And they wont because they cant figure out how to have it all at the same time:
move out of the way of the big screen for watching video
be easy enough to switch to and tactile enough to be worth using it more often than the touch screen
doesnt make the phone too thick
doesn’t make the phone too long
doesn’t make the phone so complicated mechanically that it falls apart in a year because they refuse to build it with better parts to last no matter the situation
You can do some of these but not all of them at once.
These will continue to be gimmicks and not mainstream.
I tried the Galaxy S25 Edge for about a week. I loved how thin it felt. Unfortunately, the feeling was all it was worth. The battery was very bad, and despite being two years newer than my current phone, didn’t appear to perform better in any respect.
It seems performance is plateaued, and while most of the tech industry is gambling on AI being the next big thing, most people aren’t impressed. It seems like a great time to try a wider variety of phones out on the market.
None of those are a problem to me, and enough people that there are now at least 2 phones with keyboards out.
Screen keyboards are FUCKING AWFUL. I could type 10x faster on my 2005 Palm Treo, without looking at the phone than I can with a brand new phone, even with autoincorrect.
And they wont because they cant figure out how to have it all at the same time:
You can do some of these but not all of them at once.
These will continue to be gimmicks and not mainstream.
I think there’s plenty of room between gimmick and mainstream for a viable product.
Not everyone cares if a phone is a little thicker if it means they get a real keyboard.
As for the other challenges, Sony/Ericsson proved 15 years ago that they can be overcome, with the Xperia Mini Pro.
I tried the Galaxy S25 Edge for about a week. I loved how thin it felt. Unfortunately, the feeling was all it was worth. The battery was very bad, and despite being two years newer than my current phone, didn’t appear to perform better in any respect.
It seems performance is plateaued, and while most of the tech industry is gambling on AI being the next big thing, most people aren’t impressed. It seems like a great time to try a wider variety of phones out on the market.
None of those are a problem to me, and enough people that there are now at least 2 phones with keyboards out.
Screen keyboards are FUCKING AWFUL. I could type 10x faster on my 2005 Palm Treo, without looking at the phone than I can with a brand new phone, even with autoincorrect.