• mjhagen@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Well… most of those devices aren’t thin boutique items. Something a lot of smartphone owners want.

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      1 year ago

      But there were smartphones with removable covers. The Samsung Galaxy S5, for example, had both an IP67 rating, and a similarly thin profile to modern smartphones. (It also managed to fit wireless charging in if you had a special back).

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      1 year ago

      Do owners actually want thin? I’ve never heard anyone brag about how thin their phone is. I’m almost positive the thin fetish only exists so companies have a nice easy number to advertise, like all the useless numbers they slap on processors and TVs.

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        1 year ago

        Thinness enables large screens while keeping the device usable/ergonomic.

        Holding a brick ain’t exactly the same feeling.