Apparently it does, considering I haven’t dropped a phone in years while you are so paranoid about it that you equate it to car accidents. I think it’s pretty obvious which one of us is doing it wrong.

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Learn how to hold a phone. Pinky fingers at the bottom, the rest of your fingers at the back, thumbs free for operating the screen. You shouldn’t be gripping it on the sides.

Plenty of phones out there with non-glass backs, but you can also just put a skin on it if grip is an issue.

You can do it without a case too, these people just don’t know how to hold a phone properly.

You don’t need a case, just stop dropping your phones.

Also iodéOS.

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That’s sooner than I expected, they have historically released later in the year.

I use Kvaesitso, it is one of the better open source launchers with a lot of customisability and a very clean design.

Unihertz has a physical keyboard series called the Titan, which is getting a new release later this year. There’s also the recently released Minimal Phone and the Clicks keyboard accessory for the Motorola razr 50 series.

They are being made by smaller companies, the problem is that the so-called “demand” always has excuses as to why they don’t buy them. It was the same with small phones - many people claimed to want them yet the sales didn’t reflect that.

I can see you’re missing options for the Sony Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact. I own both of those phones and they are currently being maintained for both iodéOS and LineageOS for microG. Here are some links:

• iodéOS builds for XZ1 through automatic installer
• LineageOS for microG builds for XZ1
• iodéOS builds for XZ1 Compact (unofficial)
• LineageOS for microG builds for XZ1 Compact

Check which regional variant you have first, as I believe some models (such as the Japanese ones) are not supported.

The boring/limited colour options suggest that might be the case too.

It’s a first-gen product, most of them tend to be “okay but who is going to buy this?” type things. I guess they will better figure that out as they iterate (unless it gets discontinued). We have been approaching a true bezel-less design for a while now so it was only a matter of time before companies started on making phones thinner. Apple is also reportedly working on one, which is probably why Samsung’s feels a bit rushed (they wanted to be first).

It’s amazing how quickly the industry can change for the better when it wants to.

They split the notification shade and control panel into two separate screens, accessed via a swipe down from either the top left or top right portions of the phone. It’s quite similar to how iOS has worked for a long time now. I can see the benefits if you’re someone who receives a lot of notification spam, because now you can see more of that on a single screen, but I’ve always been very strict with app notifications so it’s essentially watered down the usefulness of both. It’s far from the end of the world, though, and I’m sure I’ll get used to it.

You shouldn’t need to do that anymore, batteries are much larger and chipsets are more efficient than when removable batteries were the norm.

You shouldn’t need to do that anymore, batteries are much larger and chipsets are more efficient than when removable batteries were the norm. But even if you do need to charge, that’s why fast charging exists.

This site doesn’t appear to definitively support your statement. The secton on ultra-fast charging, which appears to be written in relation to EVs rather than phones, does state that high temperatures and charging over 80%/keeping a battery at 100% can be detrimental to a battery’s lifespan. However, the “scientific research” it claims to reference is nearly a decade old and so there is no mention of the advancements in cooling and charging technology that have occured in that time. It’s the equivalent of someone basing their opinion on the technology that existed when the Galaxy S7 was a new phone. Most (all?) phones come with battery regulation features built into the software now, and there have been many improvements made to internal ventilation and heat distribution as well as the chargers themselves. I’m not convinced it’s as clear cut as you’re making it out to be and this extremely outdated website certainly doesn’t support your argument.

Do you have evidence to support that claim? Batteries and charging technology have come a long way over the years.