There’s literally still dozens of phones and manufacturers that have unique everything. It’s just not your typical 1k dollar phone. Gotta look for smaller brands.
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Resol@lemmy.world 5 months ago
You know what else they’ve taken from us? Actually unique designs for phones. When I look at modern day smartphones, for some reason they look like clones of each other. Where’s all the spunk that these manufacturers used to put in their devices?
Fuck you, minimalism. Ever since you’ve ruined my iPhone back in 2013, my life has never been the same.
Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Resol@lemmy.world 5 months ago
My IQ has officially gone down today. I shall now be punished by swimming in an ocean of downvotes.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I think the fun stuff is all Chinese which doesn’t get marketed in the US. Someone in this thread linked the Unihertz Tank which seems crazy fun.
Resol@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s all fun and games until the Chinese government comes to take your data or whatever. It’s the one thing stopping me from getting the Chinese stuff.
Miaou@jlai.lu 5 months ago
Meh, the US already has everything, might as well even the playing field
solrize@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Large battery yes, but non-replaceable just like the others.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
taken from us? Actually unique designs for phones
It’s like they want to make everything the same but won’t commit to having identical form-factor so my battery case will fit the new phone.
Ironically Apple’s been the best in preserving another company’s hardware compatibility, which is two things they’d usually neither support (missing out on a hardware deal) or recognize (another company).
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Ironically Apple’s been the best in preserving another company’s hardware compatibility,
What do you mean?
Resol@lemmy.world 5 months ago
That is really ironic.
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
I miss the wild and crazy days of Nokia. My brother had the ngage, I even got this one feature phone where the dial pad flipped up and over the phone screen revealing a split qwerty fingerboard on either side of the screen (which then rotated to support typing in that form factor).
So many weird designs, some were complete flops, but others were really cool and should have caught on, but didn’t for some reason or another.
Resol@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Those were the good ol days.
lichtmetzger@feddit.de 5 months ago
You can be minimalist and still innovative. I love my Nothingphone and the awesome Glyph interface on the back, wish more manufacturers would do something like that.
Unihertz has a similar device with the Luna, but the software isn’t great.
Resol@lemmy.world 5 months ago
The Nothing company actually brought back the transparent design that was so trendy back in the 90s. I like that.
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s not “minimalism” it’s a direct response to what the market demands. Sorry, but no one gives a shit what you individually want from a phone that costs billions to develop and manufacture.
Resol@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Sucks to be me.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 months ago
Gimme an L shaped phone.
fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
Galaxy Z Flip?
Resol@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Nokia Lumia may nog be shaped like an L, but it sure does have an L in its name. I’m not saying that it’s bad, I’m just saying that it didn’t perform well sales wise.
feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 5 months ago
spunk in my phone gizzards
Resol@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I like the design of the PearPhone. That surely has a lot of spunk.
Hexarei@programming.dev 5 months ago
I dunno man, my phone folds in half. That’s pretty unique
Resol@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s pretty cool, but that phone is pretty fragile as a result, not to mention it’s twice the price of your typical flagship phone, and I don’t know if things have improved to the point of actual usability yet, so… I’ll probably wait a few more years.
Hexarei@programming.dev 5 months ago
- My primary point was regarding uniqueness. It’s a unique design, for sure.
- “is pretty fragile” isn’t really something I think about for my phones; It’s not like I’m throwing them across the room or such - It doesn’t have to be a tank, just survive daily use (it does). The only real “fragility” thing that crosses my mind is that I avoid leaving it open when I sit it down and walk away from it… but I think about similar stuff with any phone. I don’t leave a regular phone sitting unattended on the couch, where it could be sat on for example.
All of that said … The folding devices are more durable than you’d think. 3. The price is a bit of a point of frustration for some, sure. But for anyone who can afford it, it’s rather moot in the context of uniqueness/usability.
As someone who has had a Galaxy Z Fold 4 for about 14 months, it has no scratches or blemishes on either screen - inner or outer. It’s definitely at the point of usability, and I can’t see myself being comfortable going back to a normal phone at this point.
Resol@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Good for you.
Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 5 months ago
How extra do you need your phone to be?
Resol@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Idk, maybe take some cues from Nokia during the Windows Phone days, or Samsung during the days of the “edge” phones. Or even the curved metal back that HTC phones had. Even iPhones had cool designs, especially the iPhone 4 (the one I had by the time iOS 7 came out).
Give me a picture of a recent release of a smartphone without telling me who made it, and chances are if it’s not an iPhone, I wouldn’t be able to guess who made it.
Secret300@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I just want a physical keyboard again
fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
Google Clicks case
Secret300@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I really miss the slide ones that you had to turn your phone. But this case is dope I never heard of it. Thanks
Resol@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Same
MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 5 months ago
This dude doesnt prison phones and it shows