Our poll results show that only a minority of you want the thinner phones that Apple and Samsung are promising.
Iphone 6 “Bend-Gate” 2: Electric Boogaloo
Yup just what I want: giant, wafer thin, easily cracked garbage phones that cost $1600. /S
I’ve seen the light and I’m not going back. From now on I don’t care how chunky the phone is, I don’t want it to not fit in my pocket due to its stupid phablet dimensions.
My phone is already slim. Most of it is a quarter inch thick. It makes it hard to hold already.
I want something between ‘feature phones’ and smartphones. A little bit like what Nokia had to offer with Symbian and Maemo but more modern. If you want a rectangle of glass that requires wireless proprietary everything and replacing every time the battery starts packing up, more power to you, I’m a fan of choice and options.
But I want to be able to buy a music phone with great speakers and toys like FM transmitters thrown in. Or a gaming phone with a d-pad, a, b, x, y and shoulder buttons. But like, with Firefox instead of Opera Mini. And social media apps and shit.
The E63 was the peak.
Let’s see, decreased durability, decreased battery life…what are the advantages again?
That being said AA should (and probably does) know better. Their audience is not representative of the typical consumer.
Not very impressive when you also make it longer and wider. You’re just pancaking the phones.
Were in desperate need of a small thick, emovable battery / sdcard pocket rocket.
My Oneplus 6, Oneplus 9, and Pixel 8 Pro are all around the same size. The best one from feel alone is the OP6 because it feels solid and it’s a bit heavier. Lighter and thinner are way less interesting to me compared to the possibility of 3 day battery life, a headphone jack, or modular construction.
I want a phone that stops falling out of my hands man…
True. Everytime I get a new phone I go through around 6 different cases trying to find one that’s somewhat comfortable to hold.
This here! 🤣 😅 😆
True. I want a bulky ass phone with more power, more storage, more battery life, and more accessory compatibility. I want a BRICK
I want a small screen (about 5"), headphone jack, and unlockable bootloader. That’s all.
SD Card also. dont forget the SD Card.
Hotswappable batteries and an option for a keyboard would be nice too. Virtual keyboards seem like they’re getting shittier (at least on Android) and they never matched the accuracy of a regular keyboard.
I agree with you but also have you tried Heliboard, FlorisBoard, or FUTOKeyboard, Theyre all very decent FOSS* keyboard projects. I like HeliBoard myself.
*FUTOKb is Source available
Florisboard is pretty great
I use Heliboard myself and can second that recommend.
I just started using FUTO and it seems pretty solid
I have not. Thanks for the suggestions!
And removable battery. This will be coming for EU soon, hoping for the rest of us too.
Absolutely bonkers that a company can claim to be environmentally friendly despite their phones being practically disposable once the battery gets under 70% health.
For my own use, I don’t care much, but I agree in theory. My 128gb Pixel 4A has 32gb free and I do not actively manage space on it. Android’s handling of SD cards is kind of terrible, making them mostly useful for media files. If I did much photography or videography with my phone, I’d want this more.
Replaceable screen and battery. Actually being able to drop in a new radio would be nice too. I only gave up my op7t because no 5g.
What benefits are you seeing from 5g? It’s obviously faster, but I rarely find myself bandwidth constrained on my phone.
And a material you can actually grip. Pixel 9 be slippery af
Almost all the modern flagships have this garbage glass panel on the back that’s slippery and can break when dropped. I just don’t get it.
I bought the dbrand grip for the last 3 phones I’ve had, and it’s always been a great choice for me, highly recommend; but I shouldn’t have to spend $60 and increase the thickness of the phone by nealy 20% just to be able to hold on to the damn thing.
Yeah it became luxury products so basically fragile and not daily-use friendly
I want a battery that lasts a week, a headphone jack, and an eink screen.
That’s what I don’t get. If they can make a phone that is thinner but lasts 2 days, why not double the battery and make it last 4??
I’m going on 9 years with this current phone. I want my next phone to last double that, at least.
Wow, what phone is still working fine after 9 years???
I feel like 5 years is generally the upper limit of usage due to battery issues, spontaneous hardware failure, slowness due to advancing tech standards, etc. A user serviceable device would be able to help with some of these things but still…
It’s a Samsung A5 (not Galaxy). I didn’t really think much of it when I got it, and it started to slow down a few years ago, but I just keep clearing space to speed it up and it just keeps working. Would probably last 2 full days on the battery, so never have to think about that as long as I charge it over night. Not to shill, but at this point I’m rightly impressed. It just works.
Some apps like Slack have stopped working on it, but nothing that would make me switch to a newer phone.
for the 10 year anniversary you should give it a cake
Not parent poster but my LG G2 just works™, been going for 12 years now.
Just want a phone with more RAM and less AI
People are still gonna bolt a protective case, screen protector, popsocket, magnifying glass, and a hairdryer to their phone so what does it matter?
Same thinking here… who can afford a phone without proper case. That case adds bulk and provides option for whatever thickness.
With that being said why not make battery biggers. I don’t think i ever heard anyone say they needed thinner phone…
Manufacturers want them - they break more easily
Thank you daddy
EVERY SINGLE TIME
Good read on the PR angle here, corpo is literally telling us we getting them, like it or not, boy!
Desgustang. Naked phone is the only way.
I make mine wear clear latex.
nudist phone gang 👍
0.5 + 0.3 < 0.8 + 0.3
what kind of argument are you making, wtf
Let’s just make all phones 5cm thick, obviously it doesn’t matter?
Obviously thinner is better if you don’t have to compromise on anything else
I’m kidding. I thought it was obvious when I added the hairdryer bit.
I’ve got the newest Samsung and it’s already so slim that the cameras are sticking out.
And so slippery that I don’t dare use it without a case, defeating the entire purpose.
I’d rather have a thicker phone with more battery life and space for more than just a USB-C port.I recently upgraded my Pixel, and the old one is sitting on my desk. I took the case off and put it down, and without it, it just slides right off the desk and hits the floor! It’s ridiculous!
I just want this with modern security updates, unlocked bootloader and enough performance. That’s it. Small screen FTW!
The xz1 compact was a favorite for me. Little bit newer, slightly smaller.
