtitles and just a cool guy doing a laid-back review without being too obnoxious about it.
Done subscribing!
Hello Moto!
I fondly remember my old Motorola RIZR Z3... It was a beautiful phone! And I also miss my old Motorola W375, a cheaper V3 style flip phone...
I remember having to edit my mp3 files on my PC... I had to cut them in small pieces of less than 1MB so I could transfer them to my phone and use them as ringtones.
Real music as ringtones! Not fake midis anymore!
It was so amazing! lol
I love it when mobile reviewers acknowledge others in their videos. Keep up the good work Michael!
the first phone I bought for my own money as a teenager was Sony Ericsson W810. man, what a beast it was. there was that whole crazy world of flashing custom firmware patches to fix annoyances (by default, the phone wouldn't stop playing music when you unplugged the headphones, imagine the horror), custom sound drivers (for clearer sound and a bit more loudness) and camera drivers (to get rid of aggressive compression and add manual settings; that 2 MPx camera was surprisingly capable!), and of course ricing. so much ricing. I had that phone for almost 5 years and boy, was that thing tough af. the proprietary port for charger and headphones was a serious PITA though.
Agreed. That was my first phone too and it was just amazing. The camera was amazing for 2MP.
I still have a Razr V3 lying around somewhere. Whenever I see your V3, it really makes me miss the good old times when phones were different and unique from each other. You really made a good point. Great video (as always).
The "Haven't we all" part had me rotflmao
Oh God! I used to own a Nokia 3720 classic and one day, I got injured at soccer practice so I threw my phone in the laundry and it got washed up! It was seriously heartbreaking as a 11 year old as that was the coolest thing to have a phone!
But everyone was fawning over the 8800 Gold Arte at that point! I believe it to be the ultimate sliding phone... MrMobile, would love to see your awesome take on the 8800 :D
And once again, keep up the great videos! I am hooked to your quality video editing and narration :)
"And until next time, stay mobile, my friends" :")
Can't wait for your "Remember when Nokia Made A Taco Phone?" video.
I don't get it?
Google "Nokia N-Gage".
+GOPACKERSJT o yea...that.
I still have a fully functional, fully loaded Nokia N7710 multimedia smartphone, circa 2006...!!
He did it dude ! Congrat , your wish has been fulfilled !
I dare you Mr mobile ....review the Nokia 3310
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This guy ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Love that phone too!
the 3310 has identical models for different countries
He's doing 'When phones were fun.' Not 'When phones were indestructible.'
That phone is boring though. I know, it sold like crazy but that's because it was a simple, affordable, reliable thing with a boring design. My father had it and I was so bored with it as a kid. Even the games were boring. And I was a tech kid.
Flashback to 2006 when the Sony Ericsson K800i's 3.2 megapixel cyber shot camera was the pinnacle of camera phones. Got one in 2008 when I turned 11 and I still have it in my desk today.
Michael - this channel is amazing. It's quickly become my favourite tech review channel on TH-cam! Keep up the awesome work :)
0:05, I'm kinda cut up that he dissed bridge to Terabithia...
Watched 3 of them they were great wtf is he talking about
I always enjoy reviews of 'retro' tech, and your Pocketnow Throwback videos were some of my absolute favorites. Glad to see a similar concept here, and hope to see more of them!
Damn! That’s the best box of goodies I have ever seen with a phone. I wanna go back in time, back before Gwen stafani wasn’t rapping with Pharrell, gas was $1.15, and gold finger could sell.
I still can't believe Michael is back ! Great video !
Have watched "when phones were fun" so much that this is in my recommendations.
That subtle showing of Palm Pebble has me stoked! Loved that user interface and device so much
No Country for Old Men was a great movie of 2007. And better than most movies that come out nowadays.
Right, but it came out in November. My opening line is only about February '07.
+MrMobile [Michael Fisher] Yes I totally agree for February 2017 those were some pretty awful movies. Im sorry i didn't hear you saying February 2017 I thought you meant the whole year.
+Marv 2007*
+Carter Hutchins Yh thanks just realised my error
Thank you so much for making this video. I remember how much different technology was (what seems like) not so long ago.
