/tech/ - Technology

>>16477 (OP) 
>I just got a Samsung Galaxy A25
I got the previous model the A24 last year, when my Huawei P10 Lite's screen cracked and the LCD broke after an accident. The jump between 60 and 120 hz and larger res was certainly a nice upgrade, but other than that I can't say I give a shit about 90% of its, or any other smartphone's, features. I only use my phone to call, text and seldom browse the internet when I'm not at my PC. I suppose it has a few neat features like the double tap to turn the screen on and off, wake on pick up, and always on display but at the end of the day it's just another phone.

Smartphones are almost not tech. I say this despite using them. From battery to headphone jack, useful features got removed and software get more bloated. Since the software is not open, most old phones are only trash. It's almost as /tech/ as an appliance.

>>16480
<where is the microwave thread? YES I HAVE FOUND IT
>>16477 (OP) 
I buy whichever one is cheapest, and Android so as to copy and paste my old APK files into, and never install a sim card and use  a free VOIP instead. If they came pre-rooted and compatible with all service providers people would not hate them so much that prefer 'real computers'.

It's all botnet and sucks big fat donkey dick!

>>16482
What about Orange Pi Phone? You can choose your own OS....
>had to turn off vpn to even visit orange pi site
Never mind.....

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>>16477 (OP) 
Why is most of the thread just "smartphones are... LE BAD!" so far?

>>16494
because they are, dingus

I'll buy a smartphone when someone makes one that lasts more than 2 weeks on idle and isn't bigger than my face.

>>16506
*whose battery lasts more than 2 weeks on idle

>>16494
Because they are borderline offtopic for /tech/ board, as you can't actually do anything tech related on them.
You can put tits on your smartfridge but it won't make it tech related, unless you hacked it to do that.
>>16506
But modern phones already do a week of standby lol (probably more with custom rom and right settings), unless I misunderstood what you meant by idle.
https://nanoreview.net/en/phone-list/endurance-rating

>>16508
>unless I misunderstood what you meant
Yeah you did. 1 week is not "more than 2 weeks".

>>16514
based pedant

How would /tech/ a PC-style sumafo?
And by that I mean a fon that can be fully assembled and disassembled out of standardized interchangeable components by the user.
There was a project trying to do that circa 2013 that had a motherboard with a bunch of LGA-esque flat connectors with adjacent magnets on the back and one for the screen in front, one of the cool features showcased that the size each "module" would occupy wasn't fixed so you could remove extra microSD slots+gamer CPU+camera+small battery for a big nigger battery with a small toaster CPU and no camera as an example while retaining the radio/wireless module.
IIRC it got shitcanned because of the jews the magnets weren't enough to hold the modules in place or something.

Is there a better mounting system?
How would parts be ideally standardized, and would a "scalable" single connector type be preferable to dedicated ones?

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>>16545
>buy/build computer of your preference
>make sure it has wifi and a battery and microphone and speaker, etc
>buy mobile hotpot also
>install (and buy) voip to computer
>????
>??????
>???????
>profit for the cellphone towers 
I mean, just tape the hotspot to a raspberry pi, simple as. If computer is strong enough you can just run an android emulator or vm or something if you needed to gag on apk cock. 

And yes I know you meant not a system on a chip but I'm just shitposting and technically replacing parts of some single board computer is still easier than day foam.

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>>16545
>>16546
I think the ideal form factor would be pic related, because it is about the size of a credit card, and it has a 2:3 screen. Although I'd also want a trackpoint between the two phone buttons, or maybe you could go full autimso and put a trackpoints and a few buttons on both ends of the screen. 

But the problem here is you'd still have to use lots of custom parts, so the only way forward would be to make the whole thing open source and give every two bit jewtuber with a 3D printer one for free, and hope that it catches on. Still, you could have different screens, different keyboards, and different SCBs for modularity.

>>16567
Look up MCON you might be interested it's not out yet
>Uses magnets and springs
>Hall Effect sticks

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>>16569
I hope this starts a trend and Chinese brands start making theirs instead of the telescopic ones, which are all we get now.

>>16477 (OP) 
>people can't seem to live without, it's a necessity nowadays
I got my first smartphone because it was required for a job. I'd like to go back to not having one as soon as possible. It's an endless source of stress and makes me feel like I'm being spied on. It's proprietary with a constant Internet connection, camera, microphone, and GPS. I see people getting them as toddlers and it devastates their development and health.

