fun lil thought experiment
Discussion
Right now, I don’t think that anything else can compete with Android or Apple phones.
ser we are shitdreaming (? idk maybe kinda works) so pls think apple into ashes with me 🫂💜🤙
Not against apple nor android, it is what it is nowadays.. sure their policies/technological ways may not work for everyone, but I have accepted only with their things with whatever is useful and matters for me.
Also I’m always open to new innovations, even it is something completely new and has radically different approach/brand.👾💜👻
Would use off the shelf hardware and displays like Snapdragon. Be sure to implement Trusted Execution Environment and Vault. Would build on top of GrapheneOS to take advantage of their security enhancements. Big issue would be the question of country of manufacturing and costs of one over the cheapest. Could implement a lot of crypto hardware options but would drive unit price up. You could also offer a home server to pair with phone. Then run usual home services to access from phone.
I'd call it SatPhone to confuse the hell out of people.
Cell phone hardware manufacturing is super hard.
Basically never a good idea unless you found an edge somewhere.
OnePlus is a great example - they can compete by making specs work 2 years before Google, 3-4 years before Apple.
Performance & Security are paramount in today's landscape if you want to have staying power which is important for the longevity of a project.
Relying on Google Pixel isn't ideal, but I'm thankful we have it available to flash Graphene & Calyx.
These specs are insane, 16gb ram, 120hz screen, 50mp insane camera.
Way cheaper than their competition.
