The Cheap Phone Spectacular.

[@agenericaccount3935]

That poor Nokia woke up for the first time and was like “Ah, easy life in someone’s glove box 😎” and the last thing it saw was its grandpa winding up to beat it to death.

[@syllvanis_]

Hate to be that guy, but it’s actually “its grandpa”

[@BichaelStevens]

Ivan_the_terrible_killing_his_son.jpg

[@agenericaccount3935]

@@syllvanis_ This is valid. I am usually pretty good at monitoring autocorrect’s erotic fascination with slipping ‘ into everything

[@andrihusainsudra]

Saturn_devouring_his_son.png

[@syllvanis_]

@@agenericaccount3935 It gets annoying when you go back and correct it and then it just does it again

[@ferna182]

Random Fact: I was actually one of the developers for the iOS version of Gameloft's Siberian Strike back in like 2008/9 I think lol. I actually screamed when I saw it popped up on the video.

[@tytv6920]

What are the odds that you've stumbled across this video

[@ferna182]

@@tytv6920 well, close to 100% since i've been subscribed for a very long time lol... However I never thought I'd see that game ever again lol

[@muhsin_sultan]

Hey. That's cool. Are you still at gameloft?

[@Dimondminer11]

Why does the name gameloft sound so familiar to me?

[@novislavkebabremover]

@@ferna182 what was the game about? If you dint mind me asking

[@zim_]

14:04 > "That touchscreen really makes it work, so much better" > Opens camera app > Crashes instantly

[@Mez352]

@@riponrip4574 but the battery, its gonna be utter dogshit

[@johnlewis8934]

@@Mez352 that’s fine because it runs everything smoothly and he said all he does on a work phone is either call or text

[@marceelino]

@@riponrip4574 everything else was better. iphone is stuck with iOS so it's shit.

[@itsmeenebula]

@@marceelino ios is fine wym

[@goblinnnn]

@@Mez352 i use an iphone 6 and yeah the battery is dogshit lol

[@Charmeleon64letsplayer]

I bought the first phone as a travel phone. It ain’t bad for that purpose. The thing I like most about it is the FM radio functionality. I can take with me to Italy and be able to listen to the radio without buying a set once I arrive.

[@deathsyth8888]

Ah yes, burner phones; for when you want to conduct "business".

[@СимонЦанков]

The thing is im sure you can get smartphones for way less than 124$

[@acreativename7999]

Well it is Australia..

[@drabonlady]

@@СимонЦанков You can but don't expect it to work like a new Iphone. I currently use a LG Stylus4+ that cost me new $120 (US) and I was complaining because I usually buy my phones at $80. It's a little slow.

[@rxgtv]

@@joshroehl6098 cant wait for another banger /hj

[@pauloa.7609]

@@СимонЦанков that dumb Nokia phone that looked like shit costs 10€ in my country. For 129 Australian, thats like 80€, you can always get some brand new low spec xiaomi or realme smartphones that aren't even that bad. I have a secondary phone that i use for work and its a xiaomi redmi note 10 pro, oled screen 120hz, 120mpx main camera, 5020mah battery, nice device overall and it costed me 200€.

[@michelecozzarin]

My man wanted to find a cheap phone and ended up buying FIVE different phones for a grand total of over 600$

[@LukeSmithXD]

Who tf says goat

[@DrifterThrifters]

@@HD3ternity yeah...mate is pulling 100k a month minimum

[@abcd124]

aussie buckaroos?

[@tuxido4913]

@@abcd124 USD

[@walmorcarvalho2512]

Total madlad

[@NoTraceOfSense]

You forgot the best part about flip phones: Slamming them shut at the end of a call.

[@CorvusVonRex]

You forgot. "With style".

[@CallMeVidd]

That’s the problem with smartphones Angrily tapping the end call button just isn’t the same

[@deadliestvice5356]

Or breaking them in half after an illegal transaction, except the actual phone part would still be intact.

[@SofaK1ingN1c3]

Flicking your wrist to close them

[@Cheordig]

Surely it's flipping it open and saying, "Scotty, beam me up."

[@eaeangel5641]

It makes me weirdly happy to see flip phones still, they are just so cool to me still

[@LouSassoleSledgecock_III]

They still are still? Still? Or still

[@fletzyproductions1190]

@@LouSassoleSledgecock_III i think they're actually still

[@ellen6831]

still?

[@RaYYTraYY]

a little redundant 😂

[@seifu8318]

well with all these clutter from the internet, it is good to see flip phones Or " dumb phones" coming back and making sales again

[@manofspice]

We gotta get this man on Cold Ones. There would be so much Aussie energy.

[@JoCaTen]

Bloody oath

[@MorganDoIIar]

Deez

[@MEDIOCRECOW]

yes just yes

[@neridamanning2411]

Lol

[@industriastroll3177]

YES

[@xyphille]

man, watching as the patreon list go faster and longer puts a smile to my face

[@OmarShtaiwi_]

A comma after man, A COMMA AFTER MAN

[@abderazakbnerazzouq]

I need 1$

[@TheBert.]

I know something else that goes faster and longer that puts a smile on my face a selfie stick

[@abderazakbnerazzouq]

Omg what joke

[@xyphille]

@@OmarShtaiwi_ soz lemee fix

[@blaynesofab3162]

When this man crushed the modern Nokia with the Og Nokia brick I lost it.

[@mikevolk2884]

Not only that on top of his IPad. Lol

[@iconsumelead]

This is probably one of my favorite videos from Dankpods. I love it cuz I want a manky work phone. So this honestly helps. Been mostly looking at Nokias lol. Some Apples too, but mostly old. Like OG old.

