you make a great point but there are plenty of people who don't want to edit videos or play games on their phones. a phone with a bash shell and a web browser is good enough for me.
You are the unbelievably extreme minority lol. I work in IT and I would never want something like that. I do and have always used iPhones (since I handed in the BlackBerry in roughly 2010) because they work and rarely ever break.
There's a lot I'm willing to give up in a phone if it means I can cut invasive companies out. A nice camera isn't one of them, but I get more use out of the calculator than I do for most of the apps on here and I have to actually work to disable permissions for the stock garbage every time there's an upgrade.
There needs to be a more customizable option for how we can promote online personal privacy.
I agree, but GrapheneOS has incredibly low reach potential. Last I looked, it was stably available for Pixels and one other model. I don't want to have to buy a Google phone to get it to work. Otherwise, I'd be off Android already.
Mine goes dead a lot, but then that is their scam. I've refused to get a new one because they programmed that in their updates. There was a massive lawsuit against them on that.
HDR, high refresh rate panels (easier on the eyes due to the smoothness and more responsive) faster biometric unlocks (say what you will about trust/distrust, I'm talking about average people) better audio quality, stronger network controllers / better WiFi speeds, better battery optimization (power per performance improves with every generation), better features like super fast charging / wireless charging, operating system level over charge limitations to prevent you from charging past 75-85% to increase your battery's lifetime, so on.
A lot of features, and while a lot of the OS features can be pre-resolved, I wouldn't take less performance for my money.
I have always hated Apple so I choose the more open ended platform that I can keep at arm's length with third party support (Android) but even if I had an iPhone, I would not leap to less performance for a Twitter app.
In order to compete, they'll have to build up to it. Which will take time, money..and manufacturing/fabs.
Not exactly easy to create your own microarchitecture, and Nvidia (and therefore ARM) / AMD / Intel are all in pretty deep within the established stuff.
Indeed, I think Elon could probably build it off of the Android platform which would either force Google's hand yet again to make a sweeping change to remove the freedom Android users have (which would create an exodus of developers and users) or he'll achieve the goals as you can install third party apps very easily.
Hmmm, I did not see German there. Will take another look. Yeah the Purism is quite pricey....made in US though. If I had the $$, I'd probably go for that one.
you make a great point but there are plenty of people who don't want to edit videos or play games on their phones. a phone with a bash shell and a web browser is good enough for me.
You are the unbelievably extreme minority lol. I work in IT and I would never want something like that. I do and have always used iPhones (since I handed in the BlackBerry in roughly 2010) because they work and rarely ever break.
There's a lot I'm willing to give up in a phone if it means I can cut invasive companies out. A nice camera isn't one of them, but I get more use out of the calculator than I do for most of the apps on here and I have to actually work to disable permissions for the stock garbage every time there's an upgrade.
There needs to be a more customizable option for how we can promote online personal privacy.
I agree, but GrapheneOS has incredibly low reach potential. Last I looked, it was stably available for Pixels and one other model. I don't want to have to buy a Google phone to get it to work. Otherwise, I'd be off Android already.
Mine goes dead a lot, but then that is their scam. I've refused to get a new one because they programmed that in their updates. There was a massive lawsuit against them on that.
Agreed - a phone with a basic bash shell and web browser will satisfy roughly 0.000000002% of the smartphone market.
HDR, high refresh rate panels (easier on the eyes due to the smoothness and more responsive) faster biometric unlocks (say what you will about trust/distrust, I'm talking about average people) better audio quality, stronger network controllers / better WiFi speeds, better battery optimization (power per performance improves with every generation), better features like super fast charging / wireless charging, operating system level over charge limitations to prevent you from charging past 75-85% to increase your battery's lifetime, so on.
A lot of features, and while a lot of the OS features can be pre-resolved, I wouldn't take less performance for my money.
I have always hated Apple so I choose the more open ended platform that I can keep at arm's length with third party support (Android) but even if I had an iPhone, I would not leap to less performance for a Twitter app.
In order to compete, they'll have to build up to it. Which will take time, money..and manufacturing/fabs.
Not exactly easy to create your own microarchitecture, and Nvidia (and therefore ARM) / AMD / Intel are all in pretty deep within the established stuff.
Indeed, I think Elon could probably build it off of the Android platform which would either force Google's hand yet again to make a sweeping change to remove the freedom Android users have (which would create an exodus of developers and users) or he'll achieve the goals as you can install third party apps very easily.
This is what I am looking at: https://ubports.com
Nice. I was looking at this one: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/
Your device is much more affordable although the device site seems to be in German? Makes me wonder if it'll work on networks in the U.S.
Hmmm, I did not see German there. Will take another look. Yeah the Purism is quite pricey....made in US though. If I had the $$, I'd probably go for that one.
https://ubports.com/supported-products
Clicking on "Order Here" will take you here: https://volla.online/de/shop/index.php?catalog/tag/ubuntu+touch/date/1