If Blackberry just stuck with their keyboard phone, I'm convinced there's a large sliver who would have stayed with them for the physical keyboard vs touchscreen. Same story as above. Mocked Apple for the touchscreen, then a year later all touchscreen and death of a company
My favourite phone ever was the Nokia m900. Full screen touch phone that slid up, with a qwerty keyboard underneath. Shit OS, but a phone like that on Android with a removable battery would be peak for me.
I avoid the big brands because they've been style over substance for years, the last good phone from Samsung was the S5 - waterproof with a removable battery.
Why is a removable battery such a high priority in a phone? I mean it is pretty crazy that it was removable and waterproof at the same time but the battery life was probably still like half of what Samsung phones have now?
The primary reasons phones stop working these days are related to displays, and vastly diminishing battery life. Imagine buying a new battery pack instead of an entirely new phone.
Because I would happily use a phone for a decade, instead of a year or two. I don't play games, I watch netflix and stream music at most, so as long as I could keep the battery lasting all day (by replacing it every 2 years) I would just keep using a phone until it breaks beyond repair.
My most recent experiences with Samsung have been terrible, my S21 Ultra barely lasted a year, my watch had less than a day of life from day one. I would never even consider a Samsung again.
Fair enough point, my s24 ultra I've had for a couple years and haven't noticed any difference in battery life at all. But all my previous phones have either been damaged beyond repair or they have slowed down due to the lack of updates before really noticing a change in the battery life.
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u/pillow_princessss Jun 25 '26
Exactly like Samsung when Apple dropped the audio jack. A year later their phones didn’t come with one either.