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1. ireall+H1[view] [source] 2023-10-04 15:26:37
>>alphab+(OP)
Too expensive for my tastes.

Give me 380USD phone which lasts for next 5-8 years, feels premium, is repairable, camera is decent, replaceable battery, OS is just Vanilla Android with atleast 5 years(more years of Software updates would be welcome) of Software Updates and when you can't provide it, make it hackable enough to install Custom ROMs.

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2. xnx+T6[view] [source] 2023-10-04 15:46:23
>>ireall+H1
A Pixel 6 Pro meets all these criteria except for replaceable battery.
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3. jfenge+B41[view] [source] 2023-10-04 19:44:20
>>xnx+T6
The battery is replaceable, just not by the user (at least not easily). I've had my Pixel battery replaced; the cost didn't seem exorbitant.

It would be nice to be able to pop batteries in and out on the fly, but I suspect that would make it a lot harder to waterproof. I've lost more phones to water damage than I have to battery death.

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4. imiric+cm1[view] [source] 2023-10-04 20:56:56
>>jfenge+B41
The Samsung Galaxy S5 from 2014 had a removable battery, headphone jack, a microSD card slot, and was IP67 dust/water resistant. We lost removable batteries because it was an easy way to make devices obsolete.

IMO smartphones peaked around that era, and we've only seen incremental improvements and enshittification ever since. I used to be excited about every new device, but these days all manufacturers are grasping at straws trying to differentiate their rectangular slabs from the competition. AI is the latest gimmick in this trend.

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