• Riskable@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    Who are the people that care about these things? Everyone’s going to put a case on it anyway.

    If I were in charge of product design we’d have two phones:

    • A tiny one for people who like tiny things
    • A big honkin chonker with a 30-day battery life that could jump start a car that would fit in a man’s pocket no problem
  • mipadaitu@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    On one hand, when you put a case on the phone, it’s not as bad.

    On the other hand, that’s a lot of real estate for a bigger battery that’s completely wasted.

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      2 months ago

      I wonder how much such a thing would weigh. I don’t need/want a week’s worth of battery.

      Still no room for headphone jack

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    2 months ago

    Well, i hate it. Every single phone I’ve had sucked compared to the one before it, ignoring the capabilities of the soc. I miss my pixel4a compared to my current pixel6a. When I had a galaxy7, I hated it compared to my galaxy2. Nothing compares to the original droid, that was the best phone I ever had.

    Now there’s a new phone? I bet i’ll hate it.

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    2 months ago

    So this is the idiot we have to blame for the ugly and annoying camera bump. Sad that it seems like there is no going back to a phone with a good design. Camera bumps are awful and not worth the tradeoffs.

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      2 months ago

      I am waiting for the egg shaped phone that somehow has sharp edges and remains slippery when dry.

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      Yeah, I have the Pixel 8 and the camera bump is annoying. I wish they’d make a slim version with a crappier camera, because I honestly don’t use it much and would prefer a sleeker phone. My old Moto G Power was fantastic for this, but unfortunately it’s out of SW support, and I would really rather not switch my phone again just because SW support ended.

      I really want a PinePhone, but the SW support for features I need leaves a lot to be desired.

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    2 months ago

    At least it’s symmetrical so it won’t rock, unlike every other phone out there now, including the one I’m typing on.

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      2 months ago

      The little bump on my iPad mini drives me fucking mad. I want to be able to put in on a desk and write on it, but no, fuck me. The case I have bulges slightly in the middle, meaning it still doesn’t sit flat.

      I don’t even use the camera on the iPad, because I’m not a lunatic.

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    2 months ago

    Imagine… a 3+ day battery if the battery thickness would increase to make the back flat.

    Thin phones are NOT the future, long battery life is.

    • Kbobabob@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Does it have to be “News”?

      From the about page:

      This is a most excellent’ place for technology news and articles.

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          2 months ago

          That sounds subjective, in that case just down vote and move on, no point in trying to find the right answer here.