Tiny, removable "mini SSD" could eventually be a big deal for gaming handhelds

Re:Tiny, removable "mini SSD" could eventually be a big deal... by numpad0 on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @01:54PM (#44964326)

There used to be phones with a secondary display, full QWERTY keyboard, wireless split remote, whole Windows computer in the back, a completely square display, two displays of which one rotate, a plug-in dual display cover, dual SIM slot, a miniature video projector, fingerprint sensor in the back, TV tuner, FM radio, sleep-swappable battery, IP68 rating, laser barcode scanner, 1" equivalent image sensor, 42MP image sensor, actually mechanically zooming lenses, IrDA, strap holes, 3.5mm headphone jacks,

iPhone killed them all. Yeah I personally kind of want iMessage. Doesn't change the fact that iPhone killed them all.

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Re:Tiny, removable "mini SSD" could eventually be a big deal... by os2warpman on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @02:36PM (#44964803)

With the possible exception of IrDA, which in 2025 is like wanting a parallel port on a phone, pretty much all of that still exists.

Here's a phone with "a completely square display": https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rotatable-Phone-i19-Pro-Mini-Fold...

It even rotates but only the one screen.

I even found a phone with integrated barcode scanner, the UNIWA V9S.

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