Well, maybe not, but they can be surprising.
My work mobile phone was a bit of a museum piece being a Nokia 6210 from about the turn of the millennium. Believe it or not it was just coming to the end of its second battery, which had reached the point where it needed to be recharged every two days. The phone itself was getting a bit temperamental too - the on/off switch plastic button had long gone and turning the phone on involved a judicious gentle push with a small screwdriver into the hole - the actual switch did still lurk in there somewhere. Apart from that, it would enable its keyboard when being carried, reject the SIM card at random - etc. So, I needed a replacement.
My employers, bless 'em, came up trumps - they found me a brand new 6310i still in its box from the year 2002. It's a 6210 with some extras but looks almost exactly the same. It suits me fine as it fits the hands-free kit installed in the company vehicle. I've got a smartphone for my own use - the work phone just needs to be a phone and to send and receive texts.
My African pals - who know about these things - tell me that the old 6210 was the best thing Nokia ever made, and having had one in constant use for ten years I can't argue with that. I suspect that the 6310i is probably as good.
Anyway, bearing in mind that it had never been plugged in for at least 10 years and possibly a bit longer you'd expect the battery to be dead, wouldn't you? Imagine my surprise when it lasted eight days on the first charge and twelve on the next. Smart phones may be in vogue but they seldom last longer than a day without needing a charge. I do sometimes wonder if we've missed the point somewhere.
Rog.
My work mobile phone was a bit of a museum piece being a Nokia 6210 from about the turn of the millennium. Believe it or not it was just coming to the end of its second battery, which had reached the point where it needed to be recharged every two days. The phone itself was getting a bit temperamental too - the on/off switch plastic button had long gone and turning the phone on involved a judicious gentle push with a small screwdriver into the hole - the actual switch did still lurk in there somewhere. Apart from that, it would enable its keyboard when being carried, reject the SIM card at random - etc. So, I needed a replacement.
My employers, bless 'em, came up trumps - they found me a brand new 6310i still in its box from the year 2002. It's a 6210 with some extras but looks almost exactly the same. It suits me fine as it fits the hands-free kit installed in the company vehicle. I've got a smartphone for my own use - the work phone just needs to be a phone and to send and receive texts.
My African pals - who know about these things - tell me that the old 6210 was the best thing Nokia ever made, and having had one in constant use for ten years I can't argue with that. I suspect that the 6310i is probably as good.
Anyway, bearing in mind that it had never been plugged in for at least 10 years and possibly a bit longer you'd expect the battery to be dead, wouldn't you? Imagine my surprise when it lasted eight days on the first charge and twelve on the next. Smart phones may be in vogue but they seldom last longer than a day without needing a charge. I do sometimes wonder if we've missed the point somewhere.
Rog.
It too fits the builthands free fitment in my car, completely bullet proof and reliable, I could get almost 2 weeks from a charge.