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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  • Anonymous
  • XTA
  • 14 May 2023

i remember in old days smart tv have hand gestures and its not android tv

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    • Anonymous
    • fCC
    • 14 May 2023

    Eye tracking is just a gimmick. Like face unlock (which can be faked with pictures) or that Palm ID from LG, or that swinging phone whatever it was called. All such experimental toys are bound to fail. Manufacturer don't solve existing phone problems first

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      • Daige
      • p8J
      • 14 May 2023

      If you ask EVERYONE what they want, you'll never get a consistent idea because everyone wants different things. Instead, decide on a specific group and need, and try to make a phone that fills that role, like a compact phone with good battery life, good camera and decent specs (because most people who want a compact phone don't want high-end flagship specs anyway because it makes the phone more expensive and then they don't buy it).

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        • AlienKiss
        • 0Ca
        • 14 May 2023

        Anonymous, 14 May 2023Still want motorola ARA concept to be aliveI was also hyped about Project Ara. I suspect that Google bought it to burry it. But it also had some flaws. Just imagine dropping the phone and 15 modules flying across the floor.

          I use phone with one hand tho. It's also about a lag, it was just too slow in comparison to hand.

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            • AlienKiss
            • 0Ca
            • 14 May 2023

            As a person that has black stickers on the SELFISH camera, I can guarantee that this is a drawback , not a feature 🤣
            3, 2, 1 DUCK-FACE!

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              • Anonymous
              • PA7
              • 14 May 2023

              Still want motorola ARA concept to be alive

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                • Guru
                • CbG
                • 14 May 2023

                Well these are some of my favorite smartphones of all times.
                1. Samsung A80
                2. Samsung Galaxy S7
                3. Asus Zenfone 6Z
                4. Nokia 808
                5. Nokia N8
                6. iPhone XR
                7. Honor Play
                8. Poco F1
                9. Realme 9 Pro+
                10. Redmi K20 Pro

                  The problem with anything like this is that what people think they want and what they actually will buy are two different things.

                  (As an example, lots of people say they want a small phone but when one is released very few people buy them)

                    People are always complaining about something, but when they have to put their money to back their claims, most will chicken out.

                    Case in point right now : how many will patreon their money to keep Dpreview.com alive?

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