I used to swear by my flip phone. Then I discovered my job productivity as an industrial electrician was at least trippled by using a smart phone. I can take one picture of cabinet wiring and I have instant prints for rewiring.
The modern phone is indispensable to men getting a little older like me.
I take pictures as I disassemble anything, instant instructions for putting it back together later.
Driving in a new city, an immediate codriver that knows every street and current traffic conditions.
No time to read a book, listen to it while driving.
Want to show off pics of the new grand kid, new ones constantly available.
Want to figure out what that mountain is?, point the camera at it and a caption pops up over it.
Want to know if you will need an umbrella, weather always available. I don’t need to watch 20 minutes of inane local news heads to get the 2 minutes of weather that I need.
I could go on.
I’m an industrial electrician too. My phone is invaluable for taking pictures and videos. I can send a video to an OEM and they can analyze what’s happening knowing all the ins and outs of the machine. I can use my calculator that’s on it. I can document failures.
I can’t imagine how many times I wished I had one twenty years ago. I can load prints on my phone, etc.
My first actual-use cellphone was a flipfone. I liked and would probably still be using it, but the keys were small and the screen was almost unreadable.
After a couple of upgrades over the years, I currently use an MOTO E.
I make few calls and do most of my ‘internetting’ on the computer. I seldom use any of the ‘extras’ on the smartphone. I probably use TrueCaller more than any application — it weeds out spam calls.