Agree. Nothing wrong with acknowledging another company's product can actually be decent (even if you don't plan on using it). The die-hard apple defenders are in full force this morning.
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Nothing Announces Phone 1 With Unique Translucent Design and 'Glyph Interface'
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Bluetooth is unreliable. Phones barely fit into jean pockets and bulge out looking stupid in public (guess that's your jam, but you do you). MicroSD cards are objectively valuable (you think storage is outdated? I bet you praised Apple for bringing back the SD card slot on the new MacBook Pros). And replaceable batteries are a sensible OPTION to not cause so much electronic waste.
Congratulations, you drank some koolaid.
I don’t really want tech to be fun. I want to *use* tech to do/access fun stuff. The tech should be invisible.
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👍 Agree.
To me it speaks of a deep insecurity from the Apple defenders if they feel compelled to defend, what, the richest Corporation on earth?… yet they feel the need to put down a start up's first entry (and a not too shabby one at that!) into the mobile phone field.
Ah well.
For myself, deeply entrenched in the Apple eco-system as I and my family am, this Phone 1 looks quite tasty.
Worth a spin I reckon.
Indeed I was going off that other guys comment haha - Still anything under $500 for these specs is decent I think
Hope Apple can catch with them in the next 5 or even 10 years (on screen finger tip reader, mini hole punch for camera, much more customizable and usable Lock Screen, usb-c, 33watts fast charging vs 30W. 120Hz display in the entry level price, etc.).
Yeah, I know: IOS “just works”, “Apple ecosystem”, “Apple is more secure”, “Apple materials and design are a work of art and engineering”, but seriously, Apple does not innovate nor brings “standard” features to all IPhones models, or unless EU forces them. What a shame of values Apple has (“privacy first” is almost a rhetoric excuse by now )
Yeah, I know: IOS “just works”, “Apple ecosystem”, “Apple is more secure”, “Apple materials and design are a work of art and engineering”, but seriously, Apple does not innovate nor brings “standard” features to all IPhones models, or unless EU forces them. What a shame of values Apple has (“privacy first” is almost a rhetoric excuse by now )
I immediately distrust anyone who says they’re going to “shake up the industry” and then asks for funding.
I've always appreciated translucent casings. Still love the Nintendo Atomic Purple!
Yea, i was wanted to say this. Really nothing special, it is all the same to other phone out there….lol
Bad hype all over the place for this phone - I get that it's pretty hard to stand out in a sea of Android clones, so going with a design statement to be different is one way to go, but it's so shallow and mindless that I don't understand why I would want to buy this.
The lighting effect on that back that gets thrown around like there's no tomorrow sounds the type of thing you'll be annoyed by once the novelty wears off and you realize that 1) blinking lights of any kind are annoying (more so when it' covers the entire back plate of the device) and 2) we cover phones up in protective cases, so even if you adore your lighting effects, you won't be seeing them much.
The lighting effect on that back that gets thrown around like there's no tomorrow sounds the type of thing you'll be annoyed by once the novelty wears off and you realize that 1) blinking lights of any kind are annoying (more so when it' covers the entire back plate of the device) and 2) we cover phones up in protective cases, so even if you adore your lighting effects, you won't be seeing them much.
Come on…price is the special/greatest part? I thought they say want to have a fun mobile phone in the market? LoL 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Huh, I read it as a witty response saying it was special. I liked it better that way.
It's a great phone (at least on paper) for a great price. Reminds me of Mark Cuban's Pharma company, shaking things up for a fraction of the price.
Not surprised… xiaomi was copy Apple iPhone all the way since they established…. This phone use the same method as xiaomi…
That's ok, you won't be able to run iOS on iPhones much longer now that the EU is involved.
I am an old Apple Macintosh hardware user, still rocking an iPhone X.
Finally; something refreshing, on the stagnated smartphone world. Looks really nice and have good specs, for the price. I find it a really good phone (designed in the UK and EU), for EU users. Three years warranty.
Ordered two (2 x 499€); one in black and one in white… expected delivery on 21 of July.
Finally; something refreshing, on the stagnated smartphone world. Looks really nice and have good specs, for the price. I find it a really good phone (designed in the UK and EU), for EU users. Three years warranty.
Ordered two (2 x 499€); one in black and one in white… expected delivery on 21 of July.
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Aside from the LED gimmick, there's nothing special about this phone.
And it's somewhat overpriced for a Snapdragon 778 phone. Yes, overpriced, not modest. Galaxy A52s SD778 8/128 is around $300 in my country. And it will have 4 years of Android upgrades with monthly security patches.
Those LED gimmicks and questionable updates are not worth the premium price.
And it's somewhat overpriced for a Snapdragon 778 phone. Yes, overpriced, not modest. Galaxy A52s SD778 8/128 is around $300 in my country. And it will have 4 years of Android upgrades with monthly security patches.
Those LED gimmicks and questionable updates are not worth the premium price.