[@LGK10mybeloved]

Like IPhone 4 old?

[@ellen6831]

@@LGK10mybelovedthey said OG. how is the 4 og

[@pahnazd]

"Imagine buying one phone when you can split the cost and buy 6" - probably Dank's logic

[@PauaP]

Hay, you gotta spend money to make money.

[@satan1841]

Heho my number

[@EthisProtogen]

Yeah this way he gets a return on investment from the video.

[@ayaanjamil2248]

He could've bought another iPhone 12

[@bea.anim8]

@@ayaanjamil2248 it's US$700

[@izu5625]

i cant believe we’re moving from dirtypods to dirtyphones we’re evolving y’all

[@Roboat06]

@yeah shut up

[@jannikhilger6739]

You have forgotten the dirtyheadphones

[@rushiewashie]

In the future well be seeing dirtycomps

[@Jokypond]

dirtypeakers

[@niprbmw_210]

Well i also can't believe that i also have old phones for am video

[@kiokartoons]

i love how he tested the durability of the first phone by smashing the Nokia brick against it instead of 1 Grit. looks like ol' Gritty Boy has some competition

[@suspiciouslyBee]

who drew your profile picture

[@sheppybread]

@@suspiciouslyBee I'm low-key curious too

[@amsyarzero]

Nokia brick will always reign supreme. Sorry, but 1 Grit can't reach that level.

[@tomotime9284]

The 1 grit was looking at the nokia with fear

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

It was so funny

[@Awsomeisimo]

i remember getting my first samsung galaxy mini for 115 euro back in the day, man that thing took a lot of falls

[@bdawgrise6961]

Oh no, he’s realized that we love basically anything he makes on any topic! Variety videos incoming!!!!

[@MrTechblackdog]

But there needs to have 'Frank' and microphone test "funny stories". Okay??

[@DelphineDofain]

"Finally a phone to share the same pockets as my keys" Well, I wouldn't do that, it's a Nokia, so you probably should protect your keys

[@skyolo4923]

And your leg.

[@Random22]

@@skyolo4923 Nah, that's only a 2720 flip. Now the 3310 on the other hand...

[@Funrollercoaster606]

No-“key”a

[@rodrigogirao8344]

The phone could scratch his keys.

[@LilMcMoffett]

@@IsM1ku Weapons too brutal for war. #10: A Nokia 3310 taped to a stick.

[@schokodrache3793]

Me: Buys a Car Me: 'This car is great, but I think I need a new phone too' Opel: You're Not gonna believe this.

[@Zestyclose-Big3127]

Which leads us to the billion dollar question: how the heck isn't the Opel branded as Holden? Imagine Holden Special Vlipvone.

[@andrewduong2740]

@@Zestyclose-Big3127 makes sense too. A flip phone with a touch screen. It's basically an ute

[@JimnyVR5]

Technically it'd be a Stellantis nowadays... sounds more like a phone brand anyway

[@fabbsl1770]

Maybe you can get it from Vauxhall or buick in the uk or the us

[@BauhauF]

I literally live like 20 km away from Opels first factory

[@mansisity]

When my phone broke I bought a 40 dollar track phone that is touch screen and its surprisingly good lol

[@Jerry_Freestyle]

Tracfone is awesome My dad had a Motorola Razr believe it or not It was hilarious

[@arigvi101]

"Things that were made to be good have every chance of staying good. Built cheap = always cheap." My man mr.pods here dropping out truth bombs. This is gonna be my go to principle for buying used now.

[@magiricod]

You're right a phone should prolly cost more than 100 dollars however ur drinking the coolaid if you think 1000 dollars is reasonable or you're getting bang for your buck Poco has been killing it with 300 dollar flagship killers for a while. I had the Poco F1 which was probably a once in a lifetime value with it being 300 dollars and the iPhone being 1000 and it having every single feature as an iPhone X and was as fast as the top android at the time now I have a Poco X3 which isn't as killer of a deal with it being 50 dollars more and it's not an 888 chip its only and 870. But heck it still has a headphone jack!!!

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Yep

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Especially stuff from the 1950s-80s

[@freevbucks8019]

Nothing will beat my anodized steel frame on my note 9

[@o0Avalon0o]

Th trouble is when companies lie about quality to inflate prices because of decreased regulation they paid for behind the scenes. At least there's still some honest reviewers out there.

[@sorcererinasweater7670]

"Hard of vision" is absolutely hilarious to me as someone who's partially sighted. Also, with the shifting brightness there's usually like an auto brightness setting

[@poeskey]

or adaptive brightness or something like that

[@RustyRenesis]

Older Android versions (or cheaper phones) didn't have that feature. It was either always on adaptive brightness or always off.

[@sorcererinasweater7670]

@@poeskey Couldn't remember what it was called, so thanks

[@Random_4400]

Yeah i always turn those off because it's annoying

[@sorcererinasweater7670]

@@RustyRenesis I didn't know that. Thanks

[@mayoneighspcandmusic]

"It's 3 months old. And it's dead." What a rough sentence to be taken out of context. w0w i get liek thx so muc

[@pascalsimioli6777]

- every no vaxxer parent ever

[@BauhauF]

@@pascalsimioli6777 I have turned a anti vaxxer after my second covid shot, Biontech needs to improve

[@sivvinod3187]

@@BauhauF that ain't an anti vaxxer, that's just a consumer with criticism. An anti vaxxer is low key insane.

