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anecdote but I still have and use an MP3 player. a smartphone is a poor replacement.
by lacampbell 10y ago
anecdote but I still have and use an MP3 player. a smartphone is a poor replacement.
- tempestn 10y ago...because it's heavier? I can't think of any other conceivable way a smartphone is inferior to an MP3 player.
- lacampbell 10y agoThe battery life is worse, it's more awkward to transfer files, no tactile interface - can't change tracks without taking it out.
- nradov 10y agoYes the elimination of tactile hardware buttons is a perfect example of the end of innovation in smartphone hardware. The manufacturers have taken buttons away from us due to silly "design" principles, or to improve waterproofing. But I'd much prefer to have a few programmable buttons that I could use to change music tracks or answer a call or whatever purely by feel.
- hn_throwaway_99 10y agoSpeaking of hardware buttons, I still can't understand for the life of me why some phone manufacturers put the power button directly above the volume button (on the same edge of the phone). About a third of the time I want to turn the volume up I end up turning the phone off.
- digi_owl 10y agoFunny thing it that buttons can be as water proof, if not more so, than a touch screen. Nah, taking buttons away is mostly about keeping the SKUs down. As now they do not have to develop as many regional variants. Just slap another OSK together along with a barebones translation and call it a day.
- tempestn 10y agoThanks for the reply. I don't know about more awkward to transfer files (maybe depends on the phone), but battery life and lack of hardware buttons definitely make sense.
- untoreh 10y agothere are smartphones with 10kmha, not sure what you mean for awkward file transfer, changing tracks depend on your pair of earphones and the app you use, a lot of apps allow controls through eg bluetooth earphones or simply the mic button on wired ones.