Posts by ITsaproblem

Samsung's foldables fall to more realistic prices and harden up

Marketing missed an obvious tagline

Get Samsung: Get Bent

(And that's not even in reference to the shenanigans of Lee Jae-yong)

Samsung thinks about giving the Galaxy Note refresh a miss this year as semiconductor supplies run dry

2021: introducing the Samsung Galaxy Not

(Coming soon: the Not Lite, with a 50Ah battery)

Xiaomi didn't turn the glue up to 11 on its new Mi flagship, but still gets low marks for repairability

Re: Throw-away culture

I'd always loved the idea of upgradable phones, but they never seem to gain traction: Google shelved Project Ara for reasons I cannot ascertain. LG had some quirky modules for G5 (including a DAC that found some fans to use in its own right when they burned off stock), but that was short lived.

Maybe as skinny jeans fall out of fashion, fatter phones will become more acceptable. Screws, plastic backs, swappable batteries...all the shiz we want. I'm not a fan of regulation (maybe El-Reg-ulation) but may .gov needs to look at putting some common standards in for batteries, screws and driver/firmware support. Maybe the future is subscription model, like M365

I'd be interested in what the average user would sacrifice (financial or features) in order to make the most common repairs easier and more affordable. I'd certainly scrap a glass (why?why?why?) and a curved display. I'd happy take some extra chin and thickness for a swappable battery. I'd probably accept a retractable aerial for more stable reception. The coolness that comes with it is a bonus

Microsoft's underwhelming, underpowered dual-screen Surface Duo phone arrives in the UK this month for £1,349

This would be great if one of the screens an pink one, and the back had a hardware keyboard. Some twisty ball-head hinge would be required. In the box: I don't need a charger or headphones, but £600 in crisp notes would be welcome. I'm slightly dubious when Microsoft do small portable hardware