• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Boring is fine. I don’t need my phone to be exciting.

    The headline should have been about reliability. The author had to replace the first demo device, and experienced stuttering on the replacement. Will HMD continue to support the device and outfits? Will the maker community adopt the device and start getting creative with the options? Or will this end up in the drawer of abandoned hardware with the minidisc player and active 3d glasses.

    Modularity and flexibility is great. Boring is acceptable. Unreliable is not OK.

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      4 days ago

      HMD has committed to only 2 Android upgrades and 3 years of security updates (just like their mid range Nokia series of smartphones they launch(ed)).

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      Exactly, I’ll take boring over exciting if it means my phone will be more reliable over time.

      It’s the same reason that won’t go for a foldable phone. They look cool, really cool, but moving parts means breaking parts - and if they break, they’re bloody expensive to replace.

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    3 days ago

    It sound like a cheaper alternative to the Fairphone. It’s great, I’m excited to see more smartphones focused on repairability.

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      Part of the reason Fairphone is so (relatively) expensive is because it also has a big focus on ethically sourced/produced parts.

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘
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    4 days ago

    Moto was semi modular. We all know how that ended. If hmd can get it right, where modules are supported throughout the phone lines (within reason, of course), then great. But I suspect capitalism will get in the way.

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    Just make the battery swappable. That’s modular enough. What happened with the Moto Z anyway? Is there a story?

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      I’m on my last Z for my work phone, but in Jan it will lose support for one of those work oriented communication platforms 😞

  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    All phones have been boring for years if not decades.

    It’s got a screen on one side and a camera on the other! Yay!
    Wait till you see the new one, it’s got a screen on one side and two cameras on the other! Wooo!