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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by jeena@jemmy.jeena.net to c/technology@lemmy.world

Today 10 years ago I went to Poland to buy a Phone with pre installed #Firefox OS on. The Phone was a Alcatel One, so very shitty. Two years later I installed Firefox OS on my Nexus 5 instead.

It was a very good concept, but sadly rolled out on too shitty hardware so it never caught on.

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[-] xX_fnord_Xx@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Am I the only one that misses a thick bezel?

[-] bustrpoindextr@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Thick bezels are great for actual comfortable usage, but they don't look sexy so they're no more

[-] Graphine@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's nostalgic for sure, but from a UX perspective I am so happy with the edge to edge displays.

My only gripe is that they work best with at least a little Bezel. Too little side bezel especially, and the edges of your palms will give you false input. Incredibly annoying.

The iPhones have been really good with this thankfully.

That being said, I fucking love my Galaxy S5. I miss the days of rooting and custom roms on practically every android device.

Isn't the software supposed to correct for such false input in most cases?

[-] Graphine@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Sometimes. Depends on the vendor really. Samsung sucks at it.

[-] elscallr@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I wrap my $1200 piece of hardware in a good case. Basically gives me a bezel. Check out the OtterBox Commuter.

[-] regeya@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

That's what bugs me about modern phone design, though. They could put Otterbox-type protection right on the phone and that'd be fine for most people. Personally have an S23 and I think it's unnecessarily ugly, thin, and easy to drop, when it's not in a case.

[-] elscallr@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I don't mind it, gives me the choice of whether to put a big bulky case on it. Personally I like it but I understand not wanting to use one.

I also don't mind having the choice of whether or not to use a case, but it might be nice if it were an included accessory.

[-] account_93@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Samsung has their XCover and Active lines; They're just not flagships.

[-] cokane_88@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm so cheap, this one plus nord POS for 250 suits me pretty good, comes with a case and screen protector sticker from the factory. I'm more thrilled to have a regular headphones port and memory card slot.

[-] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I definitely miss simple rectangle displays. Curved corners and notches annoy me to the point of giving me anxiety. For bezels, one can at least put the phone in a case.

[-] zefiax@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Do you actually get anxiety from a curved corner or was that just hyperbole?

[-] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I do lol. I got used to it on my phone because they're so tiny and it's a taller screen than 16:9, so it doesn't cut into videos and such. But on a PC screen I wouldn't stand it.

I also can't stand the rounded squares buttons that are now "standard" in Android. I keep a lot of apps out of date just because the newer versions changed circles to that abomination. I even asked the dev of Infinity for Lemmy to bring the option for circle button, and they did! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Nobody understands my suffering lol.

[-] zefiax@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Lol I really don't. I am trying to figure out what condition would lead to actual anxiety for something like this.

[-] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I think I hate it mostly because 1) it needlessly ruins a good thing, 2) of the general implications of "we are changing something fundamental like a rectangle, and make it standard, and you can't do anything about it".

And also the general corporatisation of design. Everything has to be lifeless and smooth and just enough friendly and appealing to everyone. So what we get? A mix between a circle and rectangle. My artsy soul is crying.

So, it's dumb and pointless, it ruins a good thing, it offends me, I hate it, and yet I'm somehow supposed to accept it as the new standard? Fucking 1984 this is.

[-] zefiax@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I don't know if this is satire or serious.

Of serious, I envy your life. I wish my lifewas privileged enough that I could focus on hating rounded corners as much as you. Lol

[-] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Are you on the internet? Then you are probably not a starving child in some Somalian village. You privilege.

[-] zefiax@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Clearly not as privileged as you lol

[-] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Maybe I'm not such a twat so people like me more and I can afford it. You should try it.

[-] zefiax@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

LOL. Compares round corners to 1984 and then claims to not be a twat. Maybe get out of your moms basement for once and go face the real world.

[-] Patius@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

They're coming back. The Galaxy S 23/22 Ultra both are squared.

[-] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Still a hole punch tho

[-] gunpachi@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago

You can still get phones like the pixel 7a, which has thick bezels, so I'd say they aren't completely gone from the market yet.

[-] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately they still won't put in a headphone jack which is a deal breaker for me. It's a real shame because i would otherwise really like a pixel phone.

[-] cymor@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

My Pixel 4a 5G has a headphone jack.

[-] scoops@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Sometimes, makes using a tablet easier & I liked "chins" on iphone for the fingerprint reader.

[-] Morphit@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

I still want to go back to my Moto G6. The fingerprint reader on the chin is perfect. It replaced all the buttons so I didn't need the virtual chin or finicky edge gestures.

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