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    You can't access the internet. And it doesn't have a camera or games you can play.

    In fact, this new mobile phone doesn't even let you send text messages.

    The designers of 'John's Phone' have created a device that has only one function: it lets you make calls.

    Hailed as the world's simplest phone, it is designed to be a tongue-in-cheek 'basic backlash' by targeting users who do not want the flashy features of next-generation models.



    Basic: Hailed as the world's simplest mobile, 'John's Phone' only makes calls
    LET THE BATTLE BEGIN: iPHONE v JOHN'S PHONE

    iPhone: Make calls, send texts, email, web browsing, access to apps galore, watch tv/film, download music, camera/video function, tweet, GPS navigation, play games.

    John's Phone: Make calls.


    Dubbed the 'anti iPhone', the £67 device with a brightly coloured facade and big buttons resembles a toy.
    The phone's Dutch makers, advertising agency John Doe, are hoping it will be a hit with technophobes and children buying their first phone.
    The manual is only one page long and, unlike its battery-hungry smartphone counterparts, the makers of 'John's Phone' claim that a single charge will provide users with three weeks' battery life.
    Even the phone's 'built-in' address book is old-fashioned - concealed behind a flap at the rear of the phone, it's a physical pen-and-paper notepad used to store your contacts.





    Throwback: John's Phone, left, is seen as an antidote to feature-packed devices such as Apple's iPhone 4
    For those in a rush, the device does have the ability to record ten speed dial numbers.
    The phone's designers wanted the phone to have 'no frills and no unnecessary features such as a camera, text messaging and an endless number of ringtones'.
    JOHN'S SPECS

    Weight: 95g
    Size: 105mm x 60mm x 15mm
    Network: Quad band
    Ringtones: Just one but with 3 volume settings
    Battery: 1200 mAh
    Standby time: 3 weeks-plus


    Designer Diedriekje Bok said: 'At a time when there is an abundance of choices and oppressive channels, we wanted to develop a simple gadget.
    'It is also a useful phone while travelling, exercising or weekend sailing.
    'You always reach for your close family and friends, so John's Phone is for when the rest of the world does not matter.'
    It remains to be seen whether all mobile phone users will be rushing to swap their hi-tech phones for this new, pared-down model just yet.
    Customer Ben Reed, 24, from Preston, said 'I think it looks quite cool. The design is stylish and I like the simplicity of it.
    'But I don't know if I could use it instead of my current phone. I rely on it to coordinate my social life, keep an eye on my work e-mails and to follow news updates online.
    'I can see how this phone might be good for old people or very young kids, though.'






    Simple: Even the phone's 'built-in' address book is old-fashioned. Concealed behind a flap at the rear of the phone, it's a physical pen-and-paper notepad used to store your contacts
    It's nice but even better for those not so Tech savvy
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    Quote Originally Posted by sycogrim View Post
    It's nice but even better for those not so Tech savvy
    Lol. Nice find Sycoboi. They should sell those things here in SA, they would make a fortune.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OmegaFenix View Post
    Lol. Nice find Sycoboi. They should sell those things here in SA, they would make a fortune.
    especially to the less fortunate people who cant afford the phones that we have I would sell them here for like R100 a pop
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    Quote Originally Posted by OmegaFenix View Post
    Lol. Nice find Sycoboi. They should sell those things here in SA, they would make a fortune.
    yeah they would dam I will take 4 already thanks.

    A lot of older people want a very basic phones with only a few buttons to press and 3 weeks battery life is bliss. Don't like the whole pen and paper thing would like to see a very simple contacts feature added on the phone. This will also give us tech savvy guys a break having to set up that stupid phone again and again each time we go visit them.
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    If it had SMS than it'd be the perfect balance between simplicity and some advanced functionality. SMSs are cheaper than phoning and a lot of companies use SMSs to send information to clients. And the big fat buttons would make sending the SMS a dream!

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