In September 2008, Reuters reported that US mobile users had just reached a milestone: for the first time, they had sent more text messages than phone calls. Some were still laboriously tapping them out on numeric keypads with T9 word prediction; others were texting more easily (but also more expensively) on BlackBerries or Palm Treos.

In the wide gulf between these extreme ends of the mobile phone world, manufacturers saw an opportunity. What if they could cram a full keyboard into a phone … without packing in all the complexity and cost of making a true smartphone? The result was an avalanche of QWERTY messaging phones spanning the spectrum from sliders to dual-sliders to crazy clamshells … to a phone with a physical e-ink keyboard!

It was all par for the course, back When Phones Were Fun. Join MrMobile for the latest episode: The Messaging Phones (2001-2008)!

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[ABOUT WHEN PHONES WERE FUN – THE MESSAGING PHONES]

This is the seventh in a series of MrMobile videos exploring the mobile tech world’s most vibrant period in design and experimentation. In “When Phones Were Fun,” Michael Fisher re-reviews cellphones from the golden age of mobile, the decade-long span from the turn of the century to approximately 2009.

When Phones Were Fun: Episode 7 features five devices: A Nokia 5510 and Nokia 6820 on loan from friend of the channel Martin; an LG Rumor and Samsung Alias 2 purchased from eBay; and a Pantech Matrix on loan from Avi Greengart (President & Lead Analyst, Techsponential). No company paid a fee or otherwise offered compensation in exchange for this coverage, nor did any company preview or approve this content before publication.

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0:00 Welcome Back To 2008

01:05 Nokia 5510

02:33 Nokia 6820

03:44 LG Rumor

05:41 Pantech Matrix

06:52 Samsung Alias 2

[LINKS]

US mobile phone users text more than they talk [Reuters]:
https://www.reuters.com/article/wireless-texting/us-mobile-phone-users-text-more-than-they-talk-idUSN2229112920080922

The Coolest Phone I Ever Owned [JerryRigEverything]:

Pantech Duo C810 [PhoneScoop]:
https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=1186

Review: LG Rumor [PhoneScoop]:
https://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=184&p=192

Review: Samsung Alias 2 [PhoneScoop]:
https://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=271&p=2045

How Facebook Beats MySpace [The Guardian]:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/jun/23/facebook-myspace-social-networks

How Mark Zuckerberg Turned Facebook Into The Web’s Hottest Platform [Wired]:
https://www.wired.com/2007/09/ff-facebook/

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[DO DUAL-SCREEN PHONES MAKE SENSE?]

“No.” That’s the answer Betteridge’s Law dictates be given in the instance of a headline that asks a question – and I’m gonna say it right out front: it’s also true, for me. Personally speaking, a dual-screen phone does not make sense for most of my needs.

But my needs are not everyone’s needs. And more to the point: Microsoft is about to hit the dual-screen scene in a big way with its Surface Duo later this season, so like it or not, dual-screen smartphones will soon be a thing (whether they ultimately last is a question for another time). So for the past few months I’ve been using a few LG Dual Screen review devices; I’ve compared notes with other LG users; and I’m now convinced that there are benefits to a twin-display device … as long as you’re willing to put up with some fairly large compromises.

Join me for a look at the various use cases of dual-screen phones, featuring the LG Velvet and LG V60, and stay tuned for my Microsoft Surface Duo coverage – whenever that device finally makes it to market!

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“Do Dual-Screen Phones Make Sense?” was produced following several weeks with an LG Velvet review sample, and several months with an LG V60 review sample, both provided by LG. The devices were tested on T-Mobile and Verizon in and around Brooklyn, NY. Preproduction samples running prerelease software. The lone sponsor of this video is Surfshark; neither LG nor any other company paid a fee or otherwise offered compensation in exchange for this coverage.

[LINKS]

Into The Fold: How Many Ways Can You Fold A Phone? [YouTube]:

Microsoft Surface Duo: Coming Sooner Than You Think! [Android Central]:

Closer Look At Android On The Surface Duo [Windows Central]:

Surface Duo: Everything We Know So Far [Windows Central]:
https://www.windowscentral.com/surface-duo

Savvy Milennial [YouTube]:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SavvyMillennial/featured

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