> ou could actually use this as a main phone quite easily.
except it has none of the apps you need if you belong to 99% of typical users.
except it has none of the apps you need if you belong to 99% of typical users.
The only way I see this could be done is if every oem committed to standard shapes for every part but that would never happen because they shape and layout of a phone is the only way they can make visual changes so people know its a new phone.
You would probably find your days more productive and enjoyable if your phone didn't support the general garbage people install.
And since smart phones can run different apps, it’s not about the “one true phone”.
It’s like the old Slashdot feigned ignorance meme “Do people still watch TV? I haven’t owned a TV in 10 years”.
On monitor I choose what to watch, on TV I am forced to watch what someone else chosen.
I didn't own a TV ever (well, since I went to college), I see it only in my parents house when I visit.
Back then, they were also essentially the same technology (cathode ray tubes), but the TV had tuner and some analog circuitry to decode the signal.
People don't really need most installable apps. Just about every tool I use has a mobile website/PWA.
Some users might "need" Snapchat and Instagram (if we really stretch the meaning of "need"), but not 99% of them. A person who is willing to use old phones is probably more likely to not use those apps. I'm sure that many people wouldn't use them if it made their old phones work better. People who want those other kinds of entertainment apps can still spend money on new phones if they want.