• Valmond@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I’m finally okay with researching thinner phones, I feel like a modern phone has enough punch compared to just some years ago. Sure, a bigger battery would be nice, or a more effective CPU but it’s sincerely okay IMO.

    • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPM
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      2 days ago

      Even mid-range smartphones have been “good enough” in the last ~5 years in terms of device performance.

      Flagships used to be distinguished by camera quality, but this benefit is not as noticeable as it once was.

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        2 days ago

        Yeah I put a margin there :-) mostly because some years ago you could get good midrange phones but there was a lot of crap around too. I changed my like 5-6 old mid range (good one) for a 2 yo “flagship killer” (so not really a flagship) for the camera (Leika vs cheap crap :-) and well it’s scrolling a bit more fluidly… Yeah that’s about it.

        It has more storage, ram etc, it’s close to my daily PC driver…

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    3 days ago

    “LG proposes eliminating solder balls”

    “By instead using copper, with solder balls on top”

    What?

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      2 days ago

      The article is utter garbage and misunderstands dimensions.

      The new strategy allows for pads to be closer together not for the whole thing to be flatter. It allows to shrink sideways, not in height.

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        22 hours ago

        My phone is thinner sideways than most, and it’s often a problem when browsing websites that make assumptions about screen dimensions.

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          12 hours ago

          Again, it’s about shrinking chips, not shrinking phones. With smaller chips there is more space for other things like slightly larger batteries. Phone size is not dictated by chip size.