[@BauhauF]

@@sivvinod3187 true, I was kinda dead yesterday but the vaccine needs some work done

[@chalabread]

Same thing I could say to that child on the street that I committed late abortion to

[@Uknits]

I love that the first phone you reviewed is my current phone. It's actually really good as a phone and mp3 player, just not anything else. Battery lasts forever, though.

[@Memes-incorporated69]

Same

[@rushilkisoon]

Imagine being able to replace your own screen… Apple: Next joke

[@FrontierGD]

You can. But you’ll lost True Tone and get bombarded with notifications of a non genuine screen

[@insomaniac1796]

one of many reasons i avoid apple, they will rip and tear your wallet

[@franz.francisco]

i was wondering why he didn't just do it himself... then i remembered lol. fuck apple's new phones

[@John-Doe-Yo]

Imagine just getting a decent case so you don’t have too

[@alchemistcannon]

@@John-Doe-Yo Imagine a phone case preventing his screen from randomly turning black

[@marschapel39]

I had my friend over, we got in the hottub, he accidentally dropped his phone in it, so we went to walmart to get a phone, we fooled around there for awhile and found a phone for 10$. I thought there was no way it would actually be legit. But my friend just went ahead and bought it, we were laughing the whole time. When we got out of the store , he ripped the phone out and it actually didnt work too bad. We had such a good laugh.

[@blackcat14077]

2 bros sitting in a hot tub 5 feet apart cause their not gay

[@valenfraux]

that's amazing, and hilarious!

[@lvbboi9]

_two bros chillin in a hot tub_

[@prisonmike1063]

@@lvbboi9 anything can happen 😏😏😏

[@shadowthefurryscientist]

@@lvbboi9 5 feet apart cause they're not gay

[@simonced]

DankPods: "What phone should I take?" I was like: "Nokia Flip, obviously!" And I was right, I miss flip phones (mine is still in the drawer somewhere...)

[@NiSE_Rafter]

I'm very much waiting for the day that either phones like the new moto razr or Samsung z flip become affordable to us normal folk. No way in hell can I spend that much money for a phone but man do I really like the concept of them. At the same time I wish the Asian smart flip phones in Japan and whatnot had the right wireless bands to be used more internationally because they seem pretty cool too.

[@hailstorm7868]

@@NiSE_Rafter Z Flip 3 is pretty affordable now, costs the same as any other flagship.

[@joempoem478]

I have a razr v3 laying around somewhere. Coolest flip-phone ever.

[@LetGoMyLegosTyler]

I'm getting the Z flip3 soon :D itll be nice to relive the flip phone days

[@LetGoMyLegosTyler]

@@hailstorm7868 yea!

[@jakebohlen7357]

Great video as always! My favorite part is when he got to crazy eggs. Especially when he went all like "Woah. WOOOAH! AH! AH! Augh! CRAZY!"

[@MsDragongirl64]

Having lived off a Nokia nug for a good two years, my heart was thoroughly warmed to see that first brick. Only really used it for music but you can't escape the jank. The text messaging application can only send messages under 300 KILOBYTES so if you want to send a photo, you can't as the average size ranges from 400kbs to 1 meg. The base storage is 30 megs and once the 32 gig SD card has 3 gigs on it, the speed just tanks. When a song switches over, it takes a good half second to play so blended tracks are soiled. A little while back the charging port broke so I had to buy another and keep that one plugged into the outlet and switch over the batteries when my main was getting low. Needless to say, the iPhone 6 is quite the upgrade.

[@kimiyaho]

Damn, this explains why you shouldnt use a cheap phone as your main phone

[@apple-de8tx]

Does the music sound good on it?

[@razerow3391]

Kinda wish Dank had mentioned that the old Nokia cost $210 AUS when released and was one of the most expensive phones at the time so comparing build quality is kinda whack. It's like comparing Armani to George by Asda. LOL. Or comparing a 90s supercar to a modern kit car.

[@CODMarioWarfare]

That might’ve been an MMS limitation. It’s a really old and janky protocol

[@Sinyao]

@@CODMarioWarfare Yup it was s limitation of the technology because it sent the texts through phone lines.

[@skyehimalaya8047]

He almost created a singularity by hitting two Nokias together. Thank god one of them broke.

[@delarosapaulo7236]

Almost got out of hand

[@shibapawz3254]

@@delarosapaulo7236 Almost went south

[@RegsaGC]

Now I almost want a beefed up flip phone. None of that bendy glass business, no. Just a button flip phone with a touch screen that goes out to the edges, and decent power and memory. Maybe even a dedicated scroll wheel/touchpad. That would be sweet.

[@bigbry1994]

Hey Dank, the reason the smartphone might keep dimming and brightening is because of something called adaptive brightness. Depending on where the front camera is, whether in the dark or by bright light, the display adapts to it regardless of what you set it to. You can turn it off in the settings I believe.

[@manny4707]

I think that's why when he said that he put his finger over the sensors but it didn't change toe brightness when he did so

[@aidanfarley9566]

Came to the comments to say this lol

[@h-6191]

@@nooneinpart I wonder if rooting or installing a custom rom would enable a setting for it?

[@akizaangrorec2305]

Exactly, the phone i bought did that, changed it.

[@HonkLoser]

Yeah I had the same issue. Just turned it off in setting.

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

Dank: "My phone broke. Gotta need a backup." Dank: **gets **-six-** five backup phones**

[@screwthenet]

This is why I have kept all my old phones...so I have not only the memories tied to something tangible, but also because they are each a solid representation for the way that the phones of the time were and comparatively how the tech changed in such short spans of time between each. From a flip from 2008 back to a 1g, screenless, telescioping antannae cell phone from roughly 1990. Yaaay.

