The retro-inspired Nokia 105 prioritises pure functionality over frivolous delights

If you’re fed up of smartphones with newfangled notches, more cameras than sense, and batteries that barely last a day, you might want to take a glance at the new Nokia 105 (€13 – no, really). A modern reimagining of Nokia’s beautifully bricky handsets from yesteryear, the fourth generation 105 is a preposterously cheap mobile that features a removable battery that can last for days between charges, a vintage island keymat with separated keys for ease of use, enough storage space for 2,000 contacts and 500 text messages, a selection of games including Tetris, and even an FM radio. It’s unashamedly a no-frills affair, but for those seeking pure functionality over frivolous 21st century delights, that might be exactly what the doctor ordered.

Chris Kerr Contributor, Stuff.tv

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I’m a freelance games and technology journalist currently mashing my keyboard in the name of fine institutions like Stuff, where you'll usually find me waxing lyrical about the latest mobile morsels. I've also been known to cook up some decidedly delicious reviews from time to time, and was once dubbed 'the games industry's answer to Nigella Lawson' by someone probably somewhere.

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