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  • BromSwolligans@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Yeah their messaging is a bit fucked. At the same time they announced the Communicator they announced the potentially best and most flexible keyboard accessory they have put out to date, and for remarkably the least cost of anything they’ve released. It’s compatible with any phone or case that supports MagSafe, so…it’s just maybe not the best time to also announce a phone whose defining feature is its keyboard?

    Not to sell it short, because the colored notification LED and notification-centered launcher are both nice concepts, and the squarish screen appeals to the would-be digital minimalist in me, since it will definitely ruin many apps like Unihertz phones have been doing for years. I bet that I could own and really love this phone. The thing is though, the Power Keyboard they announced, which is compatible with my existing phone, costs less than a fifth of the price, and comes out sooner, and does more things (because you can connect it to multiple Bluetooth clients), and the format is more flexible (because you can spin your magnetically-connected phone horizontally, and your phone can maintain a traditional aspect ratio by…being your existing phone), and…yeah. It’s just a weird time to announce a phone and a super cool accessory that almost completely undercuts it.

    Still, I love what this company is up to, and I hope they keep at it.