“I have a smart phone with a dumb battery”

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Entry from June 15, 2017

“I have a smart phone with a dumb battery”

“I have a smart phone with a dumb battery” is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. “Smart phone has a dumb battery” was posted on Twitter on April 17, 2009.

“I have a smartphone with a dumb battery” was posted on Twitter on October 16, 2010.

Twitter
Fabian Williams‏
@fabianism
’ smart phone has a dumb battery.
12:24 AM - 17 Apr 2009

Twitter
Tikka‏
@TikkaMadsen
Baah! Thrilled to have a “smart phone.” Pity about the dumb battery though.
6:13 PM - 5 Feb 2010

Twitter
Maleficent‏
@Quote_theRAVEN
Smart phone=dumb battery
9:40 AM - 8 Sep 2010

Twitter
Liz Kay‏
@SexyKay504
I have a smartphone with a dumb battery #SMH
1:40 AM - 16 Oct 2010

Twitter
Black Tupac Chopra‏
@Ndinike
BlackBerry = A smart phone with a dumb battery.
7:45 AM - 25 Mar 2011

Twitter
¯\_(ツ)_/¯‏
@BeardGawdWalt
#WhyDo I have a smart phone with a dumb battery -_-
7:03 PM - 31 Mar 2011

Joke All You Can
SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2013
I have a smart phone with a dumb battery.

Twitter
9GAG‏
@9GAG
i have a smart phone with a dumb battery
5:01 AM - 9 Aug 2013

Twitter
Bill Murray‏
@BiIIMurray
I have a smart phone with a dumb battery.
4:15 PM - 15 Jun 2017

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