[@malice6081]

I keep my old ones as backups, id just need to buy a cheap sim now that I have e sim

[@rnaval6000official]

you can also use old phones as backups just in case you break your phone

[@screwthenet]

@@rnaval6000official I wish, some of htem so old they dont work, nor would a company allow me ot use em. Also companies been shutting down their 3g bands, which is dumb because htye left the 2g weaker band operating.

[@LeBoomStudios]

There is literally nothing wrong with getting a used Sony Ericsson at this point. Even the W995, one of their latest flagships, sells new for 160 eurobucks.

[@jackhughes4896]

I used to have a BLU Grand m2 as my first phone that I shared with my brother. The camera sucked for a phone from 2018, but the performance was ok. The only thing I liked about it was the ringtones. Unfortunately, my parents got rid of it, so I don’t have it anymore. It was a great first phone

[@MisterScrap]

I like how he bought 5 phones just to keep one

[@Z9R.]

For someone who hates dankpods, you sure are watching him a lot on various devices

[@tribalturtle]

Yeah… and, notice that we never see him and dankpods in the same video together

[@Infamous_Trap]

@Dont Check My About Page Link ok I won’t

[@YourMother6yrsago]

@Paradise ok I won’t

[@YourMother6yrsago]

@Paradise ok I won’t

[@Alexisadingus]

@Earn Money Online ok I won't

[@Majima_Nowhere]

0:13 As a trombone player, that single note made me feel the player's entire mood.

[@LouSassoleSledgecock_III]

When it went WHOOOMP! I felt that.

[@thecarguy57]

Yes i 100% agree

[@lianrobintribunal484]

Lol

[@jordananderson2728]

"I don't know how I'm going to mount it into my rig." Zip ties and duct tape.

[@Tunerguy21]

If it doesn't get the job done, you're just not using enough

[@awagentx]

Bailing wire!

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@Natasha Thots and prayers. 😆

[@DMacB42]

6:23 Your wish came true! After... uh... 9 years... But still!

[@seankkg]

"Why did that make that two words, I'm an idiot." - The man that runs the channel.

[@SvenT23]

The backlight brightness changing is a setting dank, you can turn it off. It tries to change it according to the brightness of the room, it usually sucks.

[@fugz]

He's an iPhone user through and through. Although I'm pretty sure ios has that option. I don't know who likes auto brightness lol

[@g6a0912]

auto brightness sucks because the light sensor is always covered by our hands lel

[@fugz]

@@g6a0912 Exactly.

[@detaart]

@@g6a0912 In this case, it has more to do with his shitty lighting setup, and the phone looking straight into it.

[@g6a0912]

@McFlickers my hands always cover the sensor on my phone, so the brightness will always spike randomly

[@interdimensionalemployee1117]

Starting to see new scuffs on the new iPad case, soon it’s going to look like the old one.

[@PerturbatorFan]

The old one feels more natural for a reason

[@Tunerguy21]

Its just patina. Gives it character.

[@ericainspace]

Yeah, soon our "new iPad case" anxiety will go away!

[@Lottofatto]

@yeah Game over yourself at the earliest convenience

[@DAZUNIVERSALINDUSTREIS]

@yeah stop

[@radicaledward3783]

"i had to take it to apple, it's cooked." Louis rossman voice: now we'll just bend the pin on that flex cable back...

[@zednotdead]

Nugget man with his nugget music players, driving a nugget now has a nugget phone. It's like a Maccas coupon up in here.

[@brutus3631]

nie spodziewałem się Polaków w komentarzach dankpods

[@jakkakasunset5485]

@@brutus3631 gotta get my polish friend to translate this

[@jakkakasunset5485]

@@aidancommenting I wasn't expecting Polish people in the comments

[@GyldariaTanoGen]

hey Dank! i’m sure i’m buried at this point but I would love to see a video where you use the shit burner flip phones as music players. you’d be surprised how few videos talk about that. surely they must rival some of the more obscure nuggets out there.

[@MrAsh1100]

A takodachi here? With nuggets? Rejoice!

[@n_aniki]

@@MrAsh1100 Takodachi's are cultured alright

[@RaoulB.]

I actually use an old galaxy mini 2 that a friend of mine gave me as my sports-music player. Light, small and the battery lasts weeks! Very nice considering its age, and it has bluetooth, which makes it many times better than something like an old iPod!

[@twystedgamer1174]

This shan't be buried

[@tomojagooriginal622]

@@RaoulB. try iPod nano 7 gen with Bluetooth

[@rene837]

The Iphone screen might not be broken. As far as I know the screen is connected via a flat cable with a flimsy connector. This connector can loosen itself for example if the phone was dropped or shaken. It might be possible to reconnect the cable, but not at an Apple store because they will just try to sell you a new one.

[@keonxd8918]

I mean, there's still warranty so why not. Even if its as simple as a loose connector, I'll still bring to a first party store rather then voiding my warranty

[@Bawrabawla]

yeah, I try to get things repaired at apple while they are under warranty but they are so frigging slow to repair... it is faster to just trade for a refurb. Such an inefficient use of recourses. God I wish they would stop fighting 3rd party repair industry and let them be good.

[@zen4realfightman426]

Don't you know if you attempt to take apart an Apple phone and you're not an apple technician it will immediately explode and then it will send a Google maps location straight to the nearest Apple store so that they know that you attempted to open your Apple phone and they will refuse to get you a new one because you voided the warranty

[@Bawrabawla]

@@zen4realfightman426 Tim Apple told you about his dreams didn’t he

[@zen4realfightman426]

@@Bawrabawla no because until I looked up his name I had no clue who that was I know nothing about Apple or products except for it's all very closed and proprietary the reasons why I buy Android

[@Infinplayz]

My friend that has a flip phone from a different company has the same games and music. So he put it at full blast in my school and was vibing to it while people were crowding around.

