I want a smartphone regulation requiring bootloader's to be unlockable so cool niche phones like this get actual updates for a reasonable amount of time
this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2024
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It's still a lot smaller and lighter than the phones people used to carry around in the 80's.
Plus, it doubles (triples?) as a bomb and a murder weapon.
You beat someone to death with an old Motorola and it would still work fine. Now all of the modern phones will break if you look at them wrong.
I'm not one to size shame phones but 1+ inch is too thick.
Yea, my Pixel Fold + case is nearing, if not exactly, 1 inch and it's T H I C C. I'm definitely at the threshold IMO, anything beyond this would be way too much lol
Or you could have a normal phone and a phone-sized power bank in the other pocket and have balanced pants.
This is for people who are unbalanced with a big Bluetooth speaker in their other pocket providing free music for everyone riding the bus.
I can't tell if the battery is at or above the capacity limit to take it on a plane. 100Wh/28Ah = 3.57v so it might be a little bit above the limit.