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As a side note on the state of phones; I am a bit disappointed by the current state of them. When I walk past the phone section in the electronic store it is no

As a side note on the state of phones; I am a bit disappointed by the current state of them. When I walk past the phone section in the electronic store it is nothing but boring black slabs. No real innovation, No real reason to buy one over the other. For me there is absolutely, zero, reason to buy a new phone to replace my current five year old black rectangle. Which is perfect against e-waste of course, but part of me also would like to get excited about quirky new innovations.

eloisant 3y ago
There are foldable phones!
anaganisk 3y ago
Blame YouTubers/Influencers for that, they constantly push for uniformity with "comparisons". Samsung released a new phone? Top phone YouTubers will quickly compare how they like the feel of iPhone or Pixel vs Samsung and how it holds on their hand, how it's matte, how it's sized and companies want to win those points. So satisfying them is a priority. So we end up with matte black, thin, rectangles.
- Gigachad 3y ago
  This just signifies that we have got the design right. I don't go out and compare this years models of bicycles, because the design has been perfected for decades. The ones selling now look the same as my 5 year old bike. Rapid change and improvement just means an immature product.
  - anaganisk 3y ago
    But the bicycle design wasn't determined by influencers. It was defined by years of design improvements by multiple innovators. Influencers bought us phones with glass backs, no battery, non existent headphone jack. Weird hole on the screen, curved edges, camera bumps. The design is definitely not right, okay they didn't bring it but they normalized it so much that companies are in pursuit of their requirements.
rchaud 3y ago
I'm using a foldable phone with a pressure-sensitive pen, so I'm not familiar with this lack of innovation that you speak of. I can prop it up, pull out a folding BT keyboard and I've got a mini laptop that fits in a coat pocket.

eloisant 3y ago

There are foldable phones!

anaganisk 3y ago

Blame YouTubers/Influencers for that, they constantly push for uniformity with "comparisons". Samsung released a new phone? Top phone YouTubers will quickly compare how they like the feel of iPhone or Pixel vs Samsung and how it holds on their hand, how it's matte, how it's sized and companies want to win those points. So satisfying them is a priority. So we end up with matte black, thin, rectangles.

Gigachad 3y ago
This just signifies that we have got the design right. I don't go out and compare this years models of bicycles, because the design has been perfected for decades. The ones selling now look the same as my 5 year old bike. Rapid change and improvement just means an immature product.
- anaganisk 3y ago
  But the bicycle design wasn't determined by influencers. It was defined by years of design improvements by multiple innovators. Influencers bought us phones with glass backs, no battery, non existent headphone jack. Weird hole on the screen, curved edges, camera bumps. The design is definitely not right, okay they didn't bring it but they normalized it so much that companies are in pursuit of their requirements.

rchaud 3y ago

I'm using a foldable phone with a pressure-sensitive pen, so I'm not familiar with this lack of innovation that you speak of. I can prop it up, pull out a folding BT keyboard and I've got a mini laptop that fits in a coat pocket.