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Our poll results show that only a minority of you want the thinner phones that Apple and Samsung are promising.

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[–] [email protected] 103 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I want a small screen (about 5"), headphone jack, and unlockable bootloader. That's all.

[–] [email protected] 62 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

SD Card also. dont forget the SD Card.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hotswappable batteries and an option for a keyboard would be nice too. Virtual keyboards seem like they're getting shittier (at least on Android) and they never matched the accuracy of a regular keyboard.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I agree with you but also have you tried Heliboard, FlorisBoard, or FUTOKeyboard, Theyre all very decent FOSS* keyboard projects. I like HeliBoard myself.

*FUTOKb is Source available

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I use Heliboard myself and can second that recommend.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I have not. Thanks for the suggestions!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

For my own use, I don't care much, but I agree in theory. My 128gb Pixel 4A has 32gb free and I do not actively manage space on it. Android's handling of SD cards is kind of terrible, making them mostly useful for media files. If I did much photography or videography with my phone, I'd want this more.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And a material you can actually grip. Pixel 9 be slippery af

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Almost all the modern flagships have this garbage glass panel on the back that's slippery and can break when dropped. I just don't get it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah it became luxury products so basically fragile and not daily-use friendly

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Replaceable screen and battery. Actually being able to drop in a new radio would be nice too. I only gave up my op7t because no 5g.

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[–] [email protected] 86 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I don't need a paper thin phone. I need a phone with a battery that lasts all day when actively using my phone non-stop with everything on and the screen at maximum brightness.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

and (I'd like to add) the ability to change said battery when it, inevitably dies, and the I also want a minimum of 6 years of security update.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Also, I absolutely do not need the newest shiniest hardware. I want something that can handle WhatsApp/Signal encryption. YouTube playback would be nice, doesn't need to be 1080, 720p is absolutely enough on a phone. And frigging security updates for more than a few years. Can we please figure this shit out.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

I would also like a phone that doesn't fall out of my hand because there's not enough of it to actually hold on to, and what there is is polished completely smooth.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Agreed. Make the phones ⅛ in - ¼ (3.18mm - 6.35mm) thicker and use all the extra space for a bigger battery! Virtually everyone throws a case on their phone anyways, so it's not going to be a very noticeable size difference anyways.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I want a battery that lasts a week, a headphone jack, and an eink screen.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

That's what I don't get. If they can make a phone that is thinner but lasts 2 days, why not double the battery and make it last 4??

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

People are still gonna bolt a protective case, screen protector, popsocket, magnifying glass, and a hairdryer to their phone so what does it matter?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Same thinking here.. who can afford a phone without proper case. That case adds bulk and provides option for whatever thickness.

With that being said why not make battery biggers. I don't think i ever heard anyone say they needed thinner phone...

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Manufacturers want them - they break more easily

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you daddy

EVERY SINGLE TIME

Good read on the PR angle here, corpo is literally telling us we getting them, like it or not, boy!

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yup just what I want: giant, wafer thin, easily cracked garbage phones that cost $1600. /S

I've seen the light and I'm not going back. From now on I don't care how chunky the phone is, I don't want it to not fit in my pocket due to its stupid phablet dimensions.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I want a phone that stops falling out of my hands man...

[–] lazylion_ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

True. Everytime I get a new phone I go through around 6 different cases trying to find one that's somewhat comfortable to hold.

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[–] SplashJackson 21 points 2 weeks ago

Just want a phone with more RAM and less AI

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

True. I want a bulky ass phone with more power, more storage, more battery life, and more accessory compatibility. I want a BRICK

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not very impressive when you also make it longer and wider. You're just pancaking the phones.

Were in desperate need of a small thick, emovable battery / sdcard pocket rocket.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

My Oneplus 6, Oneplus 9, and Pixel 8 Pro are all around the same size. The best one from feel alone is the OP6 because it feels solid and it's a bit heavier. Lighter and thinner are way less interesting to me compared to the possibility of 3 day battery life, a headphone jack, or modular construction.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

Let's see, decreased durability, decreased battery life...what are the advantages again?

That being said AA should (and probably does) know better. Their audience is not representative of the typical consumer.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Plus it means they’ll definitely have an inaccessible battery. More of that is the last thing many people want.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

But it's what certain fruity company and its Dieter Rams wannabe designer in chief made into a trend (along with soldered memory slots and other abominations) because aEsThEtIcZ - despite its implications not only on repairability but sustainability.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don't fucking care of having an even slimmer addictive machine in my pockets. Give me a phone that weights 400g but that has a fucking replaceable battery (that lasts 2/3 days), a good OS, doesn't track me and I can set up as I want.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've got the newest Samsung and it's already so slim that the cameras are sticking out.
And so slippery that I don't dare use it without a case, defeating the entire purpose.
I'd rather have a thicker phone with more battery life and space for more than just a USB-C port.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

I recently upgraded my Pixel, and the old one is sitting on my desk. I took the case off and put it down, and without it, it just slides right off the desk and hits the floor! It's ridiculous!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I want something between 'feature phones' and smartphones. A little bit like what Nokia had to offer with Symbian and Maemo but more modern. If you want a rectangle of glass that requires wireless proprietary everything and replacing every time the battery starts packing up, more power to you, I'm a fan of choice and options.

But I want to be able to buy a music phone with great speakers and toys like FM transmitters thrown in. Or a gaming phone with a d-pad, a, b, x, y and shoulder buttons. But like, with Firefox instead of Opera Mini. And social media apps and shit.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Slim phones are coming, but most of you don't want them

Our polls show that, if anything, you want thicker phones.

Yeah, some poll on a site for tech nerds is not really representative of the general public. Thick phones with huge batteries exist and they sell like shit, it’s a super niche market.

Expect these thin phones to sell like hotcakes.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

That's because everytime I see a thick phone it's the size of my arm. In the same way a wafer thin phone is shit, so is 13 bricks glued together vertically.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just want this with modern security updates, unlocked bootloader and enough performance. That's it. Small screen FTW!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Iphone 6 "Bend-Gate" 2: Electric Boogaloo

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

If the slim phone has a camera bump then is not longer slim and I’m not interested.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

My phone is already slim. Most of it is a quarter inch thick. It makes it hard to hold already.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm going on 9 years with this current phone. I want my next phone to last double that, at least.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Wow, what phone is still working fine after 9 years????

I feel like 5 years is generally the upper limit of usage due to battery issues, spontaneous hardware failure, slowness due to advancing tech standards, etc. A user serviceable device would be able to help with some of these things but still...

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Also. Stop doing fucking sloped edge screens...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I want a headphone jack, removable storage, and a grandma leather s view case ....... wait a minute, i already have one, it's my Galaxy S10, and it still runs flawlessly and has saved me multiple thousands of dollars replacing it with something that doesn't have any of those things, thanks Samsung, you made a helluva phone 6 years ago, and I'm runnin this back bitch until the wheels come off

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Haven't phones been getting slimmer and slimmer for the past 10 years or so?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

They're working on making them so fragile they cannot even be shipped without breaking.

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