Nokia 2720 Fold. Making poor folk happy

Martin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:28:55 +0000

If global capitalism wasn’t so fundamentally evil, you might be able to convince yourself that what Nokia are doing with the 2720 Fold (as they’re doing with the 2730 Classic (see below) is democratising information; that is, they’re opening up levels of communication to communities and people around the world that previously could not afford it. Priced at just 55 Euros (before any local, country-specific taxes and so on), this is an obscenely cheap little thing. But when you realise that not only does it do the basics of calling and sending messages, but also allows email access (and through Ovi Mail, allows email accounts to be set up and managed completely independently of a computer), has a camera, Bluetooth and a radio, you realise that the 2720 Fold is going to make people in places such as rural India and China very happy (and very connected). Not to mention that it’s dual-screen, clam shell, glossy finish looks are actually pretty slick.

Then of course your mind swings back and starts yelling that all they’re doing is trying to open up new markets, find new people to exploit and make profit from and convince that a new phone (or even first-ever phone) is the only thing that’s going to complete and fulfil they’re life. But then, as we said, that’s capitalism, baby. We’re on the bus, there’s no getting off the bus, so why not buy a cheap Nokia 2720 Fold while we’re on it. Read a less Marxist Nokia 2720 fold review here, and check out this suitably basic video below.

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Nokia 2720 Fold. Making poor folk happy