Seeing phones like this reviewed and catalogued in this form is really fun to see.
This is the kind of thing I need right now. Helps getting through.
Thank you so much for this content.
Have a fantastic day and stay safe out there. 👍🏼😊
flip phones are obsolete...
Samsung Flip Z: "hold my beer"
Thanks for the nostalgia trip. Back then Motorola used to make some great looking and interesting phones. I still have my ROKR E8. It's simply the best looking phone I've ever owned. It's incredibly buggy and laggy, but I still love it.
I actually owned this phone when it came out. For the time it was great and the slide was very satisfying when it clicked into place. The only more satisfying phone click was a sharp flip phone I had can't remember the name but it had a tiny square colour screen on the outside and I think a 1.3 mp camera. The bluetooth headset was ok but a bit too bulky too use all the time.
Really love the retro reviews, they are something very very unique
I would like to use again the Sony Ericsson w300i the w800 when Sony made the phones real Walkmans with radio FM and amazing 516 mb of storage man those times where so cool, and then Blackberry came along and the rest is history. awesome work Mr Fisher
I absolutely love this channel!! You and Marques do a fabulous job. keep up the good work
I think he's even surpassed MKBHD...
Remember when Motorola didn't care about the norms and just did what they did best? Good times.
Honestly smartphones fucked up everything. They're all boring except very rare exceptions like flex screen phones. They all do the same thing and have no signature specialties. Samsung had them just until some two years ago but now they're all the same. That's a company with biggest investments in R&D. Just a couple years back they were special, had iris scanners, full blown VR support, heart rate sensors, thermometers, UV rays intensity sensor and what not. And now they can do just what ANY other smartphone can do except maybe having a few more megapixels or zoom or whatever tiny unimportant feature that's not even hardware based.
Came here for Banana Phone reference. Did not disappoint. A+ review as always
I miss my Nokia N95!
I miss my N70
I miss my Nokia n96
I miss my Nokia 3250, 5300, 5700
+Helven pls black n97...
I kind of miss my Nokia E63. The full qwerty keyboard was really nice.
My first comment for a youtube video, this retro review deserves it! Awesome video, man!
" Dude this video looks garbage what did you shoot it on ... A potato ?!"
" NO ! a banana"
😐
I love comparing the old to the new like this. It's a cool throwback. The progression from feature phones to smartphone "slabs" reminds me of early video game consoles versus today. Pong machines got really wild with form factors, and 90s consoles had accessories of all kinds to "improve" the experience (usually in a way that supplements the shortcomings of the software). Make an 8bit gun game more fun if you have a zapper to actually hold. But now consoles are basically all just set top boxes. There are a few things like PSVR, but generally speaking, the experience is delivered almost entirely by the software. Phones feel the same way now that UIs are more refined and the libraries of software are pretty much infinite. We get to pick it up and it works. We don't need the camera attachment (sorry, moto z) or a proprietary sync cable. I do miss all the toys sometimes, though. Sorry for the comment on a way old video. Thanks for making more like this one.
I miss beautiful, tactile phones
This was a time when phones were fun... Mr. Mobile had been doing this for a long time... Hope he will integrate these retro reviews into the series "When Phones were FUN"...
Love your work... It is really fun watching your videos...
Its too bad the iPhone came along. The phones before it simply were more human, and as you said, had a variety of designs.
Can´t stand that most phones look the same today. Thats also a good reason for me to hang on to my Lumia 930. Considering todays phones in terms of design, the Lumia 930 is like a bold piece of design, one of the last awesome Nokia phones.
What's so special about the 930's design? A colourful backplate?
Yeah it's too bad it doesn't take 20 seconds to load a web page. Come on man ! IPhone was the best thing to mobile to pioneer the slab of phones we have now. I'd never return to these feature phones despite how nice and variable they are.
As much as people complain for smartphones being plain (a screen and few buttons), people need to get over it. That's like wanting a computer monitor to be fancy and complaining there are too many monitors that look the same -- a rectangle with a border.
If you want something different. Get a dual front facing speaker phone or he'll get the Moto Z with its Moto mods.
