Phone recommendations

Pizzatheaction · 23-01-2016, 16:11

I have a smartphone, but I don't use it much. I also have an everyday mobile I use as my main source of contact, but that appears to be reaching the end of its life, so I'm looking for a non-smartphone to replace it: something I can use for calls, SMS and MMS, with a keypad rather than a touchscreen. It needs to take a standard SIM, not a mini or micro one.

Could anyone recommend any to me? A lot of websites are a bit coy over whether phones have standard SIMs, the ability to send MMS etc.

lem ramsay · 23-01-2016, 16:18

Nokia 215

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_215-6910.php

Has the ability to send MMSs and takes a mini sim. Mini sim means the old standard sim. Micro and nano are the smaller types.

jchamier · 23-01-2016, 16:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by lem ramsay

Mini sim means the old standard sim. Micro and nano are the smaller types.

This picture might help:

http://mobilez.org/support/data-sims...obilez.org.jpg

The "Full size" is the same as a credit card. Mini is what most feature phones use, Micro is the size for the iPhone 4 , and nano was introduced with iPhone 5.

Pizzatheaction · 23-01-2016, 16:33

Thank you, everyone.

I didn't realise I had a mini SIM!

jchamier · 23-01-2016, 16:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pizzatheaction

Thank you, everyone.

I didn't realise I had a mini SIM!

No worries - hardly anyone has seen or used a phone with the Full Size SIM.

back in 1994 when Orange launched, there was the Orange Motorola (mr-1)handset, and the Orange Nokia. The Motorola used a full size SIM - a slot on the bottom of the phone was full width across the phone. The lever on the side to eject it could be pressed whilst in a call cutting you off (!).

Nokia sensibly went for the mini SIM

one2one also used the same Motorola model.

Pizzatheaction · 23-01-2016, 17:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by jchamier

No worries - hardly anyone has seen or used a phone with the Full Size SIM.

back in 1994 when Orange launched, there was the Orange Motorola (mr-1)handset, and the Orange Nokia. The Motorola used a full size SIM - a slot on the bottom of the phone was full width across the phone. The lever on the side to eject it could be pressed whilst in a call cutting you off (!).

Nokia sensibly went for the mini SIM

one2one also used the same Motorola model.

23-01-2016, 16:11	#1
Pizzatheaction Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 17,541	Phone recommendations I have a smartphone, but I don't use it much. I also have an everyday mobile I use as my main source of contact, but that appears to be reaching the end of its life, so I'm looking for a non-smartphone to replace it: something I can use for calls, SMS and MMS, with a keypad rather than a touchscreen. It needs to take a standard SIM, not a mini or micro one. Could anyone recommend any to me? A lot of websites are a bit coy over whether phones have standard SIMs, the ability to send MMS etc.

23-01-2016, 16:18	#2
lem ramsay Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 684	Nokia 215 http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_215-6910.php Has the ability to send MMSs and takes a mini sim. Mini sim means the old standard sim. Micro and nano are the smaller types.

23-01-2016, 16:25	#3
jchamier Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: This forum Posts: 3,389	Quote: Originally Posted by lem ramsay Mini sim means the old standard sim. Micro and nano are the smaller types. This picture might help: http://mobilez.org/support/data-sims...obilez.org.jpg The "Full size" is the same as a credit card. Mini is what most feature phones use, Micro is the size for the iPhone 4 , and nano was introduced with iPhone 5.

23-01-2016, 16:33	#4
Pizzatheaction Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 17,541	Thank you, everyone. I didn't realise I had a mini SIM!

23-01-2016, 16:54	#5
jchamier Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: This forum Posts: 3,389	Quote: Originally Posted by Pizzatheaction Thank you, everyone. I didn't realise I had a mini SIM! No worries - hardly anyone has seen or used a phone with the Full Size SIM. back in 1994 when Orange launched, there was the Orange Motorola (mr-1)handset, and the Orange Nokia. The Motorola used a full size SIM - a slot on the bottom of the phone was full width across the phone. The lever on the side to eject it could be pressed whilst in a call cutting you off (!). Nokia sensibly went for the mini SIM one2one also used the same Motorola model.

23-01-2016, 17:16	#6
Pizzatheaction Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 17,541	Quote: Originally Posted by jchamier No worries - hardly anyone has seen or used a phone with the Full Size SIM. back in 1994 when Orange launched, there was the Orange Motorola (mr-1)handset, and the Orange Nokia. The Motorola used a full size SIM - a slot on the bottom of the phone was full width across the phone. The lever on the side to eject it could be pressed whilst in a call cutting you off (!). Nokia sensibly went for the mini SIM one2one also used the same Motorola model.

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