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HTC just released a nice Lil $600 phone with a headphone jack and a microSD card slot. Think I’d rather have that.
Shit I didn’t know HTC were making phones still! Some fond memories for many phones during the early years.
It’s their first one in ages. They’re trying to re-enter the market. The hardware is pretty good. Not the most cutting edge, but you get the headphone jack and a microsd card slot back, and at $600 it’s way better than the $1,200 bullshit samsung and apple have been trying to shill.
Thanks.
If they embraced the mod community it could be a semi-official pixel replacement. They were always pretty good among oems about low bloat, if they just threw out stock and made only unlocked phones, could even have custom toms pre installed as an option if they really wanted to shake up the market. On of the costs for oems was supporting software updates that fit their bloat into the new android versions–they were always behind Google which was one of the original value propositions for Nexus line before Pixel. With Google going full Evil, there is a spot for someone else to take up the hardware crown.
Which one is that?
The U24 pro, although that one isn’t that little (6.8")
What I wouldnt give for a smaller android phone. https://smallandroidphone.com/ it’s happening!
it’s happening!
Look closer. There are no dates anywhere. Also this paragraph:
If Apple kills the Mini, those people will need a new home. An Android phone (with Beeper for iMessage) might be an adequate alternative.
Makes it abundantly clear it was forgotten about years ago.
Not available in Vietnam or I would be all over it.
Didn’t google buy HTC?
Nope. It’s still it’s own Taiwanese company.
Gotcha.
Upon looking into it further it seems they just bought the design department. That’s crazy.
I used to love HTC phones, and was a loyal customer. Glad they’re trying to make a comeback.
Me too. Their needs to be more competition in the US market. I blame the three phone carriers laft. Their phone contracts only offer the most off to Samsung and Apple. In sure Samsung and Apple pay to have it that way, of course.
I feel like I remember Google buying them for the IP. I didn’t know the company existed as a separate entity. I’ll take it as a good thing. I had a couple of HTC phones back in the day.
The Pixel 9’s updated design language is giving iPhone from the front
Cringe
The iPhone is great from a design and hardware perspective. I just hate iOS, their stock apps, app pricing and the cultish community. So I wouldn’t mind an iPhone clone running Android.
I dont know, they had a large chin with the huge home button for the longest time, a waste of space. They now have the dynamic island, which also takes up space no matter how they dress it up. I prefer the punch hole, like the one on Pixel 5 which was out of the way.
It’s iVerge, don’t expect much.
Just when I think the phone industry can’t get any more boring and frustrating, now new phone releases only add more AI bullshit.
They look kinda sus tho
It needs an among us case
Better granpheneos I guess?
Shit show maybe…also no. I opt out of usel ss ai implementation
Would be nice if Graphene managed to implement some of those AI features locally. Without the AI use, i think this thing could fly. Seems the foldable might have really slow wireless charge though :(
ONLY if it’s optional, like how sandboxed Google services are now. Although I would rather not have this present.
Still using tensor chip, which is basically a rebranded samsung Exynos chip… which Samsung themselves dropped in Europe.
@Xatolos If I buy Google Pixel it’s only because it’s the only one that supports GrapheneOs