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Sidephone: A minimalist Android phone with swappable USB keypads

34 points by phantomathkg

by nvllsvm

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MT8766 (low-end 2020) and Android 12 (2021)
https://docs.sidephone.com/en/articles/13624506-specificatio...

by xingped

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Can someone explain the appeal of the swappable keypad? I really see no advantage in having this. Just seems like extra engineering for no real reason.

by coreyoconnor

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I'd love to try these new phones. My current phone (Google Fold) is terrible. However
1. google pixels are the best android devices AFAICT. Not a high bar, but that's that.
2. due to the prevalence of spam and scam calls: Not having an AI call filtering is a no-go. google pixel's have a really nice call screen.
Course we could have a competent government that would do something about scams (besides encouraging and supporting them). Then small business could actually compete. But the best we get is a rapist and scam artist.

by thisislife2

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Weird that the keyboard is removable but the battery isn't. Such a missed opportunity to make it more appealing to those who care about repairability.

by y0eswddl

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Am I really the only one that sees this for the waste of time, money, and intelligence it took to create...?
another useless digital minimalism gimmick

by Neywiny

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Not having support for messaging apps is a bit much considering it's still Android based. Why is it WIP? What's the P to W? Play services?

by branon

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> Android
DOA. We need more feature phones running custom firmware. Or Linux phones. What Jolla is doing with Sailfish is nice.
Stop leaning on Android. It's unnecessary baggage. Divest.

by ChrisArchitect

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Speaking of,
wonder how things are going with the Clicks keyboard and Communicator.
https://www.clicks.tech/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46467057)

by raw_anon_1111

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