Comment on Smartphones are Designed to Fail Us (and We Have to Change That)
Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I mean phone durability has become a lot better. I use my iPhone 14 Pro without a case, and I have dropped it a few times and more than once it has flown across the room. Just last Saturday it fell on concrete from like 4 feet high. It’s good as new.
throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Because the compromise is either:
Or
Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
It’s not a compromise, it’s a reflection of the fact that most people don’t care about these durable devices so they don’t sell well and thus they can’t be supported very well or for very long. This is just a reality of the market.
throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
So there goes the feedback loop.
Nobody wants them because of the downsides, manufacturers then interpret those data as “rugged devices are not popular”, repeat…
Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Samsung used to have rugged mainline Galaxy phones. Guess what? They didn’t sell well so they don’t make them anymore.
Mass market doesn’t want this, is that simple. The people who want it are over represented online. It’s a similar case with people who want small phones, why do you think they don’t make them anymore? Because hardly anyone buys them.
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
How much money would you pay for this dream rugged smartphone of yours?