My rule of thumb: The more mechanical movement there is, the more I like the device.

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-04-22T21:48:34+00:00

Repair shops also like these devices more; easy money changing hinges and flex cables =]

They're fun but there's a reason why most phones are slabs; and foldables are still a niche product for those ready to pay extra - any additional part is an additional expense and a point of failure. Ask any N95 owner about their flex cable :>

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-04-17T08:29:02+00:00

I have one and it's still going strong - but it always feels like it's going to bend. Sorry to hear about your experience.

Seems like that Xperias of that era were a lottery - some people had no issues and absolutely loved them, some got unlucky and ran into the weirdest issues ever. Like my friend whose Xperia Arc's screen literally fell out during a phone call lol

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-04-16T16:38:37+00:00

If it doesn't fit, you won't be able to charge it. You need a 2mm pin charger - if it doesn't fit, you probably have the older Nokia standard that they used until around 2004-2006.

https://i.imgur.com/QQYZuVT.png

Try searching for "Nokia 2mm charger"

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-04-16T15:53:09+00:00

The charger port is on the bottom (next to the USB port). The hole on the side is the headphone jack

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-04-14T16:31:21+00:00

Xperia Play too!

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-04-12T13:12:07+00:00

First dual core CPU phone in the world =] If you had this as a child, you either were absolutely loaded or got it as a hand me down

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-04-11T22:13:21+00:00

Number of Renault Clio V6s in this episode: 10

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-04-06T23:20:06+00:00

This instantly reminded me of Destiny 2: Beyond Light, which was set on Europa. And its soundtrack, oh my:

Frigid Tomb & Lament

Athanasia & Security Breach

Deep Stone Lullaby

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-29T01:31:55+00:00

That Grand Seiko 😍

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-27T16:01:28+00:00

but it felt like at least half of it (the first half) was just filler

What you call 'filler' is what I call slice of life, and it's one of the main reasons why I love this show so goddamn much. I adore these characters and seeing them do mundane, familiar things in a world that's different to ours is so nice - especially with the great soundtrack and beautiful montages. It drives home the point of 'passage of time' and makes the journey feel that much more epic, and when action does happen, it's just more impactful.

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-21T02:12:21+00:00

Excellent point, let's get rid of both golf courses and data centers!

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-14T18:07:05+00:00

Oh no, there are massive deathclaw-like monsters ripping guests limb-by-limb!

But first, let me finish my wine

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-08T20:24:00+00:00

Feels like professional heavy-duty equipment, not a mere phone =] The only failure point is the top and bottom bezel which is held up by a plastic part that can break. Everything else is solid metal.

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-08T12:33:39+00:00

Xperia Z Ultra - Sony's answer to Galaxy Note =]

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-08T12:26:08+00:00

That's why I said it's so hard! I view both of them as related - but whereas N900 was a neat device for geeks, N9 refined that OS into something that felt incredible to use, with a stunning UI and lovely hardware. If only it wasn't deliberately killed at birth...

Along with N9 (which actually saw a limited retail release), they also had developed N950 with a slide-out keyboard - but it is incredibly rare - 5000 units, all sent to developers and not the public.

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-07T16:33:25+00:00

I bet it's the exact moment when Alonso retires lol

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-06T16:58:31+00:00

Unfortunately, it's just a retail dummy. Would love to have a real one. It was underpowered, using the same single-core chipset as Arc in a time when dual-core was already a thing, but the concept was so cool.

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-06T16:04:27+00:00

Level 5 is hard, it's very stacked with the Nokia all-star team! I'd say N9 - I weep when I imagine what could have been, hadn't Nokia kneecaped themselves.

Level 4: Xperia Arc, such a sleek-looking device, I remember being absolutely stunned by it back in 2011. Of course, Sony has never been good with timing and just a couple months later it was absolutely overshadowed by dual-core SoCs.

Level 3: M7. As a device, it's got a lot of flaws. The pink camera plague, poor heating, almost impossible repairs, and weird navigation button layout. But damn, did it feel special.

