# Rotary Un-Smartphone

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Rotary Un-Smartphone and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a true dumb phone that is well built and beautiful; one critic says it costs enough to buy some used smartphones.

## Why people recommend it

- Well put together (1 comments): "Pretty well put together." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975558))
- A true dumb phone (1 comments): "Now that is a true dumb phone." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47021399))
- Attractive, beautiful small device (1 comments): "What a beautiful little device" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47024751))
- Fun for vexing teenagers (1 comments): "If for no other reason than vexing my teenage son." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47976793))

## What people warn about

- Costly compared with used smartphones (1 comments): "enough to buy some used smartphones (plural)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47981960))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Minimal Phone 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/minimal-phone-2.md): 34 recommend
- [Commodore Flip Phone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/commodore-flip-phone.md): 31 recommend
- [Nokia phones](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nokia-phones.md): 29 recommend
- [Commodore Digital Detox Phone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/commodore-digital-detox-phone.md): 14 recommend
- [Mudita Kompakt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mudita-kompakt.md): 8 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Rotary+Un-SmartPhone&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Rotary Un-Smartphone", https://hackerapproved.com/p/rotary-un-smartphone/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).