I refuse to replace my phone from 2016, what with its expandable storage, headphone jack, and better than average DAC. This means I've not only replaced the battery and risked explosion if I had spudged too hard, but even LineageOS dropped support for my device and I'm only able to get monthly security patches because I compile my own builds. And I only have to do this is because the phone was intentionally designed to not be modular and to have so little hardware abstraction that I can only run builds for that exact device. I feel like this is happening across all of tech. Things don't improve every year, they just become cheaper to manufacture, and those savings are not passed on to the consumer because they're designed to be obsolete, so they can charge whatever they want knowing you need it. This is why companies want your TV, your refrigerator, your toaster, and your car to all be connected to the internet and then stop working once they come out with a newer model. Heck, even outside of tech, I feel like things have started to feel cheaper in quality without actually going down in price. I guess because everyone is broke and buys whatever the first result on Amazon is. I've just been looking at my TV cabinet lately and thinking, if they made this today, it would not be this sturdy. It would be thin plywood that would break if you look at it wrong.
The 3.5 mm TRS connector and FM radio are still must have features for me. Modern laptops are also being influenced by these noxious design philosophies.
I just felt overlooked some years back. A lost vision of more and better with a price tag that didn't go up. Functionality dropping off was the worst. It's also taste and what we use it for - the same for everyone is a mistake.
Hey Tripcode, the custom ROMs GrapheneOS and CalyxOS solve a lot of the software problems you mentioned, especially the privacy and security ones. The only downside is that you need a Pixel. The channels TechLore and TheHatedOne have great videos about them
I know what you mean man, just replaced a samsung tablet battery not too long ago and it was glued to it really tigh. It was super difficult and risky to take it off,and when I did,I put the replacement without any glue and the thing got stuck really good without the glue!. They really don't make them to be repaired :(. Also yeah,I don't like the extreme upgrading of memory size on phones.I feel like they want the consumer to never move their content from the damn thing, just buy a ssd and make your backups,there's no need for having that much space for the common user. btw is that a Viewsonic lcd 17" 5:4 monitor behind you?, I have that one too!,it's my favourite display
The monitor is a 4:3 dell I believe. It is alright. 1024x768 though. I don't really see the point of large internal memory on phones, SD cards are quite nice for transferring data to the computer and storing music though :D
Adhesive and glass sandwiches. I still have zero understanding of a good reason to but glass on the back of phones other than getting people to break it and replace it. Also glass that protrudes past the bezel of a phone, literally like trying to fall teeth first on any distance of a fall. My galaxy s2(still working btw but of course slow trying to use modern apps) survived hundreds absolutely devastating drops and accidental throws even, its only gorilla glass 2 but has plastic bezel that protrudes not even half a millimeter glass. i upgraded years later to an lg g4, cracked a month later accidentally falling out of my hand onto my desk4 inches below. back to s2, few years later got some motorola mid range pre paid phone. broke 6 months later on an average drop to a wood floor. happened a couple more times with other phones. finally got an s10e and i have a case making it 3 times its original size and only now do I feel safe but we'll see how it goes. But that god damn s2 is still kicking if this ones dies too.
Trip-san destroys phone manufacturers with Facts and Logic. Love you Trip! Edit: Have you heard of the Fairphone 3? Check it out, I know you'll appreciate it Edit 2: The Samsung Galaxy S5, probably one of the best phones ever made had it all. It had a headphone jack, a removable battery, and an sd card slot, all of this while still being waterproof! There are no excuses for today's manufacturers
I just checked the fairphone out, it seems a bit expensive for me though. Still an interesting product :D I had a s5 active, it was durable, but that charging port issue was the worst :c
I hope some manufacturers like pinephone get their products to become more popular and maybe get a pure Linux phone because Android is underpowered for me. Btw which CPU did you install on that T42 ?
I'm sure you've considered this, but I think the X200 (and T400/500?) have a SIM slot for a modem. Is it possible to basically use one as a phone? Obviously it's way bulky when compared to a phone in your pocket, but maybe it could replace a home phone?
