Let’s take a look at phones in the noughties vs. phones today

1. Phone size in the '00s: I want a phone so tiny I could swallow it and not even choke.

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Phone size today: GIVE ME A SCREEN AS BIG AS MY HEAD!

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2. Ringtones in the '00s: The first thing you'd do when you got a new phone was go through every single ringtone multiple times until you settled on the perfect one.

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Ringtones today: The default ringtone will be your ringtone for the rest of its days (but it'll always be set to vibrate anyway).

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3. Mobile games in the '00s: Snake was the only mobile game that mattered. It was also the only game.

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Mobile games today: They have made a whole fucking movie about a mobile game where you throw birds at pigs.

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4. Smashing your phone in the '00s: Throw it off a skyscraper, put it in a blender, feed it to a tiger, and run it over with a truck – still works.

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Smashing your phone today: Drop it from a foot high – fucked.

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5. Phone battery in the '00s: 12 hours without charging...

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Phone battery today: 12 minutes without charging...

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6. Taking selfies in the '00s: It's all about that mirror flash.

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Taking selfies now: LOOK AT ME I'M A FUCKING DOG!

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7. Going on the internet in the '00s: *Accidentally clicks on WAP* Oh fuck no!

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Going on the internet now: *Accidentally likes Instagram photo from 70 weeks ago* Oh fuck no!

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8. Texting in the '00s: "Hi wuu2? Bored of homework lol."

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Texting today: What the fuck are you texting me for? Get WhatsApp like a normal person.

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9. Music on your phone in the '00s: Creating your own bangers in mono using nothing but your keyboard.

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Music on your phone today: You have to have at least three different apps to be able to listen to all your favourite artists.

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10. Getting around using your phone in the '00s: "Mum, hi, it's me... I'm really lost..."

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Getting around using your phone today: *Gets an Uber to the corner shop*

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11. When someone rang you in the '00s: *Answers phone*

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When someone rings you today: *Smashes phone with a brick, throws it into sea*

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