Comment on Zero-day: Bluetooth gap turns millions of headphones into listening stations
Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks agoI’d rather just have a thicker phone, but a lot of people wouldn’t
I think this is a case where the corporations were telling people what they wanted rather than people really asking for thinner phones. Same thing with bezels, I don’t know anyone who asked for the screen to go all the way to the edge (or worse, curve around onto the sides). Apple and Samsung said ‘this is what people want’ when in fact it was what their marketing department wanted because they wouldn’t be able to sell the iGalaxy N+1 if it was slightly thicker or heavier than the iGalaxy N.
red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Fwiw, I want as much screen as possible. Why waste space?
Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
I’m not saying to waste space… but when manufacturers start a pissing match among themselves and say that it’s because it’s what the customers want, we end up with shit. Why does anyone need a screen that curves around the edge of the phone? What purpose does this serve? Who actually asked for this?
I would give up some of my screen area to have forward facing speakers. I want a thicker phone that has better battery life. I also want to be able to swap out my battery. Oh, and I don’t want the entire thing encased in glass. If we’re so concerned about phone size then they should stop designing them so that a case is required.
ieatpwns@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Wouldn’t it be nice to have all that screen space and a headphone jack and higher capacity battery tho? You can have all that and more