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Dumb phones and feature phones in India

A dumb phone, also called a feature phone or button phone, is for talk and text and not much else. That's the point. Every phone below is sold in India, and once you pick your network we only show the ones we've confirmed can make calls on it.

Short answer

Confirmed on the most big networks in India (2 of 3): HMD 105, HMD 105 4G, Nokia 106 4G, HMD 110 4G. Cheapest confirmed: JioBharat V4, from ₹899 (price checked 25 Oct 2026), on Jio.

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6 of 6 phones

  1. JioBharat V4

    Jio's own 4G keypad phone, locked to Jio, with Jio's TV, music and UPI payment apps. No app store or maps.

    • Bar
    • No app store
    • Battery: up to 12 hours of talk

    from ₹899

  2. HMD 105

    A 2G-only keypad phone with FM radio and a music player: it can't make calls on Jio, which has no 2G.

    • Bar
    • No app store
    • Battery: up to 8 days on standby

    from ₹1,079

  3. HMD 105 4G

    The simplest, cheapest option: calls, texts, FM radio and a torch.

    • Bar
    • No app store
    • Battery: up to 10 hours of talk

    from ₹2,599

  4. Nokia 106 4G

    A basic bar phone with 4G calling, FM radio, a music player and a headphone jack. No apps or maps.

    • Bar
    • No app store
    • Battery: up to 12 days on standby

    from ₹2,599

  5. HMD 110 4G

    A basic bar phone with a music player, FM radio and USB-C.

    • Bar
    • No app store
    • Battery: up to 10 hours of talk

    from ₹2,799

  6. Nokia 2660 Flip (2022)

    The 2022 Nokia-branded version of the big-button flip phone, with an emergency button, FM radio, a music player and a headphone jack. No apps or maps.

    • Flip
    • No app store
    • Battery: up to 26 days on standby

    from ₹5,160

What is a dumb phone?

A dumb phone, also called a feature phone, basic phone, button phone or low-tech phone, is a mobile phone without the app store, feeds and endless notifications of a smartphone. Some are for talk and text only; others add a camera, music or maps. Most have physical buttons and a small screen, and many have a battery that lasts for days rather than hours.

People buy them to cut down on screen time, as a cheap backup phone, for children and older relatives, or for places where a smartphone would get broken or lost.

What to check before you buy

Whether it can make calls on your network. Mobile networks are switching off their older 3G and 2G services, and many simple phones can only make calls over 4G on networks that have approved them. We check this for you: pick your network above.

Whether it has the few extras you can't do without. Some feature phones have WhatsApp, maps or a Wi-Fi hotspot so a laptop or tablet can share their internet; most don't. Use the "Must have" boxes to narrow the list.

Dumb phones and feature phones by network

How many of the phones above we've confirmed make calls on each network in India:

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