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Can you explain what you mean? Are you saying you think the size of the display is a primary cost center for phones, so small screen phones would have a substan
by erikpukinskis 8y ago
Can you explain what you mean? Are you saying you think the size of the display is a primary cost center for phones, so small screen phones would have a substantially cheaper bill of materials?
- cmrdporcupine 8y agoI've had it explained to me that one of the reasons that phones have gotten so large is so that manufacturers can push an increase in the battery size. While the display is the primary user of the battery, it is not a linear relationship and by increasing the surface area for the display the battery volume is increased and thus the battery charge capacity. That little "Palm" phone only has an 800mAh battery. Smaller display and GPU would help conserve battery but not enough -- it won't last long between charges. Which is too bad as I really like small phones.
- Splines 8y ago> Are you saying you think the size of the display is a primary cost center for phones, so small screen phones would have a substantially cheaper bill of materials? Not exactly. The way this phone is being marketed is very strange - this phone is designed as an "add-on phone", it can only be used as an add-on to an existing line. As a standalone phone $350 isn't too bad, but asking people to pay $350 in addition to whatever they want to pay for their "main" phone is a little much. They're in Apple Watch territory with this pricing and I don't think they have the ecosystem to demand that kind of price.