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[โ€“] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 42 points 2 months ago (27 children)

Everyone seems to, except major phone manufacturers. ๐Ÿ˜ก

[โ€“] simple@lemm.ee -1 points 2 months ago (12 children)

I mean it sounds good on paper but who's going to want to buy a phone that's 2x thicker because it has a sliding keyboard? No doubt it'll be really expensive to make too.

[โ€“] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

People who want a keyboard, that's who.

I don't get why people go around acting like these phones did not physically exist in the past in significant numbers, and both the "expense" and thickness problems were not, in fact, problems.

My old Galaxy S Relay 4G was not appreciably any thicker than my current phone is with its case on it. And the Blackberry Priv I had after that was still exactly as thin as current modern phones.

[โ€“] Quill7513 4 points 2 months ago

I stopped buying keyboard phones when the manufacturers stopped selling them to me. They don't actually care what the market demands, they care about what the market will accept with the highest profit margins. A mid-spec phone with a keyboard coming in under the price of a flagship should actually be a feasible product, but by creating that product, you're reducing your profit/unit just that little bit...

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