Its been good samsung, but a jack is not negotiable. Its looking more and more like I will just buy a pile of spares for my phone and soldier on. None of the newer offerings can even boast parity with the features I value. Physical buttons, jacks, removable sim and sd cards, removable battery, waterproof, rugged, good camera, and an ir blaster. Bonus is a good D/A converter, great camera, great battery life, and backlight with a huge range from dark to intense.
Its weird. I really want to buy a new phone, cash in hand, but am beyond disappointed in what is available now. Everyone seems like they are still trying to copy apple, but missing the usability tradeoff on bloated android roms (lookin at you samsung). If you don't mind giving me a clunky but useful OS, why not a clunky but useful phone? I feel like I must be the only person in the market not buying a fashion accessory, wealth signaling device or a burner. Just give me something ugly and practical, im going to put a case on it anyway. Please.
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[ 0.23 ms ] story [ 14.4 ms ] threadIts weird. I really want to buy a new phone, cash in hand, but am beyond disappointed in what is available now. Everyone seems like they are still trying to copy apple, but missing the usability tradeoff on bloated android roms (lookin at you samsung). If you don't mind giving me a clunky but useful OS, why not a clunky but useful phone? I feel like I must be the only person in the market not buying a fashion accessory, wealth signaling device or a burner. Just give me something ugly and practical, im going to put a case on it anyway. Please.