And yet the phones with those features have been discontinued or unpopular.
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can@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoI’m not sure how many people need more storage but the current way is predatory and the general public would pick up battery swaps pretty easily.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
The phones with those features have been discontinued but they were never unpopular, they were just what phones were.
Nobody 10 years ago was saying “I wish I couldn’t replace my phone battery” or “I hate that I have the option to plug my wired IEMs into my phone”
People just do what people are good at. Adapting.
Manufacturers have taken these options away because it is profitable to do so. People have largely adapted to that (although I still refuse to buy a phone without a headphone jack)
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yes, and the reason it was profitable to do so was that people don’t care about them.
If they did care, the companies that removed them would have gone out of business.
So, again, most people - of which we are not - do not care about these features.
Sorry to burst your bubble.
can@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
have been discontinued or unpopular.
…and? Manufacturers will drop expandable storage because they can charge $100+ more for a model with another 128gb. Yes they still sell phones with them but they’re not the flagships.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Are there phones with expandable storage that people could buy to avoid that cost?
If so, why aren’t they that popular?
photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Wdym? Fairphone is pretty popular.
Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
When your phone is no longer locked down and working against you, it’s amazing how much more you can - and will - do with it, and the extra storage space quickly becomes most appreciated.