So the age of enshittification continues.

Apple is working on IPhone Air, which is rumored to be 5-6mm thick. I am sure Samsung will follow suit.

Why the fuck can't I have a simple bloody phone which just works for calls, texts and I can hold it without it feeling like cutlery.
I do not want to play games on a 6" device and give myself carpal tunnel.

I have switched to S22 Flip phone (dumbphone), it works flawlessly, lasts for days on a single charge.

Nobody is waiting on a even flatter phone. One reason I like my old x270 laptop for example is that it still has a decent thickness and decent keyboard. I don't want those low travel tip keys just for the sake of having a flatter laptop. Laptop is already slim enough for not having wrist issues. So what's still the point. Use the room left for decent cooling or smth. F the skinny bitches with hard blowing fans. That's most hated thing #1 in my eyes.

Back to phones, I love the thickness of my Samsung S20. Feels good. I'm not really convinced for a folding phone yet. I've watched LTT about it and the screen scratch easy according to them and I do not really like how they bent currently. They're a bit sensitive also is the word. But the concept is fine. It can be that my opinions regarding the folding phones is outdated by now? Should I watch a new review of a specific model?

I hate folding phones, I don't get the appeal of having a flip phone with larger screen. I think Moto Razr (the one launched in 2000s) was just perfect.

I think I should have clarified, I have a Cat S22, not Samsung. It is a dumb phone which runs on Android Go.

God I miss the headphone jack. There is no decent Type C to 3.5mm converter. Plus I cant charge my phone when listening to music.

I want to listen to music when I want to. I don't want to charge a bunch of devices all the time.

Didn't this happen with samsung already? They made phones so thin they literally bent in peoples pockets when they sat down. Why repeat the same mistake again with apple this time?

I think the software needs far more help than the hardware these days

@mangodb As long as there are alternatives - and according to your rant, there are - what exactly is the problem?

Personally I think that planned obsolescence is the real problem.

@mangodb meh, those devices these days charge fast and last long. I was a cable fan too but now I'm way happier with Bluetooth. My cables always died and the volume of Bluetooth headset seems to be higher. Charging stuff is just some discipline.

@Lensflare The problem is we're getting a lot of inferior shit for a lot more money which doesn't even last.
The only decent value for money phones right now are possibly Fairphones and CAT phones. It is just sad that there are so few options. I don't like to change phones unnecessarily, just a personal preference.

You should be happy they call it iPhone Air - rather than making EVERY iphone thinner.

Allthough I would be interested in an iPhone Phat - with a huge battery.

I would also consider this exact same rant would've been posted if DevRant would've been around when they switched from Iphone3GS to Iphone4

"Why make it thinner? Just keep it the same size and make the battery last longer"

Might be a constantly valid question though, just saying this is nothing new, just a continuation of thinnification going on for over a decade.

@jiraTicket i think many people would agree with you regarding the iPad phat. Same for phones.

It's the same as the curved TV's that didn't have any benefit at all. It was just a competition between the tech giants about what they're able to make. Same for this folding stuff and thin phones. Nobody asked for that. Nah, folding stuff i can imagine but a thinner one..

Haha exactly!
I've never used an apple device. I really don't want to get one, but android has been consistently getting worse. I recently got a Landline voip phone. Works like a charm and doesn't make my ear warm.

@retoor curved tv, yeah, useless.
But curved monitors… I was skeptical first but bought one anyways. Now curved is all I ever want 😂

@mangodb oh, in that case you actually did miss a bit, the build quality is outstanding tbh. I've had a iPhone4 and an iPod nano (the small square one with display). There were no product like that in the time. Maybe it matters less these days comparable to other products. But it was really a thing.

@Lensflare ah, no :P Just because it looks good or why?

@retoor it‘s weird actually. The first week or so it feels wrong, like the image isn‘t straight.
But then you get used to it and uncurved monitors look wrong.
I think you must be at the correct distance to the monitor and then the curvature projects the rectangular image into your eyes in a more straight way than a normal monitor.
Probably because all of the points have the same distance to your eyes, rather than the edges being farther away than the center for normal monitors.

@retoor I couldn't afford iPhones when they used to be good/different. Now I can, but I don't feel they're worth it.

@Lensflare I was considering getting a curved monitor for my work, thank you for the insight

@mangodb I'm fantasizing about e-ink monitor. Waiting for that to become decent and affordable. But - it seems that it will not be better for your eyes. Pure the full time focus on short distance is what fucks your eyes, not the light of the monitor. Anyway, want one! Imagine how long a laptop could last with an e-ink monitor. Hmm, not sure, ebooks ofc do not refresh often. Maybe e-ink can even cost more power when refreshing frequently... But if you only refresh if there's smth to refresh... Interesting. Ebooks can last months.