>>16722
>Feel like
Anon, we're both being watched always...

https://www.unihertz.com/
These might interest some of you,

>>16811
As with the orange pi website I had to turn off my vpn for the page to load. Not fishy at all. 
>>16723
<In a submarine you can go anywhere...

https://pine64.org/2025/08/14/august_2025_short_update/
> As many have noticed, the PinePhone Pro is currently out ot stock on the Pine Store. Unfortunately we have to deliver you the following news: the PinePhone Pro is officially discontinued. We were told it didn’t sell well enough to keep production going. But the good news for current owners are that spare parts will still be made for up to two years, depending on demand. Meanwhile, the trusty PinePhone (A64) is still alive and kicking, and Pine Store plans to keep it rolling for about two more years.
The pro version was already way too weak for its price, especially if we consider how unreliable it was even for basic telephony, and then the basic version is even worse. Guess I should go full Y2K retro with a dumbphone, a dedicated GPS, and a MiniDisc player, instead of dreaming about a phone running Linux or one of them BSDs.

>>16879
<its out of stock
<We were told it didn’t sell well enough to keep production going.
That sounds like fucking bullshit

>>16477 (OP) 
>androids won't let you install apk files without uploading ID now
I clicked into an invidious and saw some brown guy talking about it. How this new buzzword 'sideloading' is now illegal. Guess you have to root cells to install your illegal emulators now....I already had a Lenovo M8 disable permissions trying to say epsxe is  le harmful.

>>16881
I mean it is not open source, it is harmful technically

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>>16881
>Android losing it's best quality over iOS.
I guess it's time I finally make the switch, Google has lost the plot with this one.

iPhone 16e, here I come.

>>16889
And yet the emulators with ads are not le harmful.

>>16896
Is it best to go for the 16e or the 15? I don't consider 14 or older because of the lack of USB C.

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>>16477 (OP) 
What do /we/ think of the iPhone 17 Air? Also, what about the Galaxy S25 Edge and this thin trend in general?

>>16937
I think the apple crap is running out of selling points to have to release an air. Also apple is shit.
I wonder if a single drop of any thin phone is enough to bend it,

>>16937
>this thin trend in general?
Soyboys are wearing skinny jeans again?

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>>16954
People are using soyboy again? I just got an urge to buy vegan products but I'm broke. Numales with thick beards are worse than limp wristed soyboy meme. Buy a bigger truck and your penis will surely get bigger. 

t. guy that wants thicker though smaller cheap electronics that owns a mini android of which does not even work as they phased out 3g of which is thick

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>>16955
I like your improvised handheld, anon! I do something similar myself, it's a really cool setup.

>>16937
>thin trend
Many tend to throw a thick case on their phones.

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>>16961
Don't buy that soyes though, it broke too fast. It literally broke from just sitting and I didn't own it a single year and barely touched it. I think it had a software/hardware bomb. Won't even show charge screen. I need to crack it open to see if the battery exploded but then you'd figure it'd be poofy....

If we are going with dumbphones instead, is there a way to get VoIP to a cellphone with no internet connection, other than running your own 2G service?

>>16980
I'm sorry to hear, anon... hope you can find a better small alternative. If you do, make sure to tell us about it!

Shok Volt SV55, some shitass free government phone with free government carrier because I'm low income enough to qualify for free shit like that and Medicare and Medicaid, because the White House incentivizes poverty and harshly punishes hard work and success (particularly by straight white male conservative christians) unless you were born a millionaire.

I'm so sick of it I bought a refurbished Pixel 9 Fold and intend to put Graphene on it and get the most reliable local carrier in my area no matter who they are and pay $40 or even $70 a month if I have to for a non-shitass phone and non-shitass carrier evermore.

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>>16477 (OP) 
I love using my smartphone for retro emulation, thinking of getting a used Galaxy Z Fold 4 on the cheap, the inner screen's aspect ratio is perfect for retro. Should I go for it?

>>17598
Unless you want to emulate DS or a flip phone in general. Naw.

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>>16477 (OP) 
I finally get the Exynos hate now... it overhears like a son of a bitch.

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>>16477 (OP) 
I'm loving OneUI 8.0 and it's customization, which is intuitive, but allows for tons of freedom, especially with Good Lock, it's making me like my overheating and battery draining Galaxy A25 a little more, though I still wish it'd get something other than Exynos, and those 6000/7000mAh batteries the M series used to get, I hope 8.0 is better than 7.0 there at least.

>>16477 (OP) 
I haven't use a smartphone for years, but I got a new one because it has a jack and micro SD slot.
Installed lineageos on it without the google cancer, it is pretty good for what it is.
Any recommended programs? So far I have installed f-droid and a battery manager.

>>17808
It depends on your usecase. If you want to draw I'd recommend Sketchbook. If you want to emulate I'd recomend RetroArch or Lemuroid. SoundHound is great for identifying songs. Files by Marc Apps & Software is useful for file browsing, also enjoy QuickEdit, RAR and Termux.

>It's odd how there doesn't seem to be a thread for them here, despite them being the most common technology [for OPs] for many years now, that people can't seem to live without, it's a necessity nowadays.