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Blloc – minimalist smartphone
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Re: Blloc – minimalist smartphone
#32Will this be available in the US? if so, which carriers or can it be purchased unlocked?
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#33I don't see anything minimalist in the specs. What I do see is the UI which looks good (at least on pictures), and, above all, looks consistent . There would be definitely a market for such an UI. (It's more lucrative if sold with dedicated hardware, of course.)
I see lumia/microsoft tiles ;-)
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's the expected battery life? I was hoping to see an average and maximum battery life described on the page, but couldn't find it.
this reallly depends on usage, we wanted to send it to the real benchmarking websites when we release. I charge mine every 2 days which was a personal goal (to not get punished if I forgot to charge last night)
I don't think I've ever had a phone I needed to charge daily.
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#35It would be pretty funny if the phone's camera only took black-and-white pictures, to match its web page.
There's your minimalist right there.
(Also, what is that, a font for ants?)
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#36Devices like this intrigue me but the price always seems way too high. I wonder if anyone will actually come up with a minimalist phone that has a minimalist price to match.
honestly its the lowest thats technically possible to sell. Good components just cost that much. After vat our margin is around 35 (pre-retail) which is lower than most vendors, meaning if we sell to retail we wont make a cent. it just costs that much to get tested, working components with decent manufacturing. If you find good specs cheaper trust me they used B-grade components that will break down sooner or later.
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#37Will you be able to remove or add different widgets (FB/Uber/Maps) on the phone or are you locked with what is pre-loaded? This is getting very close to what I want in a phone - a pared down smartphone that has the basic utilities for when I am away from a desktop/laptop without the social + internet distractions.
removing is easy, adding takes time and it depends on the app. shoot us an email which widgets you think are urgent
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
I imagine it will be oled or something similar. Any black pixels will simply be off. Not sure how a white pixel saves power though, since it needs all three RGB to make white.
It says LCD in the description. I can imagine they keep backlight down most of the time.
good observation! with this contrast 10% backlight is enough for almost 80% of lighting conditions.
we initially used OLED and our phones after testing managed to use on average around 65% of the energy with our ui. We're dropping it unfortunately as its a supply-chain nightmare.. (for now). Black and white mainly increases your focus sharply
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#39I don't see anything minimalist in the specs. What I do see is the UI which looks good (at least on pictures), and, above all, looks consistent . There would be definitely a market for such an UI. (It's more lucrative if sold with dedicated hardware, of course.)
Yeah if it can run Facebook, Uber, WhatsApp, etc its going to need a full stack and lots of resources.
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#40Any other details about the OS? Is it an Android? How are the applications managed and what's their update pipeline? Are they whitelisted and managed by the manufacturer's own App Store? What's the privacy policy like? How often will it issue updates? I really like the display. I've been waiting for a phone with minimalistic display to save battery ever since the Motofone F3. But there's way too little information th…
we def. screwed up communication as we've been focused lately on finishing hardware. its based on Android 8.1 and the apps are downloaded via play-store normally. We don't white or black list, but rather are going through the most used apps and building easier integrations for them
Will the OS be open sourced? - I'd love to get this on any android phone!