UKCasual @lemmy.world TheEmpireStrikesDak @thelemmy.club 1 yr. ago

My phone's been on standby since May

And there's still this much battery left. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. I wasn't expecting it to still have any power left at all. I suppose with the sim out, all it was doing was powering the clock, but still! Unfortunately, I've had to retire it as my network won't connect on it anymore.

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Without a SIM it doesn't use much power at all. Even an Android phone will last a month on standby if you just leave it on the table with all connectivity disabled.

I remember back in 1998 when Philips introduced GSM phones with 300+ hours standby battery life (with a bigger battery). Until then it wasn't uncommon for phones to last 8 to 20 hours. Then others figured out the same, but long standby was never practical unless you really just leave a phone on a table.
- Yeah, I have an android 2 with no connectivity. I use it as an mp3 player. Battery lasts ages. I'm gonna keep that Nokia on standby and see how long it goes!
  
  Btw I have a small Android keypad phone (Qin 1s I think?) and I caught it like this once:
And here's her big sister. She was a bit of a rebel ;)
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  Yep, my first phone! Nokias were great. I don't think I ever dropped mine though. I was short of money so I was careful to look after it. I only retired it when it became cheaper to buy a new phone than a new battery. The phone in the OP is the Nokia 100, but it didn't even have snake or bantumi :(
- A classic, I had one in blue
  
  The blue one was my first ever phone.
- Ah yes. Texting via GSM with limited text size so you'd have to be careful what to write. And playing Snake. And clunky as hell in the pocket. But not as tall as modern phones. Those were just different times
  
  My Nokias both fit in my pocket. My smartphone? Not a chance.
- I love the colour! Back when phones were fun, instead of the ultra serious business black rectangles we have now.
  
  Some iPhone models have had more colour options but it still not quite the same.
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- lol
  
  I hated the way T9 always changed "mum" to "nun".
I used to go to stay at my dad's on school holidays... I forgot my DS Lite there one time, and the battery was still nearly full next time. 😬

I miss simpler tech.
- I go long bouts without using my DSI XL and so I get the charger out when it's been months, only to see battery is still full!
I found my old Motorola SLVR in a draw, I think I last used it in 2006 or so. It needed charging but when I turned it on I was greeted by the T-Mobile logo and tune. I'd forgotten how loud the sound was when it got turned on. It had the game "bounce" on it. Had forgotten about that.
- I'd buy an old phone game emulator on steam, bounce was a good one, along with Nokia space invaders side scrolling game.
Oh hey I had the same phone. Do you happen to remember the model number?
- It's a Nokia 100 :)
  
  Haha tysm.

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