[@sharktooth]

I just love the fact that he went into the phone store and bought a bunch of dinky budget phones instead of a decent mid-tier smartphone that probably would've cost less than all of these combined.

[@konradfun]

Yeah honestly. I'm almost convinced these phones are designed to prey on people who don't know any better. You can get flagship phones from a few years ago for less than one of those.

[@megimargareth4015]

@@konradfun not really, these phone its designed as secondary or emergency phone, thus the lacks of performance, cause they have a pretty decent battery life that should enough to make a call and texting

[@konradfun]

@@megimargareth4015 I keep my emergency phone powered off until I need it. If these were designed to be secondary phones then they wouldn't be as expensive as they are.

[@tahnae99]

@David Vazquez not quite the case in Australia. A 4a is 599 kangaroos, whereas he paid $635 for the phone in the video :’)

[@NuryPPanaligan]

A flip phone is not a scam. It has a niche use case. Basically a secondary phone with top tier battery life.

[@albinhaformiga1070]

Kid: Can we have Temple Run? Mom: No, we have Temple Run at home Temple run at home: 5:56

[@Jackpkmn]

@@joshroehl6098 wtf is this weak shit, smh damn zoomers

[@TylerTMG]

besides asphalt 8 and below its horrible. A9 has freaking AUTODRIVE on a racing game

[@vlco_o]

Man, that Opel one was literally just Android on a small screen with a T9 keyboard, way overkill lol

[@trashtrash2169]

How else would you make a cheap modern flip phone? Make a new os? With their budget?

[@PupNuggs]

The ZTE Flip 2 and 3 are also Android, except without touch. I've got a custom launcher on my Flip 2 for shits n giggles, it's actually pretty capable despite being so low-spec. BT keyboard and mouse, it functions nicely as a head-turner lol

[@vlco_o]

@@trashtrash2169 there exists a relatively new OS made for these kind of "dumb phones", called KaiOS, so there's an option

[@savagligorijevic4639]

@@vlco_o the nokia 2720 runs it

[@jbritain]

@@trashtrash2169 you could use KaiOS like the Nokia did

[@kimisong503]

8:27 D-A-N-K-P-Oo-D-EEEeeeeesssss

[@joemck85]

Random tip: "MicroSD up to 32 GB" most often means it will work with bigger cards up to at least 128 GB and likely even larger, BUT only if you reformat them to FAT32 first. On Windows you need a 3rd party utility like Fat32formatter. It just means that it doesn't support exFAT and you'll just get error messages if you insert an exFAT formatted card.

[@o0Avalon0o]

Thank you for sharing; that's brilliant.

[@nmgfan8090]

I think you're preaching to the choir on this one. My man built a 4tb iPod classic

[@mibnsharpals]

@@o0Avalon0o all my ( very ) old nokia can handle an 128gb card. But you must format in the phone ... Nokia E51 / Nokia N8 and other.

[@ziqqerlad]

That's a big but

[@rich-tp2dx]

your FAT

[@omnisel]

So much Frank this episode, therefore, one of the best episodes

[@cavemanvi]

frank's pronouns are sssssshe/her

[@hondasarecool1]

It's always seemed to be the case where buying an older top of the line smartphone is just better budget wise than a brand new budget smartphone lol

[@michaelweems679]

That's exactly what I do. Saved a load of money. I usually buy something between mid-tier and flagship, and always used. I got a Samsung A52S ($500 at the time) for $100. I got a 400% discount because the daughter of the the guy I bought it from wanted an iPhone. I'll take it!!!!

[@tristan6509]

Depends on your country In a lot of countries old flagships are still expensive since no one bought them, so prices soar. Same thing applies with used cars, a car worth $2000 in Europe can easily go for $5-6000 in africa

[@Cherrynasb]

Plus it's better for the environment! Always buy used as long as it's a good referb

[@inwemeneldur2025]

My brother and I both have Galaxy S8s, and they're still going pretty strong (if a little slow due to aging). As a backup in case one of our phones carks it, we got what we call a "Dumb Smart Phone" from JB Hi-Fi. It's basically the kind of phone you'd give to a your kid who needs a phone, but doesn't need all the features of a smart phone, but they can still use WiFi and all that. This thing is SO slow, and it's ridiculously light for a touchscreen phone. It overheats at the slightest inconvenience. This is why it's a backup. We only plan on using it for a week at the most while we wait for phone repairs or replacement.

[@Honorablepleb]

The screens dimming randomly is a universal android feature name of "Adaptive Brightness" which can be turned off from the pull down menu or settings. I have no idea why it's enabled by default, it's kinda doodoo. But hey at least it isn't some weird defect

[@jaykstah]

Yeah was gonna comment the same thing. I guess he's more used to ios so wouldn't have thought of that feature. Definitely annoying to have on by default I never use it on my phones.

[@Spectere]

@@jaykstah iOS has it, too. It's called "auto-brightness" and it can be disabled in the Accessibility section. I'm thinking those phones just have poorly positioned ambient light sensors, possibly causing them to pick up light from the screen or something like that. I don't remember my old Android tablets being too spastic, even with adaptive brightness enabled.

[@stevy2]

It's pretty bad by default, you set a base brightness and it goes up or down a certain amount. Samsung did it right though, you set the brightness a few times and it learns. I haven't had to mess with the brightness on my Note 10+ since the first week I bought it.

