Dumbphone reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 158 Reddit reviews across 8 subreddits and 84 posts to rank the best Dumbphone brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/dumbphones, r/tmobile, r/digitalminimalism, r/adhdwomen, r/ParentingTech. Top-rated brands include Nokia (4.1/5), CAT (4.1/5), Sunbeam (4.1/5).
Stats
Reviews158
Subreddits8
Posts84
Brands54
Products73
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#1
Nokia
4.1
(32)
"Love my Nokia 2780. Calls, texts, has maps, can google stuff."
"Love my Nokia 2780. Calls, texts, has maps, can google stuff."
"Wound up with a Nokia 105 and it’s perfect."
"It's a Nokia 2780 and it's one of the best changes I've made in my life."
"I teach and research at a university, and I use a Nokia 2720 without any serious difficulty."
"I just picked up a Nokia 225 for less than $50 new on the Nokia website."
"You can try Nokia phones made by HMD."
"Look at the Nokias like G11 -- it costs 100 dollars and runs on Android 13."
"Nokia 2660"
"Nokia 3210"
#2
CAT
4.1
(16)
"Ended up buying a CAT S22 Flip phone."
"I honestly feel that all other options would be too expensive."
"I think it has everything u could want for a dumbish phone for school"
"I recommend the CAT S22 if you want to go full smart."
"Cat S22 Flip"
"Cat S22! (send me a offer) it only has 16gb of storage but it has a SD card slot."
"The CAT S22 has swipe texting on a 2.5" screen, I honestly like it way more than T9."
"The Cat S22 that everyone recommends is literally the answer."
"The CAT s22 is gonna b my savior I think. Saw someone on the platform talking about it."
"Been traveling around Southeast Asia recently and can vouch for CAT S22!"
#3
Sunbeam
4.1
(9)
"Sunbeam F1 Dandelion."
"In general, even the T9 texting on the Sunbeam is much much better than other flip phones I have tried."
"I don’t know of any flip phone better than Sunbeam. Software is superb."
"The Sunbeam F1 Pro has been great for me."
"Sunbeam and Light Phone do navigation."
"If said person is willing to learn T9 then a basic nokia or a sunbeam f1/f1 pro would be good."
"Sunbeam F1 Pro or Light Phone 2 would be best."
"Loving the Light phone or the three flip phones (dandelion, daisy or orchid) by Sunbeam!"
"I would get the Sunbeam Orchid."
#4
Unihertz
3.7
(10)
"If I suggest you bought unihertz jelly, it would be great profit but cost extra money."
"Unihertz Jelly Star"
"Qin F21/22, Alt Mive Folder, TTFone TT970, Emporia Touchsmart, something by Unihertz."
"Use the Unihertz Jelly. Small screen, but otherwise a full smartphone."
"My recommendations will be- Unihertz Jelly Star, Unihertz Titan Pocket and maybe Qin F21 Pro."
"My personal recommendation would be these unihertz phones (which dumbphones.org says are all verzion-compatible): jelly 2e, jelly star, jelly 2."
"Checkout the Unihertz Atom. Its rugged has a huge battery life."
"Unihertz Titan Pocket and have the offending stuff blocked."
"Unihertz Titan or you'll have to get used to T9."
"The only two that exist are the Unihertz Titan line and the Hit K1 Qwerty. From what I've read/seen, both are just kinda terrible."
#5
Kyocera
4.2
(6)
"My main phone is now the Kyocera KY-42C."
"Verizon has the Kyocera duraxv extreme phones."
"My main phone is now the Kyocera KY-42C and I made a 60 sec vid about it."
"Kyocera 902kc. Do some searching for keitai here."
"I would look at the Kyocera Dura phones or the TCL Flip 2."
"Maybe the DuraXV Extreme which won't work in Europe."
#6
Gabb
4.0
(5)
"I got my ADHD son a Gabb Phone. You can get the version with zero internet access."
"Gabb phone might be a good fit."
"Not a lot of features, but I really like my kids having a Gabbwireless.com phone."
