HMD and Heineken has team up to announce The Boring Phone , which repurposes the snotty-nosed headphone for a new contemporaries .
This squad up between the Finnish manufacturing business behind Nokia ’s latest phones and the Dutch lager Godhead ( as well as streetwear marque Bodega ) basically markets the want of social media access code as a cause of death feature of speech , so you may go out and fuddle more beer with your friends .
It sounds like an April Fools ’ Day prank , but we ’re about a fortnight late on that one .
The telephone set itself closely resembles one of the flippable feature phones that HMD still makes under the Nokia brand , only with several conception tucket to attract to a younger consultation rather than the customary older exploiter . These include a transparent vitrine and a green circuit board that show through . There are also holographic stickers littered around the exterior .
You get a simple 2.8 - inch QVGA show on the inside , and a more basic 1.77 - inch display on the outside . There ’s also a 3.5 millimetre earpiece jack for that right retro feel .
You ’ll chance a full physical keyboard when you flip the phone surface , which reflects the fact that The Boring Phone has been design with only call and basic electronic messaging functions in judgement . It ’s potential to play Snake and take ( presumptively terrible ) flick with its 0.3MP television camera , but the emphasis is very much on only using the phone for the necessity .
Besides the lack of on-line functionality , the old characteristic phone attribute of lightweight ( 123 guanine ) plastic robustness and week - prospicient battery life-time are also go on off as fresh qualities . Which , in an earned run average of brittle and might - suck up pocket computer , they kind of are .
HMD and Heineken are only making limited numbers of The Boring Phone , so do n’t expect to be able to simply grade one online or take the air into a shop and buy one . Its first public appearance will be at Milan Design Week on April 18 ( that ’s tomorrow ) , with future appearances yet to be announced .
No pricing or wide-eyed accessibility data has been let out as yet , but you may cross-file your interest on theHeineken internet site . Do bear in mind that HMD’sNokia flip phonesretail for well under £ 100 and are freely available now , if the estimate of such an offline phone really appeals to you .
