• tisamantis@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 years ago

    I’m actually fine with my mid-range phone. (it has a 3.5mm jack and memory card tho)

    My main complaint as a consumer is that its hardware is more powerful than my old potato PC, but it’s being wasted on mobile apps that often lack features. Running Linux (or even Windows apps via box86/64+wine) is technically possible, but user experience is very inconvenient and issues requiring troubleshooting will inevitably arise. Also, in my case, peripherals like screens can’t be attached due to hardware limitations. :(

    I don’t think it’ll ever take off, but IMO what companies like Purism, Pinephone and Jingpad are attempting to do w/ convergence is less wasteful, even if pure mobile experience their devices provide is not very polished.

    Actually, an improved Jingpad w/ a dock and better software support seems like a perfect device for my needs, as it even comes with a pressure-sensitive stylus. (it’s a bit expensive IMO tho)

    tl;dr: phones are getting powerful and I want an option to maybe run desktop apps when you have a separate screen and peripherals attached