I'm pretty sure that most of these smartphones are developed with planned obsolescence in mind. Making the battery non-replaceable on the grounds that it's necessary to make it waterproof is fallacious, because you can just get a waterproof case. I mean it could be that most consumers are just not all that wise, and would rather have a phone with a non-replaceable battery, but I find that sort of hard to believe. Most phone manufacturers know that if they made the batteries for their phones replaceable, their customers wouldn't upgrade their phones, they'd just upgrade the battery. And so I think what we might be seeing is a sort of race-to-the-bottom situation, where most phone companies are pressured to make their batteries non-replaceable because they need to do so in order to compete with the other phone companies. Or perhaps they're all just greedy. It's really hard to know for sure. But either way, this is one of those situations where government regulation would be helpful, not just so that people can save money by just buying replacement batteries instead of buying a whole new phone, but also because these phones getting thrown out prematurely is significantly contributing to the world's e-waste problem, so it's not just desirable on consumer protection grounds, but also for the sake of protecting the environment. What's also terrible, as you mentioned, is that these companies don't give you the ability to install your own operating system. Much of the security problems plaguing mobile devices, such as apps snooping on people's data, could be solved if they just let users install their own operating systems, which would give them the administrative privileges needed to properly sandbox these apps. I know many carriers, such as Verizon, demand that devices have locked bootloaders, but even some OEMs lock down the bootloaders on carrier unlocked devices. The justification they use is that they don't want some third-party reseller to install spyware on their devices, and then sell those devices into the market, because users won't understand that the manufacturer isn't responsible for the software on the device and would lead to the manufacturer losing trust among consumers, so in short they lock down the bootloaders because users supposedly don't know the difference between hardware and software. I, however, think tech consumers are smarter than that, and I think the real reason they lock down bootloaders on their devices is to protect trade secrets. I think there should be a law that if you buy a computer, whether it be a phone or personal computer or some IoT device, the manufacturer has to provide a mechanism for the user to install their own software, because it's absolutely ridiculous that in modern society, we're basically forced to use these devices that have free reign to do whatever they want with our data, and we can't do anything about it. My phone is an iPhone 6s from five years ago with the stock battery installed. I can't really do anything with it except make and answer calls and texts, because doing literally anything with it will just completely drain the battery in less than an hour. I'm thinking of replacing it myself, but I'm not sure I'm skilled enough to pull it off to be quite honest.
Short answer: yes Long answer: a l m o s t y e s Longest answer: Y E S S I feel like they could find a way to make a phone watertight without having to glue it shut. It might take some doing but come on its 2020. We deadass having devices with folding screens that do the bendy bendy. Also Not to get all political or commit treason or anything but I'm pretty sure the removal of the headphone jack is not necessary Like okay fine wireless headphones and USB C dongles But thats not the point The point is having the option to charge your phone while having it plug into an audio line out Also also Notch display is ugly But hey these are just my opinions.
hi trip i like the chat you do so free of mind its like if i things also about all that technothings about e-paper display why is there not a big monitor like 32 or 42 inch with e-paper technology there should be also a market for like a second or third screen setup with slow updating data for a calendar or todolist or pdfviewing and if you power of your pc (or going in powersave mode) the grafisch data is there for always mayby next day to update the screen i always loved also the old big monochroom crt screens so sharp because there is no RGB raster needed thats the same for a e-paper display ok one problem is the slow update of the screen not for video using or so but it becomes better i thing bye until next video
Epaper is still quite expensive and has a low refresh rate. I imagine once prices come down larger screens will come available, but they are a bit niche. I think their is some new developments for higher refresh rates, but I don't know if they are available on the market. I wouldn't mind a small 10" display for that purpose or even on a laptop.
Trip's ideal phone probably has a VGA port °-°
and Ethernet :D
@@tripcodeQ7 based and redpilled
@@tripcodeQ7 rip blackberry
Tripcode rants in woods when?
I want to get a campervan or RV... So, maybe, lol.
@@tripcodeQ7 hell yeah! roadTripcode visits Luke Smith and gets blown up by his landmines
Maybe he will shave his head and face the camera with the right side of his face.
Howdy youtube! Today we'll be looking at the side of my head while I walk through my land and talk about how internet bad!
I refuse to replace my phone from 2016, what with its expandable storage, headphone jack, and better than average DAC. This means I've not only replaced the battery and risked explosion if I had spudged too hard, but even LineageOS dropped support for my device and I'm only able to get monthly security patches because I compile my own builds. And I only have to do this is because the phone was intentionally designed to not be modular and to have so little hardware abstraction that I can only run builds for that exact device.
I feel like this is happening across all of tech. Things don't improve every year, they just become cheaper to manufacture, and those savings are not passed on to the consumer because they're designed to be obsolete, so they can charge whatever they want knowing you need it. This is why companies want your TV, your refrigerator, your toaster, and your car to all be connected to the internet and then stop working once they come out with a newer model.
