▲ 1037 ▼ What is a nifty little feature modern gadgets have lost? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago* by fastandcurious@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 805 comments fedilink hide all child comments For me it’s the notification light you used to find on older phones, was particularly good to know if your phone was charged without picking it up
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 71 points 2 years ago* (3 children) The audio port for headphones and headsets. Replaceable batteries. Extendable storage. Fuckers charge 100x more for every little upgrade now. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Emerald@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Can second the replaceable batteries and extendable storage. However I don't mind the lack of a headphone jack, because they make affordable dongle dacs now. I think instead of a headphone jack phones should just have 2 usb c ports permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] giotheflow@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Dacs are great, I have one for my IEMs and love it. But only when im sitting. As soon as any movement happens I am occasionally punished when the cable moves 1mm out of its port with noise or complete sound stoppage. I can use my TWS but sound quality and reliability suffers. 3.5/4.4 jacks are a beautiful thing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Replacement batteries should be a legal requirement. My 5 year old android phone needed a new battery and people kept telling me to get a new one as the phone is old anyway. It still does what I need so why should I get a new one just because of a battery. I ended up taking the phone apart myself and replacing it. Wasn't easy and took me over 2 hours. I'm up for anything which keeps phones working for longer. Such a waste of money and resources for what should be a simple job. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) To be fair, expandable storage as we've had it sucks. MicroSD cards cause a lot of issues, and a good chunk of Android apps block the ability to use them. Connecting an SSD to your phone is a much better experience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LWD@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) deleted permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago It's a better experience for higher speeds and better stability, not for convenience. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Can second the replaceable batteries and extendable storage. However I don't mind the lack of a headphone jack, because they make affordable dongle dacs now. I think instead of a headphone jack phones should just have 2 usb c ports permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] giotheflow@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Dacs are great, I have one for my IEMs and love it. But only when im sitting. As soon as any movement happens I am occasionally punished when the cable moves 1mm out of its port with noise or complete sound stoppage. I can use my TWS but sound quality and reliability suffers. 3.5/4.4 jacks are a beautiful thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] giotheflow@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Dacs are great, I have one for my IEMs and love it. But only when im sitting. As soon as any movement happens I am occasionally punished when the cable moves 1mm out of its port with noise or complete sound stoppage. I can use my TWS but sound quality and reliability suffers. 3.5/4.4 jacks are a beautiful thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Replacement batteries should be a legal requirement. My 5 year old android phone needed a new battery and people kept telling me to get a new one as the phone is old anyway. It still does what I need so why should I get a new one just because of a battery. I ended up taking the phone apart myself and replacing it. Wasn't easy and took me over 2 hours. I'm up for anything which keeps phones working for longer. Such a waste of money and resources for what should be a simple job. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) To be fair, expandable storage as we've had it sucks. MicroSD cards cause a lot of issues, and a good chunk of Android apps block the ability to use them. Connecting an SSD to your phone is a much better experience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LWD@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) deleted permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago It's a better experience for higher speeds and better stability, not for convenience. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LWD@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) deleted permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago It's a better experience for higher speeds and better stability, not for convenience. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago It's a better experience for higher speeds and better stability, not for convenience. permalink fedilink source parent
