'Welcome to the Internot' - Commodore launches anti-doom-scrolling Callback flip phone that ditches social media and browsers

Or as Commodore puts it, the Callback 8020 (as spotted by Tom's Hardware) is the "not dumb dumbphone", a mobile which doesn't have a touchscreen - it really is a traditional flip-open handset - and dispenses with a browser, while completely doing away with social media.

Installing those apps (and other email or work-related software) is blocked on this device, and doom-scrolling is a thing of the past here. ("Less scroll, more soul" is another soundbite that's aired, and Commodore's marketing department has plenty of these - they're pretty catchy, too).

However, blocked (for your own good) software aside, this phone can run 99% of Android apps, even though the device doesn't use Google's OS. Callback runs Sailfish OS, a Linux-based platform which "puts privacy first", and another strength which Commodore boasts about is that this is a phone which doesn't sell your data.

Wondering about the spec? You're looking at a MediaTek G81 chip backed by 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage, with a microSD slot complete with a 32GB card bundled with the phone - and you get some wired earphones in the box, too. Commodore notes the device has an 'audiophile-grade' DAC, so sound is an important point here.

When the phone is closed there's a basic external display on the top lid showing you the time and date, as well as battery charge level plus a fancy system of LED notifications.

You get some Commodore 64 games installed on the handset, too. (Maybe the classic Paradroid will be one of them, but Commodore doesn't clarify the available titles).

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