The Fairphone2 was already modular before this...
http://shop.fairphone.com/spareparts.html
LG G5 modular phone: Hi-Fi DAC, battery slide out, connection interface
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#152Earlier quoted context omitted.
I dunno. But i recall reading about a Chinese phone that had two batteries. One was built in, another was sitting on top and was removable. they both charged via a single USB port. Yes, this made it bulky compared to most things on the market right now. And frankly i would love to see less anorexic phones. Heck, my next one may well be the recently unveiled Cat model that has integrated FLIR. This time round it seems…
I agree, the obsession with thinness drives me batty. My iPhone barely makes it through the day sometimes. I usually have no problem, but occasionally I find myself around 9PM and my battery is down to 5% and I have to plug it in somewhere. This leads me to plug it in more than I strictly need to, just to ward off these moments. This would all become a non-issue if the battery were twice the size. Then my phone might…
Buy this phone with a 6050mAh battery, and it's just 8.5mm thick http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_230567.html
Re: LG G5 modular phone: Hi-Fi DAC, battery slide out, connection interface
#153I want a better ADC, even more than I want a better DAC (though both would be best). I'd like a high quality recording device for the field...a phone or tablet would be perfect, but there's no good way, that I know of, to get the signal into the device at high quality.
My first thought is: through the micro USB port, exploiting the OTG feature. A few variations on googling 'android external microphone' lead to http://www.androidaudiorecording.com/record-from-a-usb-micro....
Sorry if you've been down this road already.
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#154Earlier quoted context omitted.
Having disassembled the aforementioned Z3C a couple of times, I disagree that it's fine to have to break out the tools for it ever. It's a tough job, with lovely warnings like this one from iFixit: "Warning first: Never try to move the battery unless it's broken and need to replace. Because there is very very strong adhesive sticker between battery and motherboard.And too much effort or careless operation will break…
Funnily enough, for all the bad press Apple gets for glued together devices, the battery is trivially easy to replace in iPhones.
This is, I suspect, a byproduct of the fact that they handle (the vast majority of) their own frontline customer support and repairs. The most commonly-repaired parts are designed to make the process as efficient as possible for the Apple Store techs.
Re: LG G5 modular phone: Hi-Fi DAC, battery slide out, connection interface
#155Earlier quoted context omitted.
I dunno. But i recall reading about a Chinese phone that had two batteries. One was built in, another was sitting on top and was removable. they both charged via a single USB port. Yes, this made it bulky compared to most things on the market right now. And frankly i would love to see less anorexic phones. Heck, my next one may well be the recently unveiled Cat model that has integrated FLIR. This time round it seems…
I agree, the obsession with thinness drives me batty. My iPhone barely makes it through the day sometimes. I usually have no problem, but occasionally I find myself around 9PM and my battery is down to 5% and I have to plug it in somewhere. This leads me to plug it in more than I strictly need to, just to ward off these moments. This would all become a non-issue if the battery were twice the size. Then my phone might…
There's official case for iPhone with additional battery.
Re: LG G5 modular phone: Hi-Fi DAC, battery slide out, connection interface
#156- Replaceable battery is always good - Proper camera handle and better DAC too, but not as mutually exclusive modules What I want is: - A robust and replaceable bumper that integrates with the design (i.e. isn't ugly). The phone should not be designed as if the user isn't going to slap an ugly case on it. - A hole for a wrist strap so I don't worry I'm gonna drop my phone. All cameras have one, but now that phones ar…
> An unlocked bootloader that doesn't void your warranty. I, like probably most of you, flash a new image to the phone when the stock software starts showing its warts. I agree with this idea but I do understand where phone manufacturers are coming from. You can obviously avoid the problem of software-bricked phones by having the factory image as a secondary ROM that can be hardware flashed with a button sequence. Th…
I think it's worth looking at desktops for flashability. You can install any OS on most desktops and there aren't that many issues about it. In my opinion, hardware shouldn't break because of bad software. That would mean that an exploit could not only brick a phone's software, but break the hardware beyond repair. What you mention sounds like bad thermal throttling, it's the CPU's job, not the OS's.
My idea of a fair compromise between manufacturers and customers is:
- Let the customer run any OS will full hardware warranty. If a problem looks like it's caused by software, require the customer to flash back to official software, and provide warranty if the problem persists.
- Bolt down the hardware to restrict use out of specs (no overclocking, no software defined radio, ...)
- Provide an engineering pin. When removed, the phone is out of warranty and you can flash any firmware (you can have OC, SDN, custom SSD firmware, ...)
Google really could show a whole more love for tinkerers. A better OS isn't getting made because it's so difficult to flash on your own device, let alone flash it on thousands of user devices.
Regarding your point about keyboards, I personnaly don't like typing without all my fingers, so what you propose wouldn't suit me. But do you think an addon that bolts to the back would be okay for you?
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#157My "is it worth even thinking about a particular device" litmus test is "can it run CM". Unfortunately that's impossible to tell for future devices, most of the time.
LG's older LG G4 still only runs CM on two variants. The international one (H815), and the T-mobile (H811) models as these are the only ones easily unlockable bootloaders.
Blame your carriers.
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#158Earlier quoted context omitted.
Depends how long you plan to keep your phone. Lithium-ion cells have finite lifespans, and if you plan to keep your phone for years at a time, or if (like me) you tend to purchase slightly older phones, removable batteries are a godsend. FWIW, though I'm not happy about the non-removable battery, I currently use a Nexus 4. It's gotten worse over time, but I used to be able to comfortably get about 2 days of runtime o…
I think this factor is more relevant today than five years ago. At least my upgrade cycle has slowed down, and I'm often subjected to poor battery life before the apps get too demanding for the hardware itself. Really frustrating with non-user serviceable batteries when this happens. How a phone feels like new with a fresh new battery, that "oh my god, how..." feeling with the battery life, just cannot be underestima…
I agree - and I think most people's upgrade cycle has slowed. Most smart phones from 2012 onwards fulfil basic consumer demands (calls + messages, nav, apps, basic pocket camera).
Re: LG G5 modular phone: Hi-Fi DAC, battery slide out, connection interface
#159Earlier quoted context omitted.
Funnily enough, for all the bad press Apple gets for glued together devices, the battery is trivially easy to replace in iPhones.
This is, I suspect, a byproduct of the fact that they handle (the vast majority of) their own frontline customer support and repairs. The most commonly-repaired parts are designed to make the process as efficient as possible for the Apple Store techs.
That's exactly it. Apple Retail iPhone 'techs' are relatively low skilled and low paid, and have a very small amount of time to do what they do. The most common parts, like camera, speaker, battery, screen etc. are made like Lego to make it easier and quicker for them to do their job.
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#160Not sure why they would cripple it with just 32GB of internal storage. Too much Android stuff refuses to run from, or store data on, the SDCard.
Newer android releases use the SD card in a much cleaner way that allow pretty much anything to run off of them.
Cleaner in some cases. MTP is horrible and slow and I often see myself using an SD card reader to transfer lots of things quickly.
Adaptable storage would prevent me from doing this.