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I think multiple releases per year would be even less interesting as there would be much less to look forward to. I think phones have almost approached their fi

I think multiple releases per year would be even less interesting as there would be much less to look forward to. I think phones have almost approached their final form, a slab of glass. The next 'innovation' could be a really good, thin folding model without a noticeable crease. I don't use my phone that much so I can't think of important, game-changing things I would like to see besides unrealistic battery-life expectations.

diggan 5y ago
I'd love it if manufacturers could go back to try to make mobile phones smaller again, at least for those with smaller hands (like me). It's almost impossible to find a feature phone that I can use with one hand and reach everywhere with my thumb. Latest phone is a iPhone 12 Mini, but CarPlay is so horrible (and important for me) that I'm looking for a good Android phone again (Android Auto is miles ahead of CarPlay), with the same size and good performance. But it's really hard to find good ones.
- wffurr 5y ago
  Apparently the mini versions of the iPhone sold poorly enough that they won't produce a mini version of the iPhone 14, and instead will push the SE as their small sized phone. At this point, backing Kickstarter projects is likely the only way to get a small phone made.
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- iSnow 5y ago
  Same here, and now that my Sony Xperia Compact is now on life support, I will have to switch to iPhone. There is no Android phone maker left that produces something between the ultra-small Atom and what used to be called phablets. And even Apple seems to have a hard time selling smaller phones.
ant6n 5y ago
> ... I can't think of important, game-changing things I would like to see besides unrealistic battery-life expectations. I'd like to see a satellite connection, ideally with gprs speeds (calling, chatting, podcasts, music, reading websites anywhere). It would also be nice to have transflective displays that work in direct sun without using too much power. Also I wonder whether power could be reduced so much that all-around solar panels can give u a small charge when being away from the grid.
bin_bash 5y ago
I was under the impression GP felt they should release on a slower cycle, not faster

diggan 5y ago

I'd love it if manufacturers could go back to try to make mobile phones smaller again, at least for those with smaller hands (like me). It's almost impossible to find a feature phone that I can use with one hand and reach everywhere with my thumb. Latest phone is a iPhone 12 Mini, but CarPlay is so horrible (and important for me) that I'm looking for a good Android phone again (Android Auto is miles ahead of CarPlay), with the same size and good performance. But it's really hard to find good ones.

wffurr 5y ago
Apparently the mini versions of the iPhone sold poorly enough that they won't produce a mini version of the iPhone 14, and instead will push the SE as their small sized phone. At this point, backing Kickstarter projects is likely the only way to get a small phone made.
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iSnow 5y ago
Same here, and now that my Sony Xperia Compact is now on life support, I will have to switch to iPhone. There is no Android phone maker left that produces something between the ultra-small Atom and what used to be called phablets. And even Apple seems to have a hard time selling smaller phones.

ant6n 5y ago

> ... I can't think of important, game-changing things I would like to see besides unrealistic battery-life expectations. I'd like to see a satellite connection, ideally with gprs speeds (calling, chatting, podcasts, music, reading websites anywhere). It would also be nice to have transflective displays that work in direct sun without using too much power. Also I wonder whether power could be reduced so much that all-around solar panels can give u a small charge when being away from the grid.

bin_bash 5y ago

I was under the impression GP felt they should release on a slower cycle, not faster