Are you OK with the size of the PinePhone?

[Arwen]

... Get a feature/Message phone.!

i don't like to irritate but can you suggest a good one. even many basic phones are based on smartphone o.s. with some annoyances or does not have volte. volte starting to be requirement even for dumb-phones.

I had to replace my 8 year old Samsung flip phone last month because it was 3G, and after January, I would need 4G.

Found this Coolpad flip phone thing that is so so. It is 4G and will do WiFi calling with Boost, (aka T-Mobile). It even has a SDXC card slot inside that allows you to listen to music and such. Their is a camera. The interface is a noticeably slow, but usable for casual use. Any extensive use I might be more annoyed with the sluggishness. It's bigger in all directions than my old Samsung flip phone. Plus, it's battery needs charging every few days, (compared to at least a week to the Samsung flip phone). But, it will fit in most pockets just fine, with the primary screen and keyboard protected when closed. Don't know if it has VoLTE... not sure how that is defined.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GM7DRXM

Not sure I would suggest / recommend this Coolpad phone. It works for me, for the moment.

Now that you all think I am a Luddite, I do have an Android phone. Its just that without a land line, I don't have a backup. Thus, 2 cell-phones.