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Re:Google Nexus 5x and 6P by detaro on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @06:08PM (#10300126)
So they'll finally build affordable phones that have all the interesting features and not faster ones with a random subset of them? Sounds like good news, but somehow I doubt it...
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Re:Google Nexus 5x and 6P by sounds on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @11:38PM (#10301575)
This!

All the above are requirements, yes (CPU, Screen, RAM, Storage, Battery, Camera). I'd add one more requirement: manufacturers should be required to supply as a part of an extended warranty the latest release of Android. No more orphaning year-old phones.

Once that's squared away, then I imagine manufacturers could compete on features -- things that customers want. Here are some examples:

* Battery life. User-serviceable battery.

* Removable storage

* Wireless charging

* Multiple SIM slots (popular in Japan)

* FM Radio (popular in Japan)

As you can imagine, a phone with all the above would be pretty large, but it turns out customers like a large phone. Sadly, no such phone exists today.

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