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Re:Essential has sold just 5,000 phones since launch by DarronWyke on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @02:41PM (#15350937)
The attachment system would be a huge selling point if it gave it the ability to do significant improvements or upgrades to the unit. But so far it appears to be a novelty thing. If they released several addons at launch to show the versatility of the system, then they'd capture the market that wants modular phones. But they didn't.

The specs are nothing spectacular. It's not as great, stats-wise, as my Oneplus 3T, though a titanium body is a better selling point than an aluminium one.

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Re:Essential has sold just 5,000 phones since launch by rrggrr on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @04:39PM (#15352094)
Yes, the Ti body almost had me. Give me this: a Ti body phone with replaceable CPU/Memory. Give me an heirloom quality phone (like the pocketwatch of old) that has strong utility for 5 - 10 years.
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Re:Essential has sold just 5,000 phones since launch by DarronWyke on Thursday September 28, 2017 @11:33AM (#15357861)
Unfortunately modular phones haven't become a thing yet. Google tried that with Ara, but it's in indefinite hiatus. Of course, the next problem with making phones modular like that is a lack of standards. One developer makes the modules and keeps others from making them, thus entering the walled garden model.
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Re:Essential has sold just 5,000 phones since launch by mustacheemperor on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @03:34PM (#15351470)
It's telling that the main attachment being advertised at launch is a 360 camera, but the phone doesn't support Daydream.
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