Commodore Has Dropped The Price Of Its Retro Phone By $100 Ahead Of Preorders
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Commodore reduced the price of its Callback 8020 flip phone by $100, bringing it down to $399 and emphasizing its use of recycled memory chips, unbundled earphones and a lack of social‑media apps. The rollout was framed as a retro, “dumb‑phone” alternative to smartphones, with multiple outlets noting its T9 texting, maps and music capabilities.
Epilogue added 34d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Commodore Has Dropped The Price Of Its Retro Phone By $100 Ahead Of Preorders Engadget · 121d ago broke it first
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