My phone broke over the weekend. It was a Pixel 5 running GrapheneOS, for however much good that did me looking back over its lifetime. I had it for three of four years, but I dropped the thing one time too many and it completely gave out. Now I need to find something new. Unfortunately I need to be able to call and text at the bare minimum; I'm a university student and need to be reachable, and that's setting aside the modern overreliance on SMS authentication and the like.
I've been thinking about downgrading myself to a flip phone (whether that already ambiguous distinction would further fall under the category of "dumbphone" or "feature phone" I'm not sure). I really admire the aesthetics of those Japanese Keitai phones, but they've unfortunately been co-opted by the unstoppable hauntological force that is my generation's obsession with aping elements of the past whose underlying appeal they don't actually understand. Still, I want something that flips out to be as long as possible (and is ideally thin enough that doesn't look stupid). I don't want an ugly little screen on the backside of the top half, either, telling me the time or my battery percentage or some soykaf. If I need that information I can get it myself by flipping the damn phone open.
As functionality goes, calling and texting is really it. I need something that would work in the continental United States, which I think means of 4G LTE connectivity or better, but if plain old 4G could work under some particular carrier I have no real qualms about switching, provided it's the best option given the criteria I've laid out here. An SD slot would be nice to have, but it's not strictly necessary. I would say the same of a full keyboard (it would make texting a lot easier, but I recognize that it could be unduly restrictive).
My biggest issue is probably mapping. I have no sense of direction whatsoever; I could (and have) gotten lost traveling in a circle, straight line, and probably without moving at all, though in that case likely while I was tripping on something. Anyway, opinions on whether GPS/location services require biting the Internet connectivity/mobile OS/digital capability/potential to open a web browser or run an app bullet are also greatly appreciated. If they do, so be it. If not, does anyone know of a good standalone device I could use for navigation? Consider any solid MP3 player, or music player more generally, recommendations equally solicited--though I've been told the Creative MuVo is nonpareil, so it's a much less urgent issue than:
What phone would be best for me, given my preferences? (Which I'm eager to further elaborate upon).
Is navigation DOA? Do I have any recourse? Where on the dumb-smart spectrum should I fall here (preferably as close to the former endpoint as I can)?
Thank you for your help! I wouldn't know anywhere else to ask this, though with the Internet in its current state, that's probably less a compliment than the fact that I wouldn't trust anywhere else to produce any valuable insight into this problem even if I would consider bringing my questions to them at all. Let's all love Lain :)