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Our poll results show that only a minority of you want the thinner phones that Apple and Samsung are promising.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 80 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)

I don't need a paper thin phone. I need a phone with a battery that lasts all day when actively using my phone non-stop with everything on and the screen at maximum brightness.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 21 points 15 hours ago

I would also like a phone that doesn't fall out of my hand because there's not enough of it to actually hold on to, and what there is is polished completely smooth.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 30 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

and (I'd like to add) the ability to change said battery when it, inevitably dies, and the I also want a minimum of 6 years of security update.

[–] killingspark@feddit.org 11 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Also, I absolutely do not need the newest shiniest hardware. I want something that can handle WhatsApp/Signal encryption. YouTube playback would be nice, doesn't need to be 1080, 720p is absolutely enough on a phone. And frigging security updates for more than a few years. Can we please figure this shit out.

[–] elmicha@feddit.org 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Apparently the Galaxy A16 5G gets 6 years of updates.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

So do some of the pixel series phones, and those you can install a privacy respecting OS (GrapheneOS or CalyxOS, for example).

[–] killingspark@feddit.org 2 points 6 hours ago

Yeah pixels are great in that regard. But they are flagship phones with latest and greatest hardware costing a ton of money.

[–] Tower@lemm.ee 4 points 14 hours ago

Agreed. Make the phones ⅛ in - ¼ (3.18mm - 6.35mm) thicker and use all the extra space for a bigger battery! Virtually everyone throws a case on their phone anyways, so it's not going to be a very noticeable size difference anyways.