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I went through my late teens as the initial smart phone boom was happening. I had a Motorola q that could get TV channels and had a keyboard. I had the enV that flipped open. And many androids/blackberries that I loved for their unique form factor and functionality.

I have never balked at spending money on a phone and for a long time i felt locked into generic flagship devices. With the debut of folding screens I feel like my appetite for unique devices rekindled. I think the power of android lies in its diversity of implementation.

So what features and functionalities would you choose over the next flagship release?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Removable dual display like in LG G8x, V60 etc. When you need it you can have a beast of a phone with 2 screen or a slim normal flagship.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Keyboard and not every phone looks like a black slab

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
  • Slim form factor
  • No notch
  • No camera bump, even if at a cost in camera quality.
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is more of a software thing, but:

The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact (and I think some other Xperias) shipped with a 3D Creator, a 3D scanner app. I found this out after having decided on the XZ2c for other feature reasons (mainly it being smol) but as a 3D printing dabbler, this was an exciting bonus.

Was it easy to use? Kinda
Could it produce scans with enough accuracy to be useful in 3D printed part design? Maybe
Did I ever get around to using it for that? Nope
Was it fun to scan all my friends' heads with and mess around with the gimmicky facial animations? HELL YEAH

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My brother had one of the original Moto X phones which had this neat gesture where you waved over the screen and it turned on to show you your notifications. I think it was a basic proximity sensor thing, but it was super useful when the phone was on the table.

Can't believe I haven't seen it since.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The literal only thing keeping me on iOS/MacOS is the system wide glass transparency, continuity, and the battery life. I wish to Christ that Android/Windows/Linux would get their shit together.

My ideal system would be Android + Ubuntu with full glass UI and continuity between them.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, your killer criteria are glass UI? I do agree on Windows Laptop battery life.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Emphatically, yes. Glass UI is the most polished design paradigm ever created. Flat and opaque just looks really boring and doesn’t make me want to use the UI; it just screams low quality to me.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

I got a Samsung note and can't go back to a non-stylus phone now. my fingers are too fat to press keys accurately. not a niche feature I know but I also would definitely buy any stylus phone that also had an SD card slot. the note 20 ultra last the last two have it and I won't be upgrading ever unless someone invents case technology to incorporate SD card slots

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