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USB-C mechanical design is flimsy and pathetic.
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eti:

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--- Quote from: ajb on September 19, 2020, 09:36:10 pm ---I don't know about you, but every. single. time. I plug in a rectangular connector I have to look at the connector, look at the socket and see if it's the right way round.  Whether it's a micro B, full size A, or DP, or even a ribbon cable.  Oftentimes it's in low light or sometimes in a place I can't see.  You don't have to be a woo woo visionary to see that if you can solve that problem by designing a connector with 180d symmetry the life-time cumulative ease of use improvement is HUGE.
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Reversible micro usb cable
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Cables/USB/63777-U2MCAB-02RR

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Sure, if it's possible to design a compatible reversible connector without having to remove so much material to defeat the keying that it's no longer durable enough for use, that's an okay solution.  But it would be better to design reversibility into the connector from the ground up.


--- Quote from: rvalente on September 28, 2020, 08:56:03 pm ---Who needs a 8 mm thick phone that you can barely hold becuase ia so slippery? After all we all throw a rubberized case. I would prefer a 12-15mm thick phone with a larger battery and space for a hugged connector.
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Sure, YOU would prefer a thicker phone, but that's clearly not what the overall market wants.  If it did, then we might see more and better phones similar to the Cat branded ones.  Whether or not the market is "wrong" about that is a silly thing to worry about, and calling consumers stupid for having different priorities than you do, as some in this thread are doing, is arrogant to the point of dickishness.  People like phones that fit easily in a pocket and have reversible connectors, and there's nothing wrong with that even if those aren't your top priorities in a mobile device.


--- Quote from: eti on September 28, 2020, 10:32:22 pm ---Exactly. What "need" is served by a diminutive thickness? None.
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Do you not carry your phone around?  Do you never put it in a pocket?  Because fitting in a pocket (or handbag or whatever) is a "need" that the vast majority of people who use smartphones have, and diminutive thickness absolutely serves that.

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"The market" doesn't know what it "wants", it gets TOLD "this is what we've decided, and you will enjoy it" and people dutifully follow, despite the sensationalist, provocative "outcry!" when a new design is announced.

OEM HQ decides that's what's being released, and that is that - don't delude yourself into thinking the consumer has a "choice" - the only choice they have is:

~ Thin

~ Razor thin

~ Mega, MEGA, 1 micron thin


Since "smart" phone mfrs ran out of features to sell you, all they have left to promote is plugs and sockets, wireless accessories and physical thickness!
David Hess:
I will call thin and raise you "no bezel".  So now I cannot hold the phone without covering part of the screen, or even triggering touch, and there is no  room at the top and bottom for speakers and microphones so the sound is worse.
eti:

--- Quote from: David Hess on September 28, 2020, 11:22:55 pm ---I will call thin and raise you "no bezel".  So now I cannot hold the phone without covering part of the screen, or even triggering touch, and there is no  room at the top and bottom for speakers and microphones so the sound is worse.

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But it's "progress" (which, funnily, wasn't even mentioned or even slightly obsessed over until the "command signal" from consumer tech giant HQ was beamed out, via KeyNote, over the years  ;D) - show's how easily sold people are!
sokoloff:
My iPhone X is nicer than the iPhone 8 is nicer than the iPhone 6 is nicer than the iPhone 5 is much nicer than the iPhone 3GS that each replaced.

When cutting the grass I miss the headphone jack slightly (but have a cheap Bluetooth headset that works well enough).

Do I ever wish my phone was slower, thicker, heavier, or had a keyed charging connector? Not for a minute.
I'm glad that Apple keeps releasing new models so frequently. That lets me buy a nearly-new phone secondhand for significantly less than the newest model, use an inexpensive mobile provider (ting.com), and still enjoy a good phone experience.
SilverSolder:

--- Quote from: sokoloff on September 28, 2020, 11:40:52 pm ---My iPhone X is nicer than the iPhone 8 is nicer than the iPhone 6 is nicer than the iPhone 5 is much nicer than the iPhone 3GS that each replaced.

When cutting the grass I miss the headphone jack slightly (but have a cheap Bluetooth headset that works well enough).

Do I ever wish my phone was slower, thicker, heavier, or had a keyed charging connector? Not for a minute.
I'm glad that Apple keeps releasing new models so frequently. That lets me buy a nearly-new phone secondhand for significantly less than the newest model, use an inexpensive mobile provider (ting.com), and still enjoy a good phone experience.

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ting.com looks incredibly cheap...   What happens if you travel outside the USA, though?
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