There was a time when I looked forward to seeing new phones coming out,mainly because of major issues with a current phone, better screen sizes, general improvements to the OS, because in Android's earlier days everything was lacking in one way or another and we had to root the phone, just to get 1 or 2 features we couldn't do without, but those times are long gone today.
These days, most of the flagship phones are just carbon copies of each other and none of them really that much better and aren't worth the asking prices. Most all of these new phones don't have the features I am interested in and all are over priced for what you are getting.
Since I've gotten my v20 I've come to the conclusion that I've found that 1 phone that I can be comfortable with for a very long time provided that it holds up for the long haul. It's not everyone's choice I know, but it has more inside it than anything else now or in the foreseeable future.
I have become very jaded in my life on what I like to have in a phone, and while I fully understand that my needs are my own, I just don't understand why people get excited about these new phones anymore... Seriously... It's becoming having to choose what features you are willing to give up more than it's ever been.
I could have a easier time getting it if these phones actually were better in all regards, but the truth is that they aren't and the manufacturers are lost in their respective ways trying to find a winning formula to make a successful launch. It seems that they are trying to appease the "looks matter more than anything else crowd"
Perhaps the problem is people in general in wanting a phone that is sleek and sexy in being beautiful to look at and hold and yet being completely impervious to the elements and not breaking when dropped off a building or capable of taking underwater photos.. Perhaps their expectations are too high for a delicate piece of electronics...
I see the latest craze of having the phone essentially a slab of glass with no bezels to hold on to and shake my head in disbelief. I have to ask " why?" Why would anyone want something like this? It certainly isn't easy to hold unless you put it in some type of case, and the edges have to be desensitized or something to keep from false touches... Not to mention the durability of the device is compromised . The second it is put in a case, it's looks are diminished and you have to put it some type of case otherwise you risk breaking it. I get it that difference in opinions and all of that, but what happened to common sense? This is a hand held device and no 2 person are the same. This one form factor does not work for everyone.
Now we have all of the manufacturers trying to make a dent in Apple's and Samsung's sales by copying them on several design aspects. All of these companies are heading down the same road coming out with their glass slabs. They all want a piece of that pie but have forgotten those of us who put function above forms...
Perhaps I am just getting to old and to old fashioned or maybe I just have more common sense than the majority of people who want these new styles. I don't know... It makes me wonder though. I am all for having a beautiful phone, there's nothing wrong with that, but I also know that there are limits on these designs that make them really impractical for real world use.
Perhaps I am just tired of having to give up features that are important to me, just for the sake of having a phone that is up to date. The more I think about it I think this is what is bothering me the most. Perhaps Jerry's article got me thinking about all of this too much.
I do know 1 thing though, I am happy with my v20 and hope that they will be able to make me look forward to seeing the new phones, instead of having these feelings of dread I have now.
Mac
These days, most of the flagship phones are just carbon copies of each other and none of them really that much better and aren't worth the asking prices. Most all of these new phones don't have the features I am interested in and all are over priced for what you are getting.
Since I've gotten my v20 I've come to the conclusion that I've found that 1 phone that I can be comfortable with for a very long time provided that it holds up for the long haul. It's not everyone's choice I know, but it has more inside it than anything else now or in the foreseeable future.
I have become very jaded in my life on what I like to have in a phone, and while I fully understand that my needs are my own, I just don't understand why people get excited about these new phones anymore... Seriously... It's becoming having to choose what features you are willing to give up more than it's ever been.
I could have a easier time getting it if these phones actually were better in all regards, but the truth is that they aren't and the manufacturers are lost in their respective ways trying to find a winning formula to make a successful launch. It seems that they are trying to appease the "looks matter more than anything else crowd"
Perhaps the problem is people in general in wanting a phone that is sleek and sexy in being beautiful to look at and hold and yet being completely impervious to the elements and not breaking when dropped off a building or capable of taking underwater photos.. Perhaps their expectations are too high for a delicate piece of electronics...
I see the latest craze of having the phone essentially a slab of glass with no bezels to hold on to and shake my head in disbelief. I have to ask " why?" Why would anyone want something like this? It certainly isn't easy to hold unless you put it in some type of case, and the edges have to be desensitized or something to keep from false touches... Not to mention the durability of the device is compromised . The second it is put in a case, it's looks are diminished and you have to put it some type of case otherwise you risk breaking it. I get it that difference in opinions and all of that, but what happened to common sense? This is a hand held device and no 2 person are the same. This one form factor does not work for everyone.
Now we have all of the manufacturers trying to make a dent in Apple's and Samsung's sales by copying them on several design aspects. All of these companies are heading down the same road coming out with their glass slabs. They all want a piece of that pie but have forgotten those of us who put function above forms...
Perhaps I am just getting to old and to old fashioned or maybe I just have more common sense than the majority of people who want these new styles. I don't know... It makes me wonder though. I am all for having a beautiful phone, there's nothing wrong with that, but I also know that there are limits on these designs that make them really impractical for real world use.
Perhaps I am just tired of having to give up features that are important to me, just for the sake of having a phone that is up to date. The more I think about it I think this is what is bothering me the most. Perhaps Jerry's article got me thinking about all of this too much.
I do know 1 thing though, I am happy with my v20 and hope that they will be able to make me look forward to seeing the new phones, instead of having these feelings of dread I have now.
Mac
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