Great idea, but the price tag ($500) isn’t so great.
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2026
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All I want is a small, cheap phone with a good camera, ability to listen to audiobooks and podcasts and be able to check things from the web. Things like Wikipedia, bus schedules and other text heavy things.
This is not cheap and can’t browse the web so it’s just not worth it.
i read "the touch screen turns on in approved apps" and noped the hell out. this is a sailfish phone with proprietary tracking code and arbitrary undisclosed limitations. get an old xperia and install sailfish on that if you want the experience.
A "dumb Phone" more expensive than a "entry smartphone" which I can cut doen to minimal needs is not a good idea.
A dump phone with WhatsApp preinstalled.
Thats a even worse idea...
Oh, you'll love this. Peri Fractic isn't even his name. Its like some gamer handle that he's permanently adopted cos it sounds international or something.
Was pretty excited about this phone but realised they haven't actually said what specifically is and isn't blocked, and if thats configurable. I'm not shelling out that coin for very little details. That, weird-name CEO and the AI-generaged promo mateterial doesnt really inspire confidence.
From HERE
What does Fractic mean?
Back in school, a gifted kid told me to memorise "Chrisostomatico-perifractic-habitanamala-culacatescia-bobblers" as my new name, meaning "a man who is coated in gold". This nickname stuck and led to others being named similarly, like Ladyfractic and Puppyfractic.
Oh god. Sounds like Elon.
I want a hybrid between what this is reported to be, and a smart phone. Give me my browser and apps, in a basic flip phone that don't capture and sell my personal info. I'm an adult, I can make my own choices in my device, I don't need someone else to police me.
I can make my own choices in my device, I don't need someone else to police me.
Exact same. Perhaps its not for us - maybe they're targeting parents who want a safe(er) phone for their kids.
We all know that Peri Fractic isn't his name. We also know that an online article from whatever website isn't selling the phone, but Commodore is.
but Commodore is.
Commodore isn't. They don't exist. Commodore is nothing further than a name out of history.
Somebody is trying right now at the moment to revive it. Then maybe something will exist again.
Somebody has bought all Commodore's intellectual property and the company's name is "Commodore International Corporation." So I'd say it's pretty much safe to say that Commodore is selling it. 🤷
You are right from a certain point of view. But a different point of view is more helpful to understand the issue here.
Let's not forget that it's $500 because they can't continually profit off your personal information being harvested from the software.
Is it expensive for the hardware? Yeah Is it expensive for an android compatible device with zero telemetry? Not entirely
Stop trying to make a reasonable justification. I can only get so hard.
Minimalism is just a conspiracy by big small to sell you more less.
I like the idea on paper but why do they have to go make it look like an expensive child's toy?
Why wouldn’t you just get an old Nokia for like £10? We see loads of these, they get released a you never hear from them again. You may like the idea but for most people you need stuff like a browser sometimes because it’s pretty much necessary in modern society.
The Callback 8020 is set to be released in five variants. The BASIC Beige, ProtoPET White, and SX Silver models will each cost €499.99. Commodore is charging €549.99 for the transparent Starlight Edition. The Founders Edition, with a gold-plated “C=" key and gold-colored casing, will be offered for €640.
They are a lovely looking phone, but I'm sure that they must be targeting a niche section of the market.
There are definitely people that are pretentious enough to spend an extra €140 on an already expensive phone, so that they can have the gold plated "C=" on the front of the phone. I guess I know who they are targeting with these, and I'm glad I'm not one of them.
Not even 5G? I don't want it for the higher speed but for the network coverage. This phone is truly pay more for less.
I feel like this is the first time I've seen a product being blatantly advertised on Lemmy.
I was under the impression that 4G is gonna be obsolete soon.