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[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 123 points 3 days ago (29 children)

This perfectly illustrates my gripes with whatever is driving the trend of these super thin phones.

First, is anyone even asking for phones to be thinner? Then there's the camera bump sticking out like a wart. And beyond that, it gets put into a bulky case anyway which negates the super thin thing entirely.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 3 days ago (14 children)

one has to wonder what the ideal thickness is, are we supposed to think it's just never thin enough? will we have phones that literally cut into the skin of your hand as you hold it and they still brag about how the new model is 4 atoms thinner?

it's not like they're getting easier to hold, modern phones are so huge that you need a popsocket for it to be reliably and comfortably held.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I have no idea but they keep making them thinner for...reasons?

My personal "sweet spot" is the OnePlus 3. Not too tall, thin but not unbearably so, and doesn't sacrifice anything for headphone jack and a decent size battery. Though if I had a choice between "thin" and "removable battery", I'd take the extra thickness required for the battery cover in a heartbeat. I'd also accept several more mm of thickness if they want to include a slide-out keyboard.

[–] gazter@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Slideable keyboard phones are my jam. I would love a modern Nokia E7, or Fxtec Pro1. If anyone knows of something like that, let me know!

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