When he was invited to " Goca & Gra " at the end of January, producer Edi Manushi - after being asked to call moderator Alesia Bami for a little trick - pulled out a button phone that for many people today is a thing of the past. Strange as it may seem, however, not a few people are turning to old phones and not just for nostalgia.
These phones are known as "dumbphones", ie "stupid phones" as the opposite of the term for smartphones we use today - smartphones. But many people think that old phones may not really be "smart", but they are "capable". Google searches for dumbphones increased by 89% between 2018 and 2021, according to a report by software firm SEMrush. Last year, 1 billion such devices were sold worldwide, compared to 400 million in 2019.
A 2021 study by the accounting group Deloitte said that 1 in 10 mobile phone users in the UK had one. Technology experts point out that these phones are unlikely to compete with the latest premium models from Apple and Samsung when it comes to performance or functionality, yet they can excel in important areas such as longevity - remember Nokia 3310 - and battery life. .
Pesë vjet më parë, Przemek Olejniczak, një psikolog, e ndërroi telefonin e tij inteligjent me një Nokia 3310, fillimisht për shkak të baterisë më të gjatë. Megjithatë, ai shpejt e kuptoi se kishte përfitime të tjera. Ekspertja e teknologjisë, Prof Sandra Wachter, një studiuese e lartë në inteligjencën artificiale në Universitetin e Oksfordit, thotë se është e kuptueshme që disa prej nesh janë në kërkim të telefonave celularë më të thjeshtë.
“Telefoni inteligjent është qendra juaj e argëtimit, gjeneratori i lajmeve, sistemi i navigimit, ditari juaj, fjalori, portofoli etj,” thotë ajo. “Telefonat inteligjentë gjithmonë dëshirojnë të tërheqin vëmendjen tuaj me njoftime, përditësime dhe lajme të fundit që vazhdimisht ju prishin ditën. Kjo mund të jetë shqetësuese.”
Prof. Wachter adds: "It makes sense that some of us are now looking for simpler technologies and think that simple phones can offer a return to simpler times. It can bring more time to fully focus on one "A single task can even calm people down. Studies have shown that too many choices can create dissatisfaction."