+theSyd For starters it's not a thin iPhone wannabe
Helven It's just a generic smartphone with an orange back. Its much more blend than the older 920. Also, there are modern smartphones with unique and distinctive designs, like the Nextbit Robin, the Moto Xs, or even Samsung's edge series.
I suppose taste is subjective. That being said, I do carry a Lumia 830 around, I think the bright colored polycarbonate back with a metal frame is pretty good looking (same with the 930) but I can appreciate what the iPhone stands for, and I can appreciate the looks other phones have, like theSyd said, especially the Nextbit Robin. That thing looks gorgeous, at least to me, plus they just launched a new color scheme this week, black and red ^^
What a glorious review, you should make more of those retro reviews!
Hopefully you can find those old Nokia Communicators or the first batch of N Series devices, or any non touchscreen Symbian smartphone to review.
memories I remember when my parents got their first Cell phone with primeco.. they would let me use it when I went out with my friends in case of an emergency..but my friends thought it was cool to have a phone...that was in 1998 and now I'm typing this on my note 7.. oh I miss those times the fights we use get into and got away with no phones with camerA. those were good times.
They sure were. I still remember, word-for-word, the "Cellular customer you have called is unavailable" message from my parents' CellularOne phone.
i always had a Blackberry phone back then reply to me
did you buy this phone new?
The Note 7 is also obsolete these days! You know that right? Same as the Motorola Z8...?
I still remember in those legendary days when people used to have these phones and thought they were so cool.. man this vdeo brings all back the memories, thanks man
I've heard Motorola is actually going to bring back the razor....think they're going to be successful?
That was a rumor started by that nostalgic commercial they released this Spring. Wish it was so!
+MrMobile [Michael Fisher] :'( oh that is sad news
+Brett Dickstein any idea if it's still possible to get the old one? worst case scenario, I want it as a show piece on my desk setup
Maybe if you look on eBay or something, but I doubt it'll be free of scratches
Brett Dickstein true.. thanks mate
Fascinating! Your video blogs are of very high quality indeed - better than some tech related TV programs that I've seen! Keep up the good stuff :-)
I remember having a MP3 player in high school that was like 250mb and had no screen so all the songs were random. So shit
Ha! I won an MP3 player in a sales contest at my college job and was super stoked because it was 128MB and could hold like 60 songs.
MrMobile [Michael Fisher] how did we survive
Elis I remember the days where I had a Walkman, CD Player, VHS Player, and a Cassette Player.
Elis it's so good that it's been out if stock for a couple of years.
Mp3 players well designed were amazing...I had cowon products and while the build quality wore over time they had the best designed players. I STILL HAVE a d2 on my desk... it competes with usership on my stereo over the jelly pro or an older smartphone
Subscribed to the channel and been having a blast going down tech memory lane! I forgot all about this phone!! I remember I wanted this thing so much that it's amazing to me that I even forgot all about it till seeing your video! Lol
The world of tech really is a sad landscape of slabs, now so slender, the camera is bigger than the batteries! There was a Wild West period for smartphones too! Sadly, it was in the era of Gingerbread, and we know how chunky that was.
Think back to then! There was a certain appeal to such strange phones. Back then, it gave personality. The Motorola Flipout. The Kyocera Echo. Hell, I'd argue the Samsung Continuum was an interesting idea (now superseded by the LG V10 and any smart watch ever).
I'm tired of the slab. The only reason I stick to it is because I'm on Sprint, and the neat phones aren't made for anyone except people who can afford to live in the city... That, and hardly any interesting phones exist now. The last phone I had that blew me away was the Sharp Aquos Crystal, and the biggest downside to it was that it was simply underspec.
I hope companies experiment more. We have some cool companies like Nextbit, Neptune, and Monohm, trying to pull off something moderately different. I am bored of phones now, and this comes from someone who has a Nokia N-Gage (simply for gaming, no AT&T service at home).
True that I suppose. Back then with feature phones, you could slide them left, right, or up, flip them open, twist them around, etc. I can't exactly blame current OEMs too much for not innovating on a rectangle, but I do wish something was out there to spice things up, like you mentioned NextBit and the like. Speaking of which, did you see their new colour scheme? They're selling the Robin in a black and red combo \(^_^)/
Ow the edge. I'm waiting for it to have a Sprint variant, seriously.