"Gabb phone."
"The Gabb phone that’s $150 but it looks like you may need to use their service plans."
#7
Tcl
4.0
(5)
"I recently have been trying to transition to a dumb phone ad started using a TCL flip 2 yesterday (from iPhone 13)."
"I would look at the Kyocera Dura phones or the TCL Flip 2."
"I love this phone. Had it for a couple years, it's still my backup in case my TCL Flip2 breaks."
"I'm leaning toward the TCL Flip 2 now as I know you can put spotify on it. But nokia 2780 is good, CAT S22 Flip is good (android)."
"Tcl flip 2"
#8
AGM
3.8
(5)
"My personal choice is the AGM M7."
"I like the AGM M7 for kids."
"AGM M6."
"AGM M5 perhaps? It does have android, but on a tiny screen."
"Look into AGM M7."
#9
Alcatel
4.8
(4)
"I’d say the Alcatel 3082x 4g."
"Alcatel Go Flip 3."
"Here's the new Acatel TCL Flip 2, model t408dl, offered by TracFone."
"Alcatel Go Flip 3."
#10
Sonim
4.5
(4)
"I went with the sonim xp3 plus for my mom."
"Sonim XP5+, even if you don't need the PTT function, in the couple weeks I've had it, I've charged it twice."
"T-Mobile and att have the Sonim phones to pick from."
"I went with the sonim xp3 plus for my mom."
#11
CAT S22
4.3
(4)
"For my grandma, I got her the CAT S22 flip phone that has android go."
"Cat S22 is a good option, there are plenty of info about that one this subreddit"
"My best recommendation (from doing research, I've never used it) would be the CAT S22."
"CAT s22 also seems popular on here, has most smartphone capabilities."
#12
Light Phone
4.0
(3)
"Light Phone has, no kidding, the best speech to text software of any phone I’ve ever used."
"Sunbeam and Light Phone do navigation."
"I’m considering switching from my LightPhone to this phone and it’s been tough to find reviews for it."
#13
T-Mobile
4.0
(3)
"Just get them a flip phone. T-Mobile has a flip go phone. Nothing to hack."
"My mom has one of the t-mobile flip phones. It works for her."
"I have a used & unlocked Tmobile go flip from eBay that’s not bad."
#14
Qin
4.0
(3)
"Try the qin f21 pro. I've used it for a few weeks and it does more than what you're looking for."
"I'd get a Qin or Titan with these requirements."
"Got the Qin f21 and it works great for whatsapp, telegram."
#15
TCL
4.0
(3)
"I got mine one of those TCL Flip 4 models. No touch screen and decent sized buttons."
"TCL Flip2 is android and you can sideload outlook."
"Definitely want this... Trying to find this model for Cricket... the closest model name I can find is the TCL Classic."
#16
Bluebird
5.0
(2)
"Thinking about getting another one, and the Bluebird is my top choice."
"I have a Bluebird, too, and love it."
#17
Punkt
4.5
(2)
"Punkt MP02"
"Pity you want Spotify, otherwise the Punkt MP02 would be for you."
#18
Nokia 8110 4G
4.0
(2)
"To me the 8110 4G — despite having minor design flaws — is the origin of firmware modding on such capable devices."
"I use the Nokia 8110 4g and Nokia 800 Tough on Roger's."
#19
Unihertz Titan
4.0
(2)
"Typing this from a titan that has survived multiple falls off of my motorcycle."
"The Unihertz Titan comes to mind for a phone with a full qwerty keyboard and modern 4g network support."
#20
HMD
4.0
(2)
"HMD 110 4G"
"The HMD Barbie phone."
#21
Jio Phone
4.0
(2)
"Jio Phone Prima"
"Or any other Jio Phone"
#22
Blackberry
4.0
(2)
"Get a blackberry passport or blackberry classic!"
"If used is OK I would recommend a blackberry for a better typing experience."
