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How do I collect phones?

2026-07-19T13:35:28+00:00

Hello guys I want to start a phone collection but I don't know how to find them, I get phones from family members when they buy new ones but those are the only ones I get

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Nokia N72, Nokia N70 inferior siblings

2026-07-19T13:26:52+00:00

Here is my Nokia N72 i just got last month, it's a rebranded Nokia N70 but downgraded like removed 3G capable and 2G only, no front facing camera and feature new body design

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Is this a prototype? Running android

2026-07-19T12:55:38+00:00

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Je souhaite acheter ce Nokia.

2026-07-19T12:11:05+00:00

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Nokia 3510

2026-07-19T12:10:40+00:00

Nokia 3510 is based on Nokia series 3 but improved display resolution, polyphonic ringtone, WAP, java game.

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Fluence 1.4.0.0 / Wallets

2026-07-19T12:10:40+00:00

Get it on livestore.

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New OS for Samsung s3 mini

2026-07-19T11:52:37+00:00

Ive got a s3 mini and I want to turn it into a PDA kind of thingy that can work much smoother with a newer os that is more supported than android 4, what OS should I choose?

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Q10..

2026-07-19T11:45:16+00:00

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Just finished cleaning up this Nokia 6303 classic. The matte black steel back looks absolutely stunning under the sun! ☀️📱

2026-07-19T11:46:44+00:00

Hey guys, just wanted to share a few shots of my newly cleaned Nokia 6303 classic. The build quality on these metal-clad Series 40 devices is incredible—feels so solid and premium in the hand compared to modern slabs.

Kept it entirely original, just did a meticulous deep clean of the chassis and ports. It's fully functional, currently catching a strong signal on Moche/MEO network here in Portugal. The battery life is still holding up like a champ!

Let me know what you think, or if anyone else still rocks one of these as a weekend detox phone! 🪛⚡

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Classic or QD ?

2026-07-19T09:09:15+00:00

Let's play some call of duty today 🫡

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Sorry if this is not allowed but i Need help finding roms for SGH-i897 Captivate s1, all links online are dead and internet archive is down

2026-07-19T08:55:52+00:00

I have no idea where to post this but i need to fix a busted old samsung galaxy s1 SGH-i897 Captivate and i am asking if anyone has the roms in preferably a format that can be used with odin, it seems no matter where i look online all links are dead, and the internet archive is down so i cant use that

Does anyone have roms for this phone??? working ones??? i would even be fine with 4.4.4 versions or any cyanogenmod SGH-I897, I897UCJH2 or I897UCKF1

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Do anyone need this Balmuda Phone 128Gb/6Gb 1SIM 5G 48Mp Android 12

2026-07-19T07:55:01+00:00

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We Don't Want Full-Screen Glass Anymore. So Why Won't Someone Just Bring Back the BlackBerry Keyboard?

2026-07-19T07:42:16+00:00

Remember the pure, tactile satisfaction of typing on a BlackBerry?

Before our thumbs were clumsily sliding across frictionless glass screens, fighting with aggressive autocorrect, we were typing whole essays with our eyes closed. We had the QWERTY keyboard—sculpted, clicky, and perfect. We had the legendary flashing Red LED light that commanded our attention like nothing else, and the holy grail of early social networking: the BBM PIN.

For many of us, BlackBerry wasn't just a phone; it was a subculture. Whether you were a business executive rocking the premium Bold 9900 or a teenager text-blitzing on a Curve, the physical connection to the device was unmatched.

Lately, there’s been a massive wave of screen fatigue. A huge chunk of modern smartphone users are exhausted by iOS and Android monoliths. We miss simplicity. We miss tactile feedback. We miss smartphones that felt like tools rather than attention-draining portals.

So, the million-dollar question: If the demand for physical keyboards and simpler, less complex devices is clearly there, why won’t BlackBerry—or anyone else—bring it back to life?

As much as it hurts the nostalgic tech fan in me, the brutal reality comes down to a few major roadblocks:

The App Ecosystem Trap: Modern users might say they want a simpler phone, but the moment they realize they can't access banking apps, Uber, WhatsApp, or their smart home controls, the device becomes a brick. Creating a third ecosystem to compete with iOS and Android is financially impossible today.
The Modern Web is Made for Glass: The internet changed. Everything today is vertical video, high-resolution media, and endless scrolling. A physical keyboard eats up almost half of the phone's front estate. Translating today’s web onto a smaller screen just doesn't work for the masses anymore.
The Niche Market Paradox: Companies like Unihertz tried to keep the spirit alive with Android-powered keyboard phones (like the Titan series), but they remain highly niche. For a giant supply chain to spin up mass production, they need millions of buyers, not just a few thousand passionate Redditors.
The Brand is Dead: BlackBerry officially sold off its legacy mobile patents years ago. Today, the actual company operates strictly in cybersecurity and enterprise software for automotive systems. The hardware dream is legally and financially buried.

We live in an era where every smartphone looks like a generic slab of black glass. I truly believe the market is ripe for a "dumb-ish" phone with a premium QWERTY keyboard—focused on text, emails, and high-security communication without the modern digital noise.

But it won’t bear the BlackBerry logo, and it will probably never break into the mainstream again.

What do you guys think? If a company launched a modern, secure, physical-keyboard phone running a clean, lightweight OS tomorrow, would you actually buy it as a primary device? Or are we just looking at the past through rose-colored glasses?

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I finally have the Galaxy S.

2026-07-19T06:34:31+00:00

What it can be useful at? Somehow Is overheating easily.

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making android 7 look like windows phone

2026-07-19T05:30:59+00:00

soooo, this belongs in a few subreddits but im making an android 7 virtual machine in my galaxy a16 and I wanna make it look as close to windows phone as I can, I got the launcher and keyboard down, but I need apps and status and navbar, it's rooted so im open to anything

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Nokia 8855

2026-07-19T04:43:23+00:00

Nokia 8855 & Nokia 5.4
Shot on Nokia 808 PureView

(my stock photos)

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Found a Samsung GT-B7510L in the wild for $6

2026-07-19T04:13:48+00:00

Unfortunately, it didn't have a battery. I had to buy it separately, its coming in a week so hopefully it will work!

This is the third one in my collection :-)

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Reviving my Blackberry Passport

2026-07-19T04:06:01+00:00

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Nokia 8910i "Titanium"

2026-07-19T04:04:23+00:00

Nokia 8910i from millennium come with color display 4,096 colors and cover made by titanium.

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i got At&t.

2026-07-19T02:19:42+00:00

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Preciso da tampa traseira no Nokia lumia 930 na cor preta, quem souber ou tiver porfavor pode mandar link

2026-07-19T02:00:55+00:00

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Symbian OS Smartphone

2026-07-18T22:47:39+00:00

from left to right

Nokia 6708 (Symbian UIQ)

Nokia N82

Nokia N86 8MP

(my stock photo)

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A little before and after performing a frame swap on my Q25

2026-07-18T21:39:49+00:00

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Moving, needs to sell off some of my collection to down size.

2026-07-18T20:32:43+00:00

First time chatting here, I'm located in Tssawwassen, BC in Canada, I am in the process of moving and is looking to sell some of my vintage devices, don't really know the value of them as most of them were from parts lots, some are working and some aren't, don't really know what to do here, help?

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Nokia E61 (2006)

2026-07-18T20:00:26+00:00

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