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?
I guess we’ll just have to disagree on that. I just don’t see a huge benefit in it and there are downsides (needed space, thus something else has to give) which I value higher.
Space? There’s really not any reason a removable battery needs to take up more space than otherwise if the phone is designed well.
It doesn’t need to be pop-in/out just replaceable without being glued in place and not underneath a glued chassis.
I’m not an expert, but the batteries in my older phones that were replaceable all had some plastic case and a bulkier connector than just the foil of the glued in types these days. And screws and reusable non glued gaskets also take some space. I guess we’ll see how big the difference actually is, but I can’t see how there won’t be any at all.