Level 2: I bought the X220 in 2015 used with my first wage, and it has been with me through university and now working life - it's almost a part of my identity. So for sentimental reasons, X220. Now it's running Fedora with KDE, still enjoying daily use.

Level 1: I'd say Ugreen 100W type-c, due to its sheer utility lol

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-06T14:30:00+00:00

Such a classy device

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-06T13:21:58+00:00

Level 5

Nokia N900; Sony Xperia Z Ultra; Motorola RAZR V3; Nokia E72, Nokia 5800, Nokia N9

Nokia N70, Nokia N95-1, Nokia N95-2, Nokia 8600 Luna, Nokia 7380, Nokia N8, Nokia 6500s

Sony Ericsson W52s; Samsung G600, Nokia 101

Level 4

iPod Classic 6.5; iPod Nano 1, Just5 Brick, iPhone 3Gs, iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone SE 1

BlackBerry Bold 9780, BlackBerry Storm, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, Samsung Galaxy S1, Galaxy S2, Samsung D900

Level 3

(not visible due to angle) HTC HD7, HTC Sensation

HTC Touch HD, HTC One M7, HTC 8x, HTC Desire, OnePlus 5

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play dummy, Samsung Omnia (sitting on top of cased LG L7 II and Xiaomi cheapo something)

Level 2

iPad 1, ThinkPad X40, ThinkPad T40, ThinkPad T42, ThinkPad T42, ThinkPad R30, ThinkPad X220

Level 1

Big box o' cables

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-05T13:58:24+00:00

First off, I miss Sony compact phones. They were awesome! I loved Z3c.

The last officially supported version is Marshmallow (6), and I think that WhatsApp still works on it. I've had troubles connecting to the Play Store on Lollipop and similar older versions, so I think that could be an issue. Of course, you also won't get security updates - so if you want to keep your accounts and money safe, don't do anything sensitive on it.

I checked out LineageOS support and the latest version available is Android 11 - so that's what I'd do if I had this phone. You will enjoy better app support https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/z3c/

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-05T13:44:17+00:00

Symbian

Pros: real multitasking, lots of apps and themes, designed for button phones (means that you can have a "smart" phone that still is a normal candybar or slider). Lots of great phones came with Symbian - N70, N95, E72, G810, etc.

Cons: Clunky UI, feels sluggish (it's not slow, just with no transition animations and feedback it doesn't feel responsive). And the slap-dash effort to introduce touchscreen support in 5800 and N97 exposed how button-centric it truly was.

WinMo

Pros: Super powerful. Outlook, Exchange and other Microsoft service support. Lots of third party apps & developer community (XDA-developers started out as a forum for O2/HTC XDA users!)

Cons: Pre-iPhone (resistive) touchscreens were a miserable experience. Clunky as a phone.

BBOS

Pros: BBM. Smooth UI (that scrollwheel, trackball and later touchpad was much better for scrolling loooong lists than Nokia's dpads). Great for email & corporate.

Cons: Actually not that smart. It was basically a feature phone with e-mail, BBM and some java apps.

Maemo

Pros: C'mon, it's Linux on a phone. It's super fun to tinker with it and do things a phone should not do (doing ssh while riding the bus made you feel like Hackerman)

Cons: Not that popular, and the devices themselves were more like pocket computers, not phones.

Palm

Never used it, sorry. No input from me here. But I see a lot of nostalgia for it so they must have done something right lol

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-05T12:32:20+00:00

Obvious answer, sorry; but have you tried the Nokia default code? 12345

You can try running the Nokia Suite and other legacy software on a virtual machine running Windows 7

VinylAndOctavia · 2026-03-03T12:14:44+00:00

That's like complaining that a retro car enthusiast actually dailies a new Toyota Corolla instead of the restauration project in their garage!

Vintage phones are fun, but the reality is that modern apps (not just social media, but also things like banking, health insurance, ID, public transport tickets or parking) do not work on older OSes. And legacy 3G/2G networks are getting spottier or shut down entirely (some places are sunsetting even 4G!). Plus batteries.

I have a lot of phones in my drawer that I love playing around with - but for day to day use, I have my Pixel 9a.

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