#23
Motorola
5.0
(1)
"Motofone F3 is the best without a doubt"
#24
Apple
5.0
(1)
"I personally recommend a modded iPod classic or a 7gen iPod nano (I have both)."
#25
Mudita
5.0
(1)
"Seems to be the perfect compromise device so far, with the E-ink technology in itself being anti doom-scrolling."
#26
Schok
5.0
(1)
"I love the Schok Classic flipphone."
#27
Samsung
4.0
(1)
"Today I'm using Samsung Chat GT-B5330 and Google Maps and navigation works really well."
#28
SanDisk
4.0
(1)
"Sansa/San Disk. Cheap , small, Good."
#29
Mighty
4.0
(1)
"You either: 1) give up on spotify and use a good ol mp3 player , 2) use the Mighty 3 which is an offline spotify player that basically works like"
#30
Mint Mobile
4.0
(1)
"You could pay like $15 a month so unlimited calls and texts."
#31
Easyfone
4.0
(1)
"Easyfone Prime-A6 have band 66."
#32
Qin F21/22
4.0
(1)
"Qin F21/22, Alt Mive Folder, TTFone TT970, Emporia Touchsmart, something by Unihertz."
#33
Alt Mive Folder
4.0
(1)
"Qin F21/22, Alt Mive Folder, TTFone TT970, Emporia Touchsmart, something by Unihertz."
#34
TTFone TT970
4.0
(1)
"Qin F21/22, Alt Mive Folder, TTFone TT970, Emporia Touchsmart, something by Unihertz."
#35
Emporia Touchsmart
4.0
(1)
"Qin F21/22, Alt Mive Folder, TTFone TT970, Emporia Touchsmart, something by Unihertz."
#36
Jelly
4.0
(1)
"Jelly 2"
#37
Xiaomi
4.0
(1)
"I've recently bought the Xiaomi F21 Pro. An android phone with T9 keyboard!"
#38
TCL Flip 2
4.0
(1)
"If you are comfortable with ADB I got my TCL Flip 2 for $30 on Total."
#39
Hisense A5
4.0
(1)
"The Hisense A5 works fine for my son as a phone/reader."
#40
Xiaomi F21 Pro
4.0
(1)
"I've recently bought the Xiaomi F21 Pro. An android phone with T9 keyboard!"
#41
Tiq
4.0
(1)
"The tiq m5 may be good as it is a t9 candy bar phone that runs android."
#42
LG
4.0
(1)
"LG Classic Flip - hard to come by, but haven't had any issues."
#43
Cat
4.0
(1)
"I have had my Cat Flip 22 for a little over 2 weeks now and it works like a charm."
#44
Blu
4.0
(1)
"Blu Tank Flip works perfectly."
#45
Wise Phone
4.0
(1)
"I like the Wise Phone and the Light Phone."
#46
KaiOS
3.0
(1)
"Your only option is to go with an Android flip phone (check out the japanese keitais)"
#47
Titan
3.0
(1)
"The only working solution is "smartphones in the body of dumbphones" like the Titan p"
#48
AGM M8
3.0
(1)
"The AGM M8 (Flip phone) and AGM M9 candy bar phone but they do not have your required full qwerty keyboard."
#49
AGM M9
3.0
(1)
"The AGM M8 (Flip phone) and AGM M9 candy bar phone but they do not have your required full qwerty keyboard."
#50
XP3 Plus
3.0
(1)
"I got an XP3plus for my mom. Similar challenges, and can't/won't use any touchscreen."
#51
Nokia 2780
3.0
(1)
"I have a Nokia 2780 and I was initially worried because It had YouTube."
#52
Nokia 225 4G
3.0
(1)
"The only phone i can think of that is under $50 and unlocked is the nokia 225 4g."
#53
Aquos
3.0
(1)
"You're looking for a Japanese phone. Like a aquos 601sh or Digno 903KC."
#54
Hit
2.0
(1)
"The only two that exist are the Unihertz Titan line and the Hit K1 Qwerty. From what I've read/seen, both are just kinda terrible."
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