Really a great review Mr.Mobile and a good concept to review such an amazing phone from old times. After seeing your video I wish companies make such phones now also which are unique.cheers enjoy.
4:30 it's just like horses and planes. Info faster with inventions
I was bought for a Nokia E72 because of good school work. Back then, it was a beast, qwerty texting, 5MP camera that can capture texts, app store, Internet. Though those functions were just minimalistic, I had great time getting everything done. I texted my crush with it also. I would love to see Nokia E72 on one of your reviews Michael!
“When phones were phone” -Michael Fisher 2020
I found your new channel!
Thx for keeping reviewing phones Michael! You will be big!
finally someone who thought about design factor and how smartphones have lost it. fantastic man! just love it
I'm acquiring the Motorola RAZR V3, it just brings that classic nostalgia that I've been craving for days when phones were innovative and fun.
I may not be old enough to truly appreciate the advances made in the mobile phone department. but some part of my retro loving heart becomes very nostalgic just looking at a flip phone and the many hours I spent reading phone manuals for every new phone I got. I tell you I miss the days when I could just look through the manual and find our something I didn't know about my phone. I miss the way you could just whip out your phone with a flick of the wrist and look totally awesome. I might indulge myself one day and purchase a modern flip phone to entertain my old soul
Oh man I love your retro videos back on pocket now. Please do more web os stuff! I miss it so bad
The trouble with these throwbacks of yours... is that you start watching them and next thing you know, you’re about 20 throwbacks deep and you’ve lost 3 hours of your life sat ins corner chuckling at your phone 😂
Those were great times, I remember I was subscribed to a (physical) magazine about phones and each month they had a crazy looking phone on the cover that's just coming out. It was so great.
Great video man!!! Turn this into a series! :D
Amazing Video. Cool to go back to a different era, Nostalgic !! Luv your videos
Digging more old gold Michael, brilliant as always.
Nokia made some really whimsical devices back then, how about a reviews of more such devices?
Love your reaction while you're sliding the Banana Phone up & down again and again. Plus love the classy audio.
Although I always went for the more conventional form-factor phones, it was always great to see phones trying to differentiate themselves. I must've been living under a rock during the period that this Banana Phone came out, but it has such a great look.
Love your retro phone reviews,very interesting.
Great video once again, king of mobile reviews
2:06 you brought back a meme my sisters loved over 13 YEARS ago
I had an n73 as my first phone back then. After playing music for the first time with the headphones that shipped with it, I still remember, I was blown away. Also, the stereo speakers were great. That made me a fan of the N series.
Ever tried the Sony-Ericsson s710a? It came out the same week as the RAZR. While I did feel like a bit of an oddball since everyone else got the RAZR. I loved that phone. Instead of flipping or sliding it was a spinner. It was actually designed all around it's camera ability. It was shaped like one, had a dedicated shutter button, and even a lens cap.
Man, the LG Alias 2.. that keyboard that flipped to whatever orientation you flipped the top screen to. probably my favorite phone i have ever used to date
I used to have the Sony Ericsson W810. I loved that phone, had it in used for around three years, the walkman button was great since it opened the media player without going thru menus. It had a play/stop button on one of its sides which was great to pause or play music without looking at the phone (the placement was genius).
The Samsung Alias 2.....what a machine! A nice screen resolution for the time and with that nifty e-ink tech was pretty cool. One hinge to flip it from normal flip phone to phone with full qwerty keyboard. It was one of my first phones and truly is a novelty, but also of its time.
My college years introduced me to the legendary Nokia "brick" family (with the stubby, non-extendable antenna, synthesizer-esque ringtone selections, and built-in toughness that rivals some of the case protectors of our day).
What did I do if I wanted to go online? I waited to get home to use my computer.
Games? Snake. That was pretty much it.
It would wind up being replaced by a Motorola Startac when my family switched to Sprint, but another feature phone I have particularly fond memories of is the LG VX8100. THAT cellphone introduced me to mobile web, game downloads, ringtones, and actually connecting my phone to my computer.
