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.
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.