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Why can't we go back to small phones? (www.spacebar.news)
submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 day ago (4 children)

They always lean a little too hard into making the small one the "budget" phone and end up gimping it into something nobody wants, and yet they still don't make it cost attractive.

Compared to the SomePhone Pro, the SomePhone Mini has:

  • 6GB of RAM rather than 8. (I mean, okay, what do I need that much RAM for?)
  • 128GB onboard storage rather than 512GB (Those chips are the same footprint so that wasn't done for miniaturization, but I don't store a lot on my phone so ok)
  • No SD card slot. (I suppose you could argue that IS for miniaturization but it's still a kick in the pants)
  • 1080p display rather than 4k. (fine, the PPI is still finer than my eyes)
  • 3100mAh battery instead of 3600 (You know the reduced resolution on the display will probably make up for that anyway)
  • No NFC (really?)
  • No fast charging (fucking sigh)
  • No wireless charging (pegwarmer says what?)
  • 5.9 inch 9:21 display (so it's 89% the size of the Pro model anyway?)
  • a laptop grade VGA camera (you're actively trying to make this product fail, aren't you?)
  • Locked bootloader, locked carrier (because of course)
  • $899 instead of $949 MSRP (Okay just stop saying words and drown yourself in the septic tank)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 16 hours ago

Hell I wish the big phones had SD card slots...

There are very very few phones that have them anymore. Chinese phones, Sony, fairphone, and Samsung midrange, that is about it...

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago

This is exactly the problem. I don’t need a budget phone, I need a small phone

[–] PlantJam 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The latest pixel pro is available in both the regular size and the XL. In previous models the pro was only available as the XL.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

What’s the website you used to make this? I used to have it bookmarked a long time ago but I can’t find it anywhere now.

[–] PlantJam 1 points 9 hours ago

Yes, I also want smaller phones. Even my "regular" sized phone doesn't fit into running shorts phone pockets unless I remove the case, but even then it's a tight fit.

[–] Buffalox 1 points 1 day ago

Yes they should put HUGE batteries into small phones!!!
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