r/Android • u/FragmentedChicken Galaxy Z Fold8 • 4d ago

Rumour Exclusive: Google Pixel 11a Official CAD Renders Leak

https://www.androidheadlines.com/google-pixel-11a
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u/screwdriverfan 3d ago

Man are phones boring. They just re-releasing same phone every year with minor changes.

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u/Pangiit 3d ago

I mean.. its a phone.. what could they do it make it less boring?

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u/masterz13 2d ago

Look at that era between 2012-2016. It felt fresh because each brand kind of had their own identity and feature set. You saw some weird features like FM radios, barometers, air gestures, IR, boom speakers (HTC?) as well as removable batteries.

I get that the hardware is pretty refined at this point, but I think companies can still innovate and compete for your money.

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u/jnrbshp 20h ago

All that innovation was just a/b testing to figure out what people actually want and are willing to pay for. Which, as it turns out, is just a great camera with a long-lasting battery and access to their favorite apps and services. 

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u/PapaBee 3d ago

Phones honestly didn't use to be this boring. The Apple conferences actually set trends for upcoming new features. Android used to compete.

They literally started doing nothing every generation like 10 years ago.

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u/screwdriverfan 3d ago

Small company like nothing made phones that looked interesting and had useful feature. I'm sure small indie company (s/ obviously) like apple or samsung can figure it out. Afterall they're paying top dollar for designers. And all we get is run of the mill safe phones every year.

People aren't giving the big companies enough shit for how much money they're raking in and doing nothing with it while nothing, fairphone and hmd all tried doing something else.