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I got a Samsung flagship mostly for DeX, even tho I'm enjoying the whole thing, I really wish desktop mode on Android was more easily accessible. Like 99% of the market doesn't even use the required USB C version for it.
As well as better app compatibility when going on a big screen, a lot of android apps just don't scale well.
The ability to easily unlock bootloaders, IPS screen and removable batteries.
3D Screen Pico Projector HDMI out Notification LED Removable battery
The first smartphone I owned was the Lobster 700TV, Which as the name suggests had a digital TV receiver built in. The screen was too small to be practical, but I've always liked quirky features like that
I've had 3 Motorola's where the charge port stopped working just past warranty. Now I always look for wireless charging.
Headphone jack. I've used multiple LG phones before, currently using the LG V60 and seems like Sony is the only way to go in the future, unfortunately.
I enjoyed the squeeze to activate assistant on Pixel 2 XL..just felt right. I even configured it to activate flashlight when I needed a quick light.
Headphone jack. 5in or less screen size.
being able to run scrcpy easily over wifi
a decent battery life and a big screen, I bought a pixel 7 pro and am very satisfied.
I got a Samsung note and can't go back to a non-stylus phone now. my fingers are too fat to press keys accurately. not a niche feature I know but I also would definitely buy any stylus phone that also had an SD card slot. the note 20 ultra last the last two have it and I won't be upgrading ever unless someone invents case technology to incorporate SD card slots
IR blasters. I love that about Xiaomi
I don't remember what phone it was, but it used the same camera for front and back. So when you wanted to take a selfie, the camera flipped itself. It's probably not durable but I find it very cool.
Removable dual display like in LG G8x, V60 etc. When you need it you can have a beast of a phone with 2 screen or a slim normal flagship.
Not really a feature of the phone, but a design theory. I want my small phone back. Not this "zenfone 9" size small. Like HTC One size small.
Make it bifold wallet sized, and ~1/2"thick.
These hugely tall phones where you can't reach the top third if the screen without dropping the thing are just annoyingly huge. Then they make them so thin they can't fit a big enough battery for a full day use.
Beyond that would like an under display fingerprint sensor. Rear and side mounted always have issues with cases for me, and make it more annoying when using the device while it's on a desk.
Keyboard and not every phone looks like a black slab
One without a damn camera, I swear to God most of the price goes into having "quality cameras" I never end up using.
Right? A camera module from 2020 would be just fine and cheap to make but no, gotta redo it every year to price it "as new"
Aluminium back instead of plastic or glass
The literal only thing keeping me on iOS/MacOS is the system wide glass transparency, continuity, and the battery life. I wish to Christ that Android/Windows/Linux would get their shit together.
My ideal system would be Android + Ubuntu with full glass UI and continuity between them.
This is more of a software thing, but:
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact (and I think some other Xperias) shipped with a 3D Creator, a 3D scanner app. I found this out after having decided on the XZ2c for other feature reasons (mainly it being smol) but as a 3D printing dabbler, this was an exciting bonus.
Was it easy to use? Kinda
Could it produce scans with enough accuracy to be useful in 3D printed part design? Maybe
Did I ever get around to using it for that? Nope
Was it fun to scan all my friends' heads with and mess around with the gimmicky facial animations? HELL YEAH
Xperia phones are great, their marketing department is awful. I want a new Xperia I just don't know which is the newest one because they are named random shit like Sony Xperia Z1 IV... Z1 X and so forth. As Opposed to Flip 4, Galaxy S23, Iphone 14
My favourite phones have been the original Z and the Z3 Compact. 4k underwater camera, incredible.