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What niche phone features would appeal to you? (self.android)

submitted 1 year ago by Rdan33l to c/android

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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] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Late to the thread but here's my thoughts on everything I'd like in a phone. Having just a few of these would make a huge difference in how much I'd want the phone.

Hardware:

Standard features like a 3.5mm jack and MicroSD slot.
Multiple USB ports (especially on tablets)
Thunderbolt port
Here's a simple idea: Instead of making a thin phone with a massive camera bump, you make a thick phone with the camera flush with the back, and use the extra space for a bigger battery?
User-replacable battery
Modules like the modo mods
Battery passthrough when charging
Upgradable SoC, RAM, internal storage???

Software (here lies my hopes and dreams that will never be manifested):

Starting off simple, a feature that lets you manually limit how much you charge your battery.
Manual over/underclocking controls for the CPU
Separate WiFi/data toggles
More control over how big or small icons and text is
Easy root access with app makers not getting all "you sus" over the fact that your device is rooted
No data harvesting (duh)
Better file management (and removing scoped storage)
Multiple logins to a phone (like what you can do with a desktop)
One app, multiple accounts
Just having the software take less system resources.
Open sourcing hardware drivers
Multiple floating windows like with a desktop OS
More than 3 split screen options
I'm sure there's a lot more I can't think of now