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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 19 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Three years ago I predicted Apple would remove wifi from phones and call it a feature.

So far, I was wrong. Thank fuck.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)

They seem to be all about wireless though. Things like the charging port, sim tray (do the latest still use physical sims at all?), and any remaining mechanical buttons seem like obvious candidates.

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[–] FunkyMonk@kbin.social 18 points 9 months ago (6 children)

DRM Battery, you can only refill it the X amount of times that is paid for. Don't worry you can have it serviced for an exorborant fee, that will become another subscription.

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[–] almightyGreek@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I bought a Sony Xperia 1 V mostly because of this. No hole on the screen, it has a 3.5mm jack and tooless access to its SD/Sim card tray

[–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 15 points 9 months ago

Sony does a lot of things right, but I'm not spending €1200 on a phone that gets a measly 2 years of updates. With that hardware and that price tag there's no excuse for that bullshit.

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[–] neonred@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] dog_@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)

The newer fairphones removed features too y'know. Also, it's not available in the states.

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[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

we need to make open source wireless communications infrastructure.

how?

idk the FCC is the major block as long as it's funded by telecom

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[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 9 months ago (30 children)

genuinely dont understand the logic behind having that many cameras. Surely it would just be better to have a singular better sensor, and some additional hardware for it?

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[–] TIMMAY@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Man i used my samsung galaxy whatever's IR blaster SO MUCH and I miss the fuck out of trolling my friends by turning their shit on and off

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[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

No screen. Just AI conversation.

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[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Current smartphones are just vehicles to harvest people’s data. I hate the current smartphone market.

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[–] sub_ubi@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Profit motive is the enemy of quality.

In a utopia, everything's designed for compatibility and longevity.

[–] Ilflish@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A sixth camera is the obvious answer

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[–] hoya@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago

All I want is no front camera, single rear camera and no glue to get to battery.

[–] binbows@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They'll fucking sell the phone and box separately

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[–] Wirrvogel@feddit.de 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I am never buying an expensive Smartphone again. Just something that works for emergency calls and 2FA and lets me buy a ticket for public transport. I am not gaming on it, I rarely listen to music with it, I only have about 6 apps on it in total. Give me a long lasting battery and let me replace it. The only thing that I need is a big screen, because I am handicapped and have bad eyesight and it is easier to see and use the software if it isn't too small, otherwise I would prefer a smaller size and I give a f*ck how slim or thick the phone is or how water proof, non of my phones ever got even a tiny bit wet. In the 7 years I own my current phone I have taken about 50 pictures and 48 got deleted shortly after. I also do not need a lot of storage.

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