So it’s going to fail and they’re going to blame Graphene
Looks like it
At least the rumors that it’d be a foldable seem to be wrong.
It’s also initially launching with android 17. The article said that Graphene won’t be ready for it until some time next year. I wonder if the devs are deliberately putting some separation between the hardware launch and OS availability so that they can avoid getting caught up in Motorola’s corporate panic attack when this thing doesn’t sell.
Personally, I already balked at the size of the screen (~6.8"). The ridiculous price is just the final nail in the coffin.
Mini tablets were 7 inches.
It’s ridiculous; how am I meant to fit something half the size of my dick in my pocket?
How am I meant to fit something seven times the size of my dick in my pocket?
Wait, is this really the size of a nexus 7?
phones have a different aspect ratio than tablets plus the nexus 7 had giant bezels
Fair point on the bezels.
Just let it hang and sway, let it out bro. This is 🦅 America 🇺🇸, bitches! gunfire, big macs showering from the sky, and jets flying over in formation
(and if you don’t live here then we can bring you some freedom too, and you too can let your freak flag fly)
and if you don’t live here then we can bring you some freedom too
No thanks. I live in a country freer than the US, you guys keep all that to yourselves.
Yikes, I hadn’t looked into the screen size until you mentioned it. They seem to be going after the XL / tablet size type of devices, exactly the ones that I avoid. Oh well, maybe they’ll eventually release a phone with a more normal screen size closer to 6.3".
Couldn’t agree more. I’m currently on the Pixel 6a, and in spite of having perfectly average-sized hands, I feel its 6.1" display is unwieldy. 6.8" is just bonkers.
Oh my damn. I expected something expensive, but this is just way above what I expected.
The Graphene developers did say that future plans could entail even broader Motorola support from GrapheneOS, for cheaper models too. Let’s hope this will be the case…
I’m holding out for a 2027 Moto G.
Motherfuckers. I would have paid 1k - but that is ridiculous
I have a pixel 10 with 16gb RAM. Nothing has made changing realistic and likely wont for awhile. I hate AI and only wantgOS and a decent camera.
Who are the customers for such a ridiculous thing?
As someone whos grew up on iPhones this feels reasonable for a high end product…
Reasonable is $900. Just because apple made a $2000 phone doesn’t mean everyone does.
I had a Nexus 4 for $300 way back when, and that was mighty premium enough. We’re all getting screwed and there is no savior. The water has been boiling for over a decade.
My current phone cost $500 and it’s more than powerful & capable enough. Android sucks to use but other than that I have no idea why anyone would get anything more expensive unless they need some really good camera.
Android does suck but is superior to iOS. If only linux was realistic on a phone.
Drug lords
$1900 and still no headphone jack.
$2,133.08 USD.
Source: https://eur.currencyrate.today/convert/amount-1900-to-usd.html
Not exactly. Europrices are always after taxes, Muricans always speak of prices before taxes (and tip, if applicable), so just mentally changing the € for $ or vice versa gets you a good enough approximation.
Also, even ignoring taxes, it’s pretty common for tech products to cost the same number of USD, EUR, and GBP.
Which would make their claim even more wrong because a nominal tax rate of 10% would make that price $1758.9.
But either way, the point is, $1900 @!$ €1900 aren’t the same and either their dollar sign was a typo or they misread.
Some serious piss taking here.
Why are they taking my piss… :( what are they gonna use my piss for :((((
It used to be used for washing laundry, maybe someone is starting a new business
I guess gold was too expensive for showering?
I always thought the same. Odd phrase.
Always better to be pissed off than pissed on, I say
I honestly would consider it if it had SD card support. I would have purchased it instantly if it came with SD card support and a damn headphone jack. I’m the market for this freaking phone why don’t they figure out what we’re actually asking for?
I don’t understand the complaint about a headphone jack. They make dongles for USBC to headphone. Plug it into your headphone and forget it’s there.
If you need to power at the same time, buy a dongle with a splitter.
3.5 mm headphone jack is much 𝕞𝕦𝕔𝕙 𝖒𝖚𝖈𝖍 more robust than USB-C port. You can slingshot your phone by the headphone cable, and both the phone and the cable will be fine.
USB-C socket gets slightly bent and you cannot charge your phone.
It’s also at the bottom of the phone, so you cannot hold it normally, while the headphone jack is at the top.
Many of my past phones had the headphone jack on the bottom. I don’t think there is a standard.
I miss the audio jack and agree with you, but all my phones always had audio jack on the bottom not far from the USB port
It’s also at the bottom of the phone, so you cannot hold it normally, while the headphone jack is at the top.
That varied between brands and models, some had it at the top some at the bottom. There was no industry standard for the location.
That’s just more shit to carry. I don’t want to have pockets overflowing with dongles.
The dongle stays plugged into the headphones don’t it. You’re carrying headphones and dongle as one piece.
Who the fuck is going out with their headphones plugged in 100% of the time?
I think what they mean is that you leave the dongle plugged into the headphone cable, not that you leave the dongle plugged into the phone.
Oh right
So your power/data USB C port can snap off?
How about we have the boys in engineering work up a more durable dedicated audio port for something that will be plugged in when on the go?
We can give it:
A solid, round metal plug for infinite 360-degree rotation, neutralizing cable-twist strain that would otherwise warp a rigid USB-C port.
A hollow-tunnel design with out the fragile internal circuit “tongue” found in USB-C, making it nearly impossible to snap or bend through accidental force.
And as a bonus, heavy-duty internal spring contacts that tolerate dirt and high insertion counts, and linear release mechanism so the cable will pop out cleanly during a violent tug instead of tearing up the phone’s internal electronics.
We can call this MIRACLE as the 3.5mm headphone jack. The kids will love it!
Extremely few people are asking for a built in sd card slot
The point they are trying to make is that an ubersecure phone with GrapheneOS will have a certain target demographic.
Among that target demographic SD card slots have a demand.
I can’t help it if people have not yet realized the huge cost of memory is a major factor in phone price increases, and that SD cards are a great way to have your full media library on your phone without being beholden to “the cloud”.
But a sdcard could be slightly slower than the integrated eemc storage and consumers could get confused that <manufacturer>'s phones are slow!
welp refurbished pixel it is then
Goddammit, and here I was hoping I could finally get a phone with a Snapdragon for decent emulation. As much as I love Graphene, I may try out something like LineageOS for my next phone.
I’ve always been a fan of Motorola - my current phone is the Edge plus and is 3 years old. Had to replace the battery but otherwise a solid phone. My phone budget has been as high as $500 but will never exceed that. 2k for a phone in this economy is beyond unacceptable. Its moronic. Still a phone and nothing special - just incremental improvements. I dont see this selling.
Jesus fucking Christ is it made of gold??
I can’t wait until the whole backside is cameras!
Oof.
That’s about how much my Framework Desktop cost. I think I’ll stick with my Pixel Fold.
Just use your pc as your phone. Luggables are coming back in style, baby!
I used my Nexus 7 as my phone for a year or so in high school, so it wouldn’t even be that unusual. A large briefcase and ups when mobile…
Yah… Thats too much, if they cut that in half I would ignore it not being up to the repairability standards of fairphone, but if I cant expect that device to last 10 years then ill just wait for the next one…