There would be other feature phones that I or my wife would get, but this one really was a forerunner to the smartphone experience I wanted: A phone with great battery life (thanks to an optional LG extended battery that I could swap in - hooray), great phone call quality, games to play, and the ability to get information whenever I wanted.
Yeah - still wish I had one.
Excited for your reviews on the Nokia N series!
This guy is amazing... You review things because you appreciate tech not like others who make videos only to cover the new stuff
Loved this trip back to memory lane. Nice video
He makes a good point about lack of buttons on smartphones. It's crazy that you don't get a camera button on the side of phones these days. Alot easier to use than pressing the 'shoot' button on the screen.
Your channel is great! Congratulations, Michael!
This video made me dealz with mah feelz.
I was 17 when the feature phones were at their all time high. Talk about being at the right place at the right time, and the one phone I wanted more than a passing grade was the Sony Ericsson W995.
Google it, you won't be disappointed.
Its chunky magnificence reminded me of Casio G-Shock watches. It's slider, similar to the Moto Z8, rose the phone to new heights. Much like my trousers at that point.
It also had a "kickstand". The name itself makes my inner teenager drool despite knowing that its just a piece of plastic that will eventually break off after playing with it more than myself.
It was a potent concoction of cutting edge tech, beautiful aesthetics and teenage pseudo-angst. Whoever had this phone didn't own a phone, he just owned.
This is to mobile phones, what Fonzie is to the human race.
Very true. That was my favorite phone too was priced too high so I had to get the controversial Sony Ericsson Yari instead.
U r doing great work dude I like this kind of reviews keep up the good work
I really miss the Motorola Razr, that truly felt like the future in the palm of your hand! Sleek, metallic keypad, cool blue backlighting, the small front display for notifications. Ahhhh, twas a simpler time! I also miss minidisc! I KNOW! But the tech FELT amazing! It had personality, again, it felt futuristic.
I think that's what makes us long for those old devices, because they were created with a spirit of adventure into the new, unknown. They were designed to make us feel like we were on a journey! They were made to be with us for the long haul. Built to last.
The last line ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥
Hello Michael Fisher, i did that i used a Sony Ericsson W580i my entire life, when BlackBerry launched the KeyOne, i switched to that phone which was my first real smartphone. Current phone is the Google Pixel 3. My old phone is still in proper working condition with its original screen protector and battery.
I really loved my Nokia 5130 eXpress Music back in 2009 or 2010. It had side media buttons for prev, next, pause and also a kind of curve between the buttons and the display which had 3 lights next to each button that flashed with the music beat. Still awesome today :)
We definitely need more retro episodes!!!!
Man this took me back to my Motorola SLVR. Man that phone got me through some rough times. Everyone loved it too! I always got compliments because it looked like a RAZR but cooler. If anything though, this video made me think back to my Nokia N900... man, they sold me quite a few dreams with that phone. Now that the whole Meego thing died (and died HARD) my Nokia N900 has be reduced to nothing more than a storage device... ahh, tech memories are the best ☺️
Would love to see a review of the Palm Pre! I had one once and loved it back then except for the buttons. This is a great series!
If you want a good low-feature phone, get a kaiOS phone.
It has its dedicated app-store, and all social-media apps works properly, and we can type with google-assistant.
When he said there was the full-length movie on the sd card, for some reason I was extremely impressed. More then any recent phone has impressed me.
Every few months. I remember I have my old cherry red Razr and think "I could go back". Then I remembered I host a podcast and I have numerous hobbies that involve the internet. But that dream is still there
Oooh. I love these retro reviews.
Motorola used to make the most unique phone, and the phone I had the most fun using up till this day, is the Motorola Rokr E8, where the button can change from music button to phone dialpad like magic.
I am hooked to this channel because of videos like these
MICHAEL IS BACK! I'M SO HAPPY!
Only Michael Fisher can make me watch a 6:30 video on a 9 year old banana phone 😂👍🏻
i prefer not to revisit flip phones but I remember my very first smart phone back in 2010, the Samsung Moment. I remember being blown away at the AMOLED screen, slide out qwerty keyboard, and who can forget back when we had tiny mirrors on the back of our phones for "selfies" before we had front facers. Time sure has changed substantially.