Okay, this was supposed to be a accompanied by a full article about Android vs non Android dumbphones, but I've been very busy recently and haven't had much time for proper writing, so this will have to do.
Basically, if you're familiar with the dumbphone market, you know that there aren't really any quality dumbphones, that work and run well, isn't half baked, and isn't based off of Android.
There are a few reasons for this, including how diffucult it is to make a good OS, and that the companies making these phones aren't actually using them as daily drivers.
It seems like we might finally have a good option.
A Hareidi company in Israel has made a non Android phone for kosher phone users over there, and it from what I'm hearing, it might actually be a good, polished dumbphone.
I spoke to one person involved, who's using this as his main phone, and he's coming from a Qin.
I spoke to the company about whether they plan to sell it in the US.
They said that they it hasn't been tested in the US yet, and right now they're focusing on their Israeli market, but if I try and it works well, then we can probably bring it to the US.
It has the bands to work here, just wasn't approved by The Big Networks.
I have someone who's there right now and would be able to bring some over, but I need help covering the costs.
If anyone is interested in helping with this, respond here, PM me, or email me at devinthebm@outlook.com.