Remember typing on a classic BlackBerry or using the scroll wheel on an old iPod? That exact nostalgic feeling just made a massive comeback in 2026!
Meet the Sidephone. It is a brand-new, $250 premium “dumbphone” that actually runs a custom version of Android! This means you can keep essential apps like WhatsApp, Maps, and Spotify, while stripping away toxic social media to cure your doomscrolling. But the absolute craziest part is the hardware. It features the world’s first hot-swappable magnetic keypads! In just two seconds, you can rip off the classic T9 number pad and snap on a QWERTY keyboard, or even an iPod-style “Sundial” scroll wheel. Today on DiyTech, we look at the coolest modular phone of the year.
Would you switch to a modular dumbphone?
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