[@stevy2]

@@Spectere the sensor stares into the sky and the screen gets real bright. then you actually look at your phone and now the bright sky is blocked so it suddenly plummets.

[@Spectere]

@@stevy2 My last Android device was a Samsung tablet, so that probably explains why my screen experience was generally positive. :P As far as USB-C, yeah, Apple needs to rip off the band-aid and just do it. They've completely switched over to USB-C chargers, and they've already taken the leap for their laptops and most of the new iPads, so hopefully that trend continues.

[@ZeroCooly]

The screen brightness changing automatically is an android feature, it's just on by default for some reason.

[@cheebab7068]

…and iphone.

[@insert_username_here]

Except with iPhone, you can’t turn it off. It doesn’t bother me though, as it’s actually good.

[@trevor245]

@@insert_username_here it's also good on android phones that have a properly placed sensor

[@insert_username_here]

@@natfrailadler1995 oh, I see. I just assumed it’d be in display settings, but I couldn’t find it. Putting it in accessibility still seems like Apple’s trying to hide the option to turn it off though.

[@matthewblackwood9653]

@@trevor245 Yep! On my LG v60 it's fantastic. Pretty much always at an appropriate brightness for the setting. Easy to read, but low on eye strain.

[@drmrmcmister]

Fun fact: Opel is a car manufacturer AND a local business that fixes things lol

[@20blog28]

1. All of those 3 Opels are different companies 2. I think that Opel is called Vauxhall in Australia and some other countries

[@railwaymedialondon]

@@20blog28ye it’s vauxhall in the uk too but opel in mainline europe

[@F2PMegaGod]

@@20blog28 Opel in Europe, Vauxhall in Australia/UK/New Zealand(i think), and every Opel car thats on the US market is branded as Chevrolet (GM owns Opel)

[@_thorkon]

@@F2PMegaGod Not true, a few of them are marketed as Buicks (Buick Regal being the Vauxhall/Opel Insignia, Buick Encore being the Vauxhall/Opel Mokka, etc.)

[@jayeffarelti1919]

@@_thorkon tell 'em, Thorkon!

[@BrandEver117]

Before I got my Z-Flip (I'm apparently one of the lucky ones with no issues and I LOVE IT) I still had a dumb basic flip phone...I liked how basic it was, long battery, and small in my pocket. Unfortunately when they upgraded everything to 4G (which made my 3g nonfunctional) they apparently changed the os of the new ones and made it somehow WORSE. I used to love texting via the number pad beacause I could do it really quick, even without looking. But the new one removed the ability to press the > key to start a new letter...so if you wanted to type something like "mom" you used to be able to quickly type 6(m)>666(o)>6(m). But with the new phone you had to wait TWO WHOLE SECONDS for each letter to time out. On top of that, it often just wouldn't work for no reason! Everywhere I used to have a signal I now didn't, and even when I did it often wouldn't connect or send a message.

[@TheSwitchBlade593]

that sucks

[@EndymionMkII]

3:08 The 1 Grit faces its rival, their battle will be legendary.

[@bruhSaintJohn]

That's his younger brother, 0.1 Grit

[@goldenpun5592]

"I have to take it to apple" *Louis rossmann hated that*

[@riponrip4574]

It was in warranty so doesn’t matter

[@tweeleaf]

*All doctors hated that*

[@shadowthefurryscientist]

Phone Repair Guru didn't like that.

[@irridesu]

@@shadowthefurryscientist respect for the windows xp pfp

[@Triangleinformation]

To Rossman taking it to Apple is like taking your phone to Hitler. And Rossman is correct. Poor Hitler, being stuck with that shit.

[@strasburgrailfan90]

I love that one of your patrons is named “Hurr Durr Six Hungo’s Made By Ol’ Mate Sennie”

[@that_deadeyegamer7920]

And "DankpodsIsHung"

[@Jxcksonn]

"a dingus nugget" and "beanie boi"

[@NoteMineBlox]

DankPods: “Don’t watch this channel, It’s terrible Me: *Watches video on this channel*

[@martintheyoshi5930]

DankPods: Look, a terrible channel! Me: *I snap my fingers* That's where you're wrong, kiddo!

[@roxcyn]

It’s a great channel. Yeah, buddy!

[@f4rr3r]

I like that you started with iPods and now you’re basically Australian Ashens (except cooler because Ashens doesn’t have a snake)

[@710chase]

nor does he play the drums

[@xXTomokoKurokiXx]

Yeah, but Ashens has a PhD in psychology, so I'd say it balances out.

[@MenkoDany]

and ashens is obnoxious

[@glowstoneunknown]

He actually made an Ashens reference in one of his videos

[@koushiroizumi0]

@@MenkoDanybut if Ashens and you would compete to see who's the most obnoxious, you'd win solely by being there!!

[@scarletetee]

"You can just slam dunk it in there" **Thats the move that made Lebron Cry**

[@blakew595]

Oh look a LeBron fan because fans always bring them up

[@MrPrius-fy1sc]

@@blakew595 it’s a meme dingus

[@scarletetee]

@@blakew595 i only know the meme,i have zero clue who LeBron is-

[@crazymarkiplierfan]

The documentation of Frank in his natural habitat is very important for the future generations development

[@lukewarm2872]

2:27 these new mars landing recordings are amazing! We get to see so much!

[@dune.hopper]

The thing with the brightness changing is a setting of android called like "adaptivity brightness' where it changes based on available light. It actually works ok on the flagships.

