Our poll results show that only a minority of you want the thinner phones that Apple and Samsung are promising.
I just want this with modern security updates, unlocked bootloader and enough performance. That’s it. Small screen FTW!
The xz1 compact was a favorite for me. Little bit newer, slightly smaller.
I don’t need a paper thin phone. I need a phone with a battery that lasts all day when actively using my phone non-stop with everything on and the screen at maximum brightness.
I would also like a phone that doesn’t fall out of my hand because there’s not enough of it to actually hold on to, and what there is is polished completely smooth.
Agreed. Make the phones ⅛ in - ¼ (3.18mm - 6.35mm) thicker and use all the extra space for a bigger battery! Virtually everyone throws a case on their phone anyways, so it’s not going to be a very noticeable size difference anyways.
and (I’d like to add) the ability to change said battery when it, inevitably dies, and the I also want a minimum of 6 years of security update.
Also, I absolutely do not need the newest shiniest hardware. I want something that can handle WhatsApp/Signal encryption. YouTube playback would be nice, doesn’t need to be 1080, 720p is absolutely enough on a phone. And frigging security updates for more than a few years. Can we please figure this shit out.
Apparently the Galaxy A16 5G gets 6 years of updates.
So do some of the pixel series phones, and those you can install a privacy respecting OS (GrapheneOS or CalyxOS, for example).
Yeah pixels are great in that regard. But they are flagship phones with latest and greatest hardware costing a ton of money.
People are still gonna bolt a protective case, screen protector, popsocket, magnifying glass, and a hairdryer to their phone so what does it matter?
Desgustang. Naked phone is the only way.
nudist phone gang 👍
Same thinking here… who can afford a phone without proper case. That case adds bulk and provides option for whatever thickness.
With that being said why not make battery biggers. I don’t think i ever heard anyone say they needed thinner phone…
Manufacturers want them - they break more easily
Thank you daddy
EVERY SINGLE TIME
Good read on the PR angle here, corpo is literally telling us we getting them, like it or not, boy!
0.5 + 0.3 < 0.8 + 0.3
what kind of argument are you making, wtf
Let’s just make all phones 5cm thick, obviously it doesn’t matter?
Obviously thinner is better if you don’t have to compromise on anything else
I’m kidding. I thought it was obvious when I added the hairdryer bit.
I want a small screen (about 5"), headphone jack, and unlockable bootloader. That’s all.
And a material you can actually grip. Pixel 9 be slippery af
Almost all the modern flagships have this garbage glass panel on the back that’s slippery and can break when dropped. I just don’t get it.
I bought the dbrand grip for the last 3 phones I’ve had, and it’s always been a great choice for me, highly recommend; but I shouldn’t have to spend $60 and increase the thickness of the phone by nealy 20% just to be able to hold on to the damn thing.
Yeah it became luxury products so basically fragile and not daily-use friendly
Replaceable screen and battery. Actually being able to drop in a new radio would be nice too. I only gave up my op7t because no 5g.
What benefits are you seeing from 5g? It’s obviously faster, but I rarely find myself bandwidth constrained on my phone.
SD Card also. dont forget the SD Card.
And removable battery. This will be coming for EU soon, hoping for the rest of us too.
Absolutely bonkers that a company can claim to be environmentally friendly despite their phones being practically disposable once the battery gets under 70% health.
Hotswappable batteries and an option for a keyboard would be nice too. Virtual keyboards seem like they’re getting shittier (at least on Android) and they never matched the accuracy of a regular keyboard.
I agree with you but also have you tried Heliboard, FlorisBoard, or FUTOKeyboard, Theyre all very decent FOSS* keyboard projects. I like HeliBoard myself.
*FUTOKb is Source available
Florisboard is pretty great
I use Heliboard myself and can second that recommend.
I have not. Thanks for the suggestions!
For my own use, I don’t care much, but I agree in theory. My 128gb Pixel 4A has 32gb free and I do not actively manage space on it. Android’s handling of SD cards is kind of terrible, making them mostly useful for media files. If I did much photography or videography with my phone, I’d want this more.
Just want a phone with more RAM and less AI
Plus it means they’ll definitely have an inaccessible battery. More of that is the last thing many people want.
But it’s what certain fruity company and its Dieter Rams wannabe designer in chief made into a trend (along with soldered memory slots and other abominations) because aEsThEtIcZ - despite its implications not only on repairability but sustainability.
I want a battery that lasts a week, a headphone jack, and an eink screen.
That’s what I don’t get. If they can make a phone that is thinner but lasts 2 days, why not double the battery and make it last 4??
I’ll keep my thicc redmagic with a headphone jack and cooling fan that most likely costs 40% less
Damn I just checked this phone out. This is most likely gonna be my next upgrade.
I absolutely love it a lot.
However be aware the under-display selfie camera is pretty bad on the Redmagic 9, and the phone is not waterproof because of the fan and headphone jack. The rain won’t kill your phone but submerging it most likely will.
The battery life is amazing, the fast charging is pretty fast. I think I got 90% battery in less than an hour. And with the fan, it won’t overheat when charging, or at all lol
Also buy a case from Amazon, the case that comes with it is bad lmfao
Yeah. Y’all can keep that.
If the slim phone has a camera bump then is not longer slim and I’m not interested.
I’m going on 9 years with this current phone. I want my next phone to last double that, at least.
Wow, what phone is still working fine after 9 years???
I feel like 5 years is generally the upper limit of usage due to battery issues, spontaneous hardware failure, slowness due to advancing tech standards, etc. A user serviceable device would be able to help with some of these things but still…
It’s a Samsung A5 (not Galaxy). I didn’t really think much of it when I got it, and it started to slow down a few years ago, but I just keep clearing space to speed it up and it just keeps working. Would probably last 2 full days on the battery, so never have to think about that as long as I charge it over night. Not to shill, but at this point I’m rightly impressed. It just works.
Some apps like Slack have stopped working on it, but nothing that would make me switch to a newer phone.
for the 10 year anniversary you should give it a cake
Not parent poster but my LG G2 just works™, been going for 12 years now.
I want a headphone jack, removable storage, and a grandma leather s view case … wait a minute, i already have one, it’s my Galaxy S10, and it still runs flawlessly and has saved me multiple thousands of dollars replacing it with something that doesn’t have any of those things, thanks Samsung, you made a helluva phone 6 years ago, and I’m runnin this back bitch until the wheels come off
I’m still rockin an S9+! The only issue is that my headphone jack is now gaped and will no longer retain any headphones. I’m currently using a USB-to-3.5mm adapter, but it was nice to be able to distribute the load when they were both available. I’m not sure a single USB-C port would have held up for 7 years if it was doing both jobs full-time.
I’ve got the newest Samsung and it’s already so slim that the cameras are sticking out.
And so slippery that I don’t dare use it without a case, defeating the entire purpose.
I’d rather have a thicker phone with more battery life and space for more than just a USB-C port.I recently upgraded my Pixel, and the old one is sitting on my desk. I took the case off and put it down, and without it, it just slides right off the desk and hits the floor! It’s ridiculous!
I want a phone that stops falling out of my hands man…
True. Everytime I get a new phone I go through around 6 different cases trying to find one that’s somewhat comfortable to hold.
This here! 🤣 😅 😆
True. I want a bulky ass phone with more power, more storage, more battery life, and more accessory compatibility. I want a BRICK