Heck, even outside of tech, I feel like things have started to feel cheaper in quality without actually going down in price. I guess because everyone is broke and buys whatever the first result on Amazon is. I've just been looking at my TV cabinet lately and thinking, if they made this today, it would not be this sturdy. It would be thin plywood that would break if you look at it wrong.
The 3.5 mm TRS connector and FM radio are still must have features for me.
Modern laptops are also being influenced by these noxious design philosophies.
I just felt overlooked some years back. A lost vision of more and better with a price tag that didn't go up. Functionality dropping off was the worst. It's also taste and what we use it for - the same for everyone is a mistake.
Hey Tripcode, the custom ROMs GrapheneOS and CalyxOS solve a lot of the software problems you mentioned, especially the privacy and security ones. The only downside is that you need a Pixel. The channels TechLore and TheHatedOne have great videos about them
he has said he would look into them previously on a livestream. Not sure if he did through
I use a 2 year old $30 dollar walmart phone. Eventually I'll get around to getting a better device and try out some roms :D
you can install whatever os you want on pixel phone but it doesnt change the physical chip on it
You gotta talk to those pine phone guys
I have thought about it, I just have heard the wait is pretty long.
I know what you mean man, just replaced a samsung tablet battery not too long ago and it was glued to it really tigh. It was super difficult and risky to take it off,and when I did,I put the replacement without any glue and the thing got stuck really good without the glue!. They really don't make them to be repaired :(. Also yeah,I don't like the extreme upgrading of memory size on phones.I feel like they want the consumer to never move their content from the damn thing, just buy a ssd and make your backups,there's no need for having that much space for the common user. btw is that a Viewsonic lcd 17" 5:4 monitor behind you?, I have that one too!,it's my favourite display
The monitor is a 4:3 dell I believe. It is alright. 1024x768 though. I don't really see the point of large internal memory on phones, SD cards are quite nice for transferring data to the computer and storing music though :D
Adhesive and glass sandwiches. I still have zero understanding of a good reason to but glass on the back of phones other than getting people to break it and replace it. Also glass that protrudes past the bezel of a phone, literally like trying to fall teeth first on any distance of a fall. My galaxy s2(still working btw but of course slow trying to use modern apps) survived hundreds absolutely devastating drops and accidental throws even, its only gorilla glass 2 but has plastic bezel that protrudes not even half a millimeter glass. i upgraded years later to an lg g4, cracked a month later accidentally falling out of my hand onto my desk4 inches below. back to s2, few years later got some motorola mid range pre paid phone. broke 6 months later on an average drop to a wood floor. happened a couple more times with other phones. finally got an s10e and i have a case making it 3 times its original size and only now do I feel safe but we'll see how it goes. But that god damn s2 is still kicking if this ones dies too.
Trip-san destroys phone manufacturers with Facts and Logic. Love you Trip!
Edit: Have you heard of the Fairphone 3? Check it out, I know you'll appreciate it
Edit 2: The Samsung Galaxy S5, probably one of the best phones ever made had it all. It had a headphone jack, a removable battery, and an sd card slot, all of this while still being waterproof! There are no excuses for today's manufacturers
I just checked the fairphone out, it seems a bit expensive for me though. Still an interesting product :D
I had a s5 active, it was durable, but that charging port issue was the worst :c
tfw have a gen 1 Droid with the sliding keeb, but it's too old for it to support anything
:c The sliding keyboard is nice though...
I hope some manufacturers like pinephone get their products to become more popular and maybe get a pure Linux phone because Android is underpowered for me. Btw which CPU did you install on that T42 ?
I think it was the pentium M 780.
The battery problem is why I love the LG V20 so much, and why I'm really disappointed in LG for ditching removable backs on their newer phones.
A lot of the grivences about modern phones in this video can also be applied to nearly all laptops released in the past 5 years.
I'm sure you've considered this, but I think the X200 (and T400/500?) have a SIM slot for a modem. Is it possible to basically use one as a phone?
Obviously it's way bulky when compared to a phone in your pocket, but maybe it could replace a home phone?
Any thoughts on Nvidia's buy of ARM?
It is scary ... :c Nvidia isn't known for being libre friendly.
Maemo Leste on Nokia N900? It's a powerful Nokia phone run fully on Linux kernel, altho it has some proprietary blobs but you know what to do.
The phone might be a bit difficult on us cell networks, after my degree is finished I'm just going to switch back to a flip phone.