[@funlover163]

Yeah I finally got a nice phone after years of nursing my old LG and the adaptive brightness is sick. I can always see the screen. It reeked on my old phone though I always fiddled with the brightness manually.

[@TheCramik]

the issue is that it uses a single sensor that often is covered depending on how you hold it. I tend to disable it

[@irvin295]

Auto brightness I had a Samsung (not a flagship) that would randomly brighten up really bright and then heat up and then dim really low where I couldn’t see the screen anymore. It was god awful.

[@20blog28]

@@irvin295 My phone (Redmi 8) does something similar where if I'm on max brightness and it heats up too much it just lowers my brightness at the hardware level, while the control center still says maximum brightness

[@kobalt_ren01]

It's been great for me on the lower-mid range phones I've had too (2017 Nokia 6 and Nokia 5.4)

[@corndoggy1021]

The Nokia brick smashing the newer Nokia made me laugh harder than it should

I hated that. Sure, it was not a good phone, but adding to e-waste for laughs rubs me the wrong way every time. People buy and use these Nokias, it's not like 20 year old iPod knockoffs that he keeps smashing.

[@arnox4554]

@ In fairness, I don't think he expected the screen to give out that easily.

[@corndoggy1021]

@@arnox4554 Yeah, I agree. Tbh, I wasn't expecting that either. I just thought it was funny/ironic that the newer phone was less sturdy than the older one.

[@ThatGuyWithTheToque]

Am I the only one that noticed the elderly phone has a SOS function and a legit dedicated red button on the back? Is the SOS function a normal thing in Australia?

[@United_Kangaroo1992]

I’ve seen that on American phones. It is handy but doesn’t do anything proprietary. It simply calls a set of contacts and 911

[@sargera1]

yeah but the touchscreen is the bong in it and also camera beats the others by a mile

[@limeanimates]

as an aussie, no. its just because its, as you said, for elderly people.

[@HateMerchant]

I would be afraid of bumping the button in my pocket and having emergency services turn up

[@dreamofmaizie]

no just cause it's for elderly

[@arsikphonegreat]

Yee, Dank finally touched the button phone category. My day is made.

[@ZeroKyle]

nice for ya mate have a good time!

[@niprbmw_210]

Well if especially when there's an company thats called opel which is an car company

[@shelleymaria2850]

"I believe this is just a skin of android" *Developers of KaiOS crying in the background*

[@davoid96]

lmao best comment

[@e.6z1]

they're not crying, it is just android, the nokia nugget he actually chose DOES run KaiOS though, so they're probably cheering

[@daemonspudguy]

Nope, actually Android on the Opel nugget.

[@shubhajitsen2416]

🤣🤣😏

[@YoshiAsk]

The one he said that about probably really was Android, or at least appeared to be styled after it. The others were definitely KaiOS though

[@southpaw117]

There was something about you calling that flip phone an idiot that had me screeching like an idiot myself.

[@duskmoon181]

"And I'm looking forward to this because I finally have a phone that can share the same pocket as my keys" Oof, I felt that XD

[@Killertree123Gaming]

The screen dimming or getting brighter is a setting on android that people generally turn off. It's usually depends on the brightness or darkness of a room.

[@shibapawz3254]

@@QuarTheDev man fuck ios

[@chileanyways4517]

@@QuarTheDev I swear you used to be able to on the older iPhones, I wonder why they removed that option.

[@nom3nnescio]

@@QuarTheDev what:DDD

[@Its_Bek]

@@QuarTheDev yeah you can turn it off it in iOS it’s in the accessibility settings

[@parlinmains]

Thanks, I didn’t know you can do that.

[@GhostStealth590]

Damn, if only I had found this video for my grandma before she committed to the flip phone she has now. It’s a solid flip phone, but some of the flip phones in this vid are so much better. Should’ve done online shopping for her tbh, because Walmart, target, Best Buy, every brick-and-mortar retailer DO NOT have flip phones or physical buttons anymore.

[@DarthCiliatus]

The problem with a lot of flip phones is the 3g shutdown and limited band support on 4g for a lot of them. There's lots of good ones but if it doesn't have the particular bands you need for your carrier you're screwed.

[@searuxianstudios9200]

a year ago i was in america when your comment was made. i can tell you flip phones were still a thing in wallmart, straight talk wireless burners, work well enough for calls and text. all you need out of a burner.

[@user-sk9vi2ql8b]

my brain thought you were gonna say she committed...something else and i gasped

[@Themadpatter520]

Just as good as always dank you never fail to make me laugh

[@ixsou4523]

@yeah no.

[@Themadpatter520]

@yeah no thanks

[@jameshouston5940]

Yup

[@solomon6286]

Thing is you talk about the shitest things but make it so unbelievably funny and enjoyable

[@Themadpatter520]

@@solomon6286 agreed that's the thing that makes it funny

[@MechMK1]

Honestly, having a cheap "voice phone" is a boon for traveling. Zero worries about my phone getting stolen orlosing it somewhere.

[@割]

you know it’s a good day when dankpods uploads. been loving the content since the start of lockdown over here in the uk and i’ve been sitting back watching you grow! here’s to 1mil mate 👍

[@OzaneWolf]

I love how the opel crossbred phone is actually crossbred between three phones, HTC, Samsung Galaxy S2 and the Huawei P30 (the wallpaper)

[@ashtonculp2952]

Ew a furry

[@insert_username_here]

@@ashtonculp2952 ew, a person that feels as if their irrational hate towards people who just want to do what they enjoy is justified. I’m disappointed a fellow doge has this mindset.

