"We Listened" - Commodore Reduces The Price Of Its Forthcoming Callback 8020 'Dumbphone'

$500 USD -> $400 USD for those of you that don't want to click.

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lol, it’s worth $100

Translation:
We couldn't really sell it for that price, now we try it with this price.

(Edit: This is no mockery, only of the marketing. The phone is nice)

There’ll probably be several to choose from on AliExpress at that price point.

I would be interested if I knew which networks it works on….

Really? I am in.


Holy shit you weren't kidding https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805816311041.html?algo_exp_id=ff2a7e0c-9d5a-44bb-8552-80230ba153a0-9&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%2253%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22fromPage%22%3A%22search%22%7D&pdp_npi=6%40dis%21USD%21137.49%2198.99%21%21%21137.49%2198.99%21%402101eee917823169306111229ec0a7%2112000035264296580%21sea%21US%211828567879%21X%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29919%3Bd%3A40e364c3%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895&curPageLogUid=tBGbBCQwAcuN&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005006002625793%7C_p_origin_prod%3A

That is concerning amount of query parameters.

What the heck‽ Is it gold-plated‽

holy mother of tracker URLs! lol

That’s more like it!

And I completely disagree with the people saying it should be much cheaper.

It’s a LTE Linux computer. In 2026. With multiple screens, a 48MP camera, good DAC, enough power to run real Android apps and tons of bells and whistles; what do you expect?

Electronics are expensive, unless it’s cheap garbage, heavily subsidized, or both. That has a huge externalized cost, and avoiding that is the whole point of this phone. R&D, customer service, and continued software support for the translation layer and OS, must crazy expensive too.

I know wages haven’t gone up with inflation, which makes $400 hard to afford, but that’s not in Commodore’s control.

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If one wants a cheaper AliExpress Android fliphone, that’s reasonable.

But it’s not the same product. And you’re going to pay for it in other ways.

The <del>CAT</del> S22 is $150. It doesn't have the same hardware, but I don't see $250 worth of upgrades between that one and this.

Definitely closer than asking $350 more, though. And it's not like Sailfish functionality is worth nothing.

we fit all yer favorites in this sum bitch

Phone? No. But the CEO's yacht is.