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Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone

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Post by danstiner »

recursivedoubts wrote: post #161
porcc wrote: post #152

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I'm with you! The litephone 2 is the closest we've gotten but at our market-size the software stability will likely be lacking.

a market of two, then i have a litephone for my kids and it's too minimalistic, I'd still like maps, etc if we could combine the styling of the palm, but a bit bigger and with much better battery w/ and e-ink display and decent battery life, I'd be in heaven

market of three

The litephone is too basic and the HiSense A5 etc do not work on US networks.

I looked at building a 5.2" e-ink phone for the US market and did some fun mock-ups, but it would be a huge undertaking with my limited hardware background. Smaller phones just have fundamental limits due to battery size that are difficult to work around, and Android has basically no e-ink support as it's such a niche type of display for a phone.

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone

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Post by cheeze »

HomeGear wrote: post #117

> For Apple, 10m phones is peanuts. But for an independent company 10m units per year would be spectacular. If Apple kills the Mini, those people will need a new home. Hm, I’d suspect most of the customers are more attached to the Apple iPhone than the form. I’m one, but, I could be wrong!

Agree. Some folks want small phones, but generally iphone users want... an iphone.

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Post by bee_rider »

reaperducer wrote: post #120
izacus wrote: post #54

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These "slow iPhone 13 mini" sales are more than all Google Pixel phones sold in a year. Think about that. I don't understand when did the ability to choose a product fitting your preferences become a bad thing on HackerNews and modern American perception. Why is being able to buy niche products somehow not a worthy thing to be desired?

I don't understand when did the ability to choose a product fitting your preferences become a bad thing on HackerNews Because so many on HN have been indoctrinated into the "scale at all costs" mentality. It demonstrates the difference between HN and the real world. On HN, if you can't serve a billion people, your product is niche. In the real world, billions of people earn a very nice living making niche products. I…

If hipster culture was so good, it would have expanded across the world and taken over everything.

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone

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Post by makeitdouble »

amyjess wrote: post #303
makeitdouble wrote: post #238

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I am also planning to move from a 4a, and at this point it would be either a Sharp R7 (probably not available internationally though) or a Sony Xperia 10 IV. The Sony seems to be the best alternative though I have no idea of the software quality.

> Sony Xperia 10 IV Unfortunately, it looks like it won't be sold in the US. Does it support US LTE bands so I can import it at least?

Band support seems to be better, though I’m not sure which band would work in the US. Also they haven’t announced the non carrier bundled model yet, so I’m stil waiting as well to see how it pans out.

Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone

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Post by Saint_Genet »

nousermane wrote: post #349
davee5 wrote: post #270

Hi Eric, I'm a hardware startup guy myself (our paths have crossed) with the distinction that my own "very specific set of skills" has been honed at smartphone megacompanies and smartphone startups. OSOM, Essential, HTC, Samsung, Apple. I've designed and built a lot of phones. I'm building one now. I think this is a noble effort, I personally prefer pocketable phones too, but I think there are nigh-insurmountable hur…

Talking about notch/hole-punch displays. As somebody who never ever uses front-facing camera, can I have a phone/display without such defects, please?

If you sum together the stuff people in this thread has suggested, you have the Homers Car of phones on your hands

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Post by [deleted] »

reaperducer wrote: post #120
izacus wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These "slow iPhone 13 mini" sales are more than all Google Pixel phones sold in a year. Think about that. I don't understand when did the ability to choose a product fitting your preferences become a bad thing on HackerNews and modern American perception. Why is being able to buy niche products somehow not a worthy thing to be desired?

I don't understand when did the ability to choose a product fitting your preferences become a bad thing on HackerNews Because so many on HN have been indoctrinated into the "scale at all costs" mentality. It demonstrates the difference between HN and the real world. On HN, if you can't serve a billion people, your product is niche. In the real world, billions of people earn a very nice living making niche products. I…

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Re: I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone

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Post by rootusrootus »

danirod wrote: post #9

I miss my old Moto G1. Light and with a small form factor, and at the same time it was one of the first phones that were cheap but not low quality. It made a breakthrough in a market where you either had an expensive Samsung or you dealt with cheap phones with very bad specs. This was ages ago, fortunately today there are more phones that are cheap but with acceptable specs.

I'm not sure how similar it was, but when I saw this post my first thought was the original Moto X. Even today, I think I might rate that as my favorite phone of all time. Perfect size, flagship-ish specs, grippy texture without a case, etc. Then of course the next generation made it huge.
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