[@echodelta2172]

@@insert_username_here >disappointed a fellow doge hates furries Welcome to the internet, now get out

[@TwixtheFox]

@@ashtonculp2952 When you're so upset over someones hobby that you need to go out of your way to tell someone who probably doesn't care that you dislike their hobby. Y'all need to get a hobby and maybe you would have better things to do :^J

[@jannik2567]

When you a European guy "Wait Opel makes phones but it's aussie so why they didn't call it Holden"

[@CasSpell]

I was thinking the same thing 😂

[@efftee]

Does that mean a Vauxhall version exists too?

[@sixstringedthing]

Holdenphone: Costs $49, weighs as much as a solid lump of steel, is suprisingly comfortable to use, and has a button on the side that makes smoke come out the back.

[@randomdude4669]

Because it would embarrass the other opels

[@jannik2567]

@@efftee ohhhhh i wasn't thinking about that

[@charlesworthless]

5:00 I’ve got a friend at school with that exact phone. Man do I feel for him.

[@bachlamtung5131]

14:38 long name reads: "Whether We Wanded It Or Not, We've Stepped Into A War With The Cabal" another at the last: "[weird symbol] She was reserved and pretty mean to be honest, I was obnoxious [possibly emoji with incompatible font]"

[@Sentinel3100]

First one is a quote of Commander Zavala from Destiny, in case you didn't know. It's hilarious to me bcs it's a community-wide known meme at this point 😂

[@LumaControl]

5:48 is probably the cutest DankPods laugh I've ever heard

[@apolosame5107]

1:57 Nokia really said: 🐉🐲🍣🍥⛩🈲🈹

[@jetjazz05]

Seeing a flip phone that can film a snake in a hammock and you can actually tell that's what's in the video blows my mind. I lived the flip phone days and those video clips would've been 10fps 320x240 clips, almost pitch black and blurry lol. Even at noon in the sun the video would be all black and white completely blown out... only the most perfect of cloudy days would a video even be possible lol.

[@TMechanic-j5q]

When he says that these buttons are for the elderly - then adds that he likes it ...

[@rianrushwood1426]

This man breaks phones faster than me. I’ve had an 11 pro since Christmas 2019 and while the battery is beyond fucked and the screen has a ton of minor scratches, it’s not broken.

[@James-ee1wn]

A phone like that should last wayyy longer than 2 yrs

[@carelesslygeneric]

I've had an XR since late 2018/early 2019, and it is working just as good as day 1, i only replaced it recently because the back glass shattered and replacement was cheaper than repair, still a perfectly good phone as a backup. No idea what you did to make your 11 pro so cooked in only 3 years

[@Cameron_7127]

How tf u managed to fuk up a phone that quick

[@paladro]

"it's not broken", just like your spirit sir... ))

[@williamsquibb5249]

Oh don't worry. I bought my current phone February of this year... Battery is screwed and tons of scratches

[@JamesR624]

"Racing Attack; that's just called traffic." - DankPods 2021

[@SirensOfNC]

6:41 just give wade his crazy eggs 😭

[@fuyuseetaa]

"You can still buy... flip phones!!" Omg, my father is one of the last people who absolutely, positively refuses to buy anything other than a flip phone. He doesn't even receive texts with it. I'm glad that they still make flip phones even if only for the sake of his sanity because I dread the day they stop making them

[@pascalsimioli6777]

If I ever become this stubborn please just shoot me in the fucking face.

[@organicleaf]

your father is a true lad

[@ignacymat]

@@pascalsimioli6777 i'll buy you a good whiskey then

[@VividBoi]

I'm an 18-year-old who was moderately spoiled with technology as I grew up. 2 years ago, I realized how bad phones are these days, they are some of the most unproductive things in today's generation. I mean sure it has its uses, but ever since I "upgraded" to a Nokia, I've been way happier in my social life. Additionally, I've noticed my common sense and thought processing skills went through the roof. I went from a teen who plays video games all day to a boxing, surfing, photographer, that mountain climbs, loves nature, and just applied for my first job. (in other words I'm enjoying what life has to offer). I hope that the future generations will learn from us and grow up seeing the wrong in how we abuse technology for escapism. However, I see kids on iPads these days and not playing outside anymore so I don't know....

[@Fettupwithyou]

7:14 hey that’s the type of vid quality you see in spooky vids!

[@chat-nior4617]

“Or maybe pay too much for an out of date phone.”-dankpods first cashies video

[@Valfaun]

"i only want a phone to answer texts and calls, so i picked the one that has a KZbin app"

[@Gl33D]

Holy shit you are at 900k now, I remember stumbling on this channel back with the 1tb iPod video and thinking "this guy is hilarious but iPod modding might be too niche to blow up" Thank God you made it man, my half asleep scrolling through KZbin recommended wouldn't be the same without you (or Frank)

[@cneo5423]

Around the same time for me so I know where you are coming from

[@no64256]

You getting on KZbin on that thing reminds me of the time I was bored in a T-Mobile store with my dad. While he was doing whatever, I spotted a flip-phone on display in the corner. I saw it had internet and decided to see if I load KZbin in it. About one minute later I had a PBG video running at like 5-10 frames per second at a resolution of 360p or something. It was glorious

[@WickedPhase]

Your pfp is also glorious lmao

[@inactiveytchannel]

I remember listening to the music with one of them

[@CarbonPanther]

Vinesauce shenanigans detected

[@renanmonteiro316]

1:28 sums up the entire Metal Gear series in a single sentence lmao

[@eliavalos1]

12:21 bro predicted the iPhone 15 changer port

[@possibly8180]

6:59 *K R R A Z Y H A M B U G E R*