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I think what people want is longer-life, user replaceable batteries. They didn’t need to be thinner. Apple says, “Look! It’s thinner! Thinner is better!”, so the fanbois say “Look mine is better because it’s thinner, Apple said so!”
Your phone is only as thin as it’s thickest point.
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You other brothers can’t deny.
Why do phones have to be as slimmed down as a coke addicted supermodel from the 90s anyway?
I’d much prefer they shrink the fucking things enough that they fit in your pocket.
I for one would love a cheaper option without a ridiculous camera. Or even no camera!
This is why you spend much money for name brand phone protector!
Not to make phone tough…
…but so…
… it can sit level on flat surface!
The next iteration will be a cheese wedge, 1mm thin on one side and 1cm thick on the other.
Actually razor blade sharp. One atom thick iPhone
People slicing their hand are just holding them wrong
you need mechanical stability a bit too, so if it’s too thin, it just breaks too easily.
IMO the perfect size for a smartphone should be the weight of an apple (fruit) or some other snack like croissant, something that you can comfortably hold in one hand.
Yeah, but if it’s an iPhone… you probably have to pay Apple a proprietary fee; due to becoming injured by their patented technology.
I’d rather have that. it’ll actually stay stable when you put it down, plus the screen would be slightly tilted upwards so you can see it better when it’s just there on the table.
Next version isn’t even going to have a camera. You’ll just generate the image
i fucking hate tech companies
the phone will just generate shit all the time - texts, voices, images, music - all to post on AI-gen only social media. And it doesn’t even need human interaction to do that but you are legally obligated to buy 12 of these per year or you will be deported to Moldova.
As somebody who extensively travelled to Moldova for the wine, food, and the parties I say, not too bad. I’ll be in the first train
hey, don’t spoil the party for everyone! Repeat after me “they are going to deport me to Moldova! oh shit! damn!”
Apple got rid of the headphone jack but not the camera bump…
Not just Apple…
No, but hell no
Give me a chunky phone with a week long battery
You’re describing rugged phones
It will weight more than kilogramme
Uhm IIRC typical battery is 2000 mAh/day, so one week battery is 14 Ah/day, which is 50 Wh assuming 3.7 V.
A typical sodium ion battery (which i very much like btw) typically holds 0.2 kWh/kg, so 200 Wh/kg, so to store 50 Wh, you’d need around 250g of battery.
For reference, i think smartphones should be about as heavy as an apple (fruit) which is 100g average. And the battery makes most of that weight (like, 80%). So the battery could be about 80g, which would store 16 Wh of energy. That would make about 4000 mAh. Which is what many phones today already have. Which lasts for 1-2 days.
Better yet, week long replaceable battery
Apple: here is your phone with a weak, long battery.
Regular sex will make your day.
But anal sex will make your hole weak.
I had an Oukitel that I ran for almost 4 weeks. Had to charge it for a trip off grid. Talk about chunky!
Might buy another model, but had to drop Verizon to get it working and T-Mobile took a week to figure out how to activate it. PITA, but it was solid once working. Great BT speaker, couldn’t kill the battery, everything worked great. Carrying the thing was a pain, even with a pack. Not sure I want all that mass again.
If you want a phone you can beat a man to death with, Oukitel it is!
Oh man, Til shit this brand, good shout!
With its ability to produce an 8D sound effect
Wow. They cracked string theory.
More seriously, does it have a 3.5mm jack?
Cheaper than I thought it’d be
Stfu. Only psychos carry around a naked phone.
‘Sup?
‘Sup?
just give me a battery i don’t have to tend to every fucking day or two. everyone just slaps a fat case in these flimsy ass phones anyway.
My Xperia lasts 2 - 3 days. Go look on GSMarena for what you want.
Jack, sd card, removable battery, open bootloader, linux :'(
mine also did when it was newer. we probably have tech to have week long batteries though.
Well, you cannot cheat physics. You get two of resolution, depth, and thin-ness. If they want resolution and depth, they need the optics to do this.
Give me a fuckin’ Pipboy. I’ll be so ripped after a month of watching porn on it while wearing it.
Parascope lenses don’t require cheating physics.
Periscope? (my Sony phone has one)
Yes, and, no.
I can understand people wanting “smaller" screens cause they don’t have huge hands/pockets
But slimmer phones when the cheapest ones (< 200€) already are like 8mm, I don’t really get it, at this point it’s just a structural weakness, like the geth would say
The only advantage would be to have a bulky phone case while still maintaining a 6 or 8 mm width, but still it wouldn’t prevent your phone from bending
You clearly have not watched Zack’s YT on this. The big ones bend and break way sooner. It’s not even close.
My guess, what we are witnessing here with the Air is just a stepping stone to a foldable. As a standalone I’m with you, it’s the inferior phone. Just not because of the structural weaknesses - it’s not weak at all - but due to smaller battery, less cameras and less speakers.
Oh, and case less gang checking in.
I was recently messing around with an iPod touch 5th gen, with dimensions 4.86 inches (123.4 mm) in height, 2.31 inches (58.6 mm) in width, and 0.24 inches (6.1 mm) in depth. It weighs approximately 3.10 ounces (88 grams). It felt fantastic in the hand and I want a phone that size now.
I was near an Apple store a few days ago and tried out the iPhone air, it was honestly really nice in the hand. I wouldn’t buy one, but seeing in person, I kinda get it.
I’d kill for a modern iPhone 4 form-factor with Android or Linux.
I’d love to see a modern specs Nexus 4. Loved that phone!
