When it comes to technology, I think I have many ''conservative'' ideas, like, for example, my disagreement at the removal of the headphone jack. I must also admit I'm often called ''old soul'' by some of my friends, as I tend to prefer older technology that I know is more reliable and cheaper (after all, Alastor is my favourite character in Hazbin Hotel). Another thing I tend to do is ask myself the same question whenever I see a smartphone ad on TV: ''all this power, in the palm of your hand, only for it to be used for text messaging and calling?''. Personally, I would probably stick to a good old Nokia 3310 if it didn't mean losing my dignity. In fact, I have two of those old Nokia phones, one from 2001 and another from the early 2010s, and they still work perfectly. They really are amazing: very few slowdowns, great software and cool polyphonic ringtones. Matter of fact, I have even had the pleasure to call with one of these. These phones are worth their money, and they were made with a bit of love from the Finnish company.
Now, let's look at the feature phones Nokia makes nowadays. They are slow, sluggish and do not get newer technologies like USB-C. Moreover, they aren't even made by Nokia itself, but by HMD Global, so the ''original Finnish quality'' isn't really there. There's also a distinctive lack of software and apps available on these devices. The phones run Nokia's 2013 software, Series S30, with Opera Mini as the only option for surfing the web and without any option to install apps. I'm not saying that Nokia is the only bad feature phone maker nowadays, companies like Alcatel or Energizer (yes, the battery company) have also made dumb phones, and they are as bad as Nokia's.
So, does that mean that good feature phones have disappeared forever? Sadly, yes. However, there's some hope left in this world. How would you feel if you got the chance to try an Unihertz phone? Unihertz is a company that designs somewhat creative phones. Their devices are great, because they combine the best of hardware (small screens, physical keyboards...) with the best of software (Android), at a somewhat reasonable price. However, if money is an issue, there are some Xiaomi feature phones over at Alibaba that also have Android and are pretty good as far as I know.
So, if you want the original Nokia 2005 experience, you might end up disappointed by what you can get nowadays. These kinds of devices are now advertised for poor third-world countries and the elderly, instead of fancy executives or young people. To wrap up, I'll say this: if Whatsapp wasn't so popular as it is nowadays, I would only rely on a Nokia 1110 and a Linux laptop, and I think I'd be OK with that.