@@tripcodeQ7 For a typical hardware hacker, I think it's worth checking out. The price is also cheap tho.
based
Good video Trip! :D
Thanks :D
I'm pretty sure that most of these smartphones are developed with planned obsolescence in mind. Making the battery non-replaceable on the grounds that it's necessary to make it waterproof is fallacious, because you can just get a waterproof case. I mean it could be that most consumers are just not all that wise, and would rather have a phone with a non-replaceable battery, but I find that sort of hard to believe. Most phone manufacturers know that if they made the batteries for their phones replaceable, their customers wouldn't upgrade their phones, they'd just upgrade the battery. And so I think what we might be seeing is a sort of race-to-the-bottom situation, where most phone companies are pressured to make their batteries non-replaceable because they need to do so in order to compete with the other phone companies. Or perhaps they're all just greedy. It's really hard to know for sure. But either way, this is one of those situations where government regulation would be helpful, not just so that people can save money by just buying replacement batteries instead of buying a whole new phone, but also because these phones getting thrown out prematurely is significantly contributing to the world's e-waste problem, so it's not just desirable on consumer protection grounds, but also for the sake of protecting the environment.
What's also terrible, as you mentioned, is that these companies don't give you the ability to install your own operating system. Much of the security problems plaguing mobile devices, such as apps snooping on people's data, could be solved if they just let users install their own operating systems, which would give them the administrative privileges needed to properly sandbox these apps. I know many carriers, such as Verizon, demand that devices have locked bootloaders, but even some OEMs lock down the bootloaders on carrier unlocked devices. The justification they use is that they don't want some third-party reseller to install spyware on their devices, and then sell those devices into the market, because users won't understand that the manufacturer isn't responsible for the software on the device and would lead to the manufacturer losing trust among consumers, so in short they lock down the bootloaders because users supposedly don't know the difference between hardware and software. I, however, think tech consumers are smarter than that, and I think the real reason they lock down bootloaders on their devices is to protect trade secrets. I think there should be a law that if you buy a computer, whether it be a phone or personal computer or some IoT device, the manufacturer has to provide a mechanism for the user to install their own software, because it's absolutely ridiculous that in modern society, we're basically forced to use these devices that have free reign to do whatever they want with our data, and we can't do anything about it.
My phone is an iPhone 6s from five years ago with the stock battery installed. I can't really do anything with it except make and answer calls and texts, because doing literally anything with it will just completely drain the battery in less than an hour. I'm thinking of replacing it myself, but I'm not sure I'm skilled enough to pull it off to be quite honest.
Short answer: yes
Long answer: a l m o s t y e s
Longest answer:
Y
E
S
S
I feel like they could find a way to make a phone watertight without having to glue it shut.
It might take some doing but come on its 2020. We deadass having devices with folding screens that do the bendy bendy.
Also
Not to get all political or commit treason or anything but I'm pretty sure the removal of the headphone jack is not necessary
Like okay fine wireless headphones and USB C dongles
But thats not the point
The point is having the option to charge your phone while having it plug into an audio line out
Also also
Notch display is ugly
But hey these are just my opinions.
hi trip i like the chat you do so free of mind its like if i things also about all that technothings
about e-paper display why is there not a big monitor like 32 or 42 inch with e-paper technology there should be also a market for like a second or third screen setup with slow updating data for a calendar or todolist or pdfviewing and if you power of your pc (or going in powersave mode) the grafisch data is there for always mayby next day to update the screen
i always loved also the old big monochroom crt screens so sharp because there is no RGB raster needed
thats the same for a e-paper display ok one problem is the slow update of the screen not for video using or so but it becomes better i thing
bye until next video
Epaper is still quite expensive and has a low refresh rate. I imagine once prices come down larger screens will come available, but they are a bit niche. I think their is some new developments for higher refresh rates, but I don't know if they are available on the market. I wouldn't mind a small 10" display for that purpose or even on a laptop.
What font are you using in your terminal? That spacing is too much 😐
xft:Noto Sans Mono:pixelsize=12
URxvt.letterSpace: -4
I'll change it to -5
duuuuuuuuudeeee my phone has a replaceable battery because of the same reasons you made in this video
22 y.o boomer rants about modern technology
I rendered that video on a ul core 2 duo. FFMPEG is great :D
What's wrong with that?
honestly it makes me happy that it's not just a generational thing and that people of all ages want freedom.
@tripcode!q/7 why you not making new videos?
I should have one out soon, but I moved twice and have been busy with university.