Flashback: the phones that weren’t, part 2 - letting people design a phone

14 May 2023
Who knows best what people want than the people themselves?

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poormanship, 14 May 2023Also, I only consider fast charging within USB-PD specs, I ... morePhones from Xiaomi and Oneplus are compatible with PD charging. Yes, PD charging speed is slower than their proprietary charging solutions but still not that much slower than alternatives from Samsung or Apple.

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    • 14 May 2023

    OldOwl, 14 May 2023The problem with anything like this is that what people thi... moreAlso, options and segmentation made it worse.
    I remember when Xiaomi 11 Lite came out, there were the 4G version and NE version which has 5G, better soc, better wifi & bt, with similar price as the 4G version. Yet the NE version never came to my country.
    Companies like Asus and Sony make small-ish phones and still include microsd support and 3.5mm jack, but they're not cheap and not sold on every country.

      Anonymous, 14 May 2023I've not missed anything from the past. Now phones are... moreAndroid is not always everything about performance. It's actually about new innovation to make it better everytime. Too bad people nowadays don't look at innovation too much. They think by looking at a popular brand they will get the best phone in market.

        Anonymous, 14 May 2023You guys demand tons of power hungry stuff, but then demand... moreThey use their phone for playing heavy games or watching TikTok for 4 hours straight, and for some reason they're complaining why their phone can't lasts a day and blame the chipset for being inefficient or blame the company for not optimizing their software to be battery efficient. I'm not saying that company is always right, but it's not like consumer is also always right.

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          • Anonymous
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          • 14 May 2023

          I've not missed anything from the past. Now phones are miles better. Some have missed headphone jack and micro sd card slot but other than that android is miles more superior now. It isn't laggy joke anymore.

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            • 14 May 2023

            well, this was interesting. i like the article, wish to see more of these if possible

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              • 14 May 2023

              Anonymous, 14 May 2023I wish companies would concentrate on battery life rather t... moreYou guys demand tons of power hungry stuff, but then demand focus on battery endurance.
              It is not the phones that dont last, it is the fact ppl are addicted to them.

              I do not know how it is possible when ppl claim phones with 5.000mAh gives 4-5h SoT. It is users' fault, not phone's.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 14 May 2023

                People here and reddit want phone that would have BoM proced at $1300, but retails for $450.

                This is why brands do not listen.

                  Good article, i was really taken back

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                    • 14 May 2023

                    Anonymous, 14 May 2023I wish companies would concentrate on battery life rather t... moreAlso, I only consider fast charging within USB-PD specs, I don't need proprietary separate bricks with typical chinese USB-A to USB-C which not universally compatible with other device.

                    I take single universal 100W PD GaN based charger which compatible from laptop to phone rather than bring extra proprietary VOOC charger or such.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 14 May 2023

                      I wish companies would concentrate on battery life rather than ultra fast charging. I'd take slower charging over a battery that lasts even 2-3 days. 200 watt charging is no good if you don't live your life next to a wall socket!

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                        AlienKiss, 14 May 2023I was also hyped about Project Ara. I suspect that Google b... moreWhat if that phone had a case on it something like the ones you can buy off the streets, that needed to be removed before you can swap out the modules

                          To me project ARA was and will always be dead on arrival.
                          If notebooks which are larger have a hard time going modular. A phone is not going to be a good modular. Maybe four or more decades in the future as current tech progress.
                          A lot of things need to be ironed out.

                            AlienKiss, 14 May 2023I was also hyped about Project Ara. I suspect that Google b... moreMe too I wish it wasn't cancelled

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                              Anonymous, 14 May 2023Eye tracking is just a gimmick. Like face unlock (which can... moreface unlock can't be fooled for many years now. my huawei mate 20 pro from 2018 has 3D face scanner next to the selfie camera. many other phones have such a thing nowadays too.

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                                • 14 May 2023

                                To me project Zero by Meizu was best feature a phone could get.
                                And most advanced and degfinitely most cool phone ever made but failed to be made was Monolith Chaconne from 2016.
                                It was like a dream phone.
                                Hope still hope someone else will try to revive this concept.

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                                  • 14 May 2023

                                  Love these flashback articles! Please don't skip these on certain weekends..

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                                    • 14 May 2023

                                    what happend oppo mesh talk and volkfy phone?

                                      AlienKiss, 14 May 2023As a person that has black stickers on the SELFISH camera, ... moreI would recommend to you one of those popup selfie camera phones if you are that worried.

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                                        • 14 May 2023

                                        Still want motorola ARA concept to be alive