I wonder how well this stacks up against the phone Red is making[1], where the add-on functionality is a major selling point.
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#72It's amazing for me to see that Apple, once lightyears ahead with the original iPhone, is now being overtaken by small companies with features such as bezel less displays, wireless charging, high bandwidth data coupling etc. Of course we'll have to see if Essential can actually deliver on their promise...
Essential doesn't need to ship the massive quantities Apple does. And anyway, Apple is getting ready to announce a bezel-free iPhone in September.
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It is still end of life after 3 years.
Too short IMO, I personally would value having a 5yo device still useful, above that I can accept limitations in terms of new; below it's just pushing for renewal for no reason.
I agree. I am currently using my 2011/12 vintage Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (albeit as a play phone) with Lineage OS (Android 7.x) and it works pretty good. Batteries are getting harder to find but still available. It works great.
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#74all i can see are fingerprints
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#75It literally has a hole in the screen... I thought of that as an april fools day thing
Who can think of this as a good idea is beyond me
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#76At this price, why buy this instead of a Pixel?
To be honest I'm quite happy with my crap Moto G5 Plus phone. The screen and camera aren't that great, but hey at this price I won't complain.
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#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
Too short IMO, I personally would value having a 5yo device still useful, above that I can accept limitations in terms of new; below it's just pushing for renewal for no reason.
Batteries don't last that long still, last I heard you get about 1000 charges before you need to do serious maintenance to a phone, in which case you'll probably want the latest and greatest anyhow.
I don't know, most of my phones are 4 years old and battery life is ok.
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#78It is not available, it is still on preorder / reservation. What is the purpose of this blog post? Nothing seems to have changed in a couple months!
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#79At this point, the only thing I care about is whether or not they plan on releasing quality software updates in a timely manner for a reasonable amount of time...
I can see (though don't entirely agree) why companies feel some pain, when the customer paid for the phone, but the public's expectation is free updates for "life" (however you define that). I wonder if having a subscription where they reduce the cost of the phone for the general population, and let others sign up for a paid subscription model for updates, backed up by some kind of SLA type agreement would work. I de…
It's moot.
Apple offers ~3 years of software updates included in the price of the phone.
Right now, Android companies COMPLETELY FAIL to match Apple's update value.
The idea that Android companies should switch to a paid update subscription model, while iDevices retain free updates for most of device life, would be a hilariously incompetent decision.
"They're better than us, we know it, so why not subscribe to us and pay us monthly to help us catch up to what they were doing a decade ago?"
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It's kind of funny what they follow that up with: > Essential Phone will get guaranteed Android OS updates for 2 years and will get monthly security updates for 3 years, so your phone will always be secure and have the latest features. I do not think the word "always" means what they think it means :)
Unconceivable!
I do not think it means what you think it means.