[tester34]

I've never bought smartphone because felt no need

but the only things that make me really, really strongly consider getting smartphone is some form of Maps - let it be Google or something

and ability to send&receive pictures (MMS suck)

It's definitely possible to live with dumb phone, but stuff like maps, sending pictures and maybe access to email are sometimes incredibly handy

[jamix]

KaiOS devices have all those features, they are just slow and not as convenient as on a smartphone.