5 "dumb" phones that are much better than the smartphones we have today

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It's a cliché to say we're addicted to our smartphones, isn't it? You know: any spare moment, there we are, SnapBooking our WhatsFaces or adding likes to our tweet-zones.

Will any of these old lovelies make the list? (Hint: yes) (Credit: Violin/Depositphotos)

The fact is smartphones are pretty useful – you can check the weather on one, book a holiday, or take beautiful photos of a lovely vista or cat. But that's as nothing compared to the phones of yore!

In those days, phones were real phones – you made calls on them, sent the odd text, and … that was about it. But they were just better – not for any reasons – but just because. Here are five of the finest that prove it beyond any doubt.

5. Nokia 5110 (1998)
4. Sony Ericsson K750i (2005)
3. Motorola V70 (2002)
2. Motorola Razr V3 (2004)
1. Nokia 6310i (2002)

Continue reading the full article on New Atlas to find out just why these phones were so awesome! One of them with a battery that could possibly power a small landlocked country and another that actually looked oddly similar to Kenny of South Park...