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Today 10 years ago I got a Firefox OS phone (jemmy.jeena.net)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Today 10 years ago I went to Poland to buy a Phone with pre installed #Firefox OS on. The Phone was a Alcatel One, so very shitty. Two years later I installed Firefox OS on my Nexus 5 instead.

It was a very good concept, but sadly rolled out on too shitty hardware so it never caught on.

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[–] 22 points 3 years ago (6 children)

Am I the only one that misses a thick bezel?

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    It's nostalgic for sure, but from a UX perspective I am so happy with the edge to edge displays.

    My only gripe is that they work best with at least a little Bezel. Too little side bezel especially, and the edges of your palms will give you false input. Incredibly annoying.

    The iPhones have been really good with this thankfully.

    That being said, I fucking love my Galaxy S5. I miss the days of rooting and custom roms on practically every android device.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I wrap my $1200 piece of hardware in a good case. Basically gives me a bezel. Check out the OtterBox Commuter.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    That's what bugs me about modern phone design, though. They could put Otterbox-type protection right on the phone and that'd be fine for most people. Personally have an S23 and I think it's unnecessarily ugly, thin, and easy to drop, when it's not in a case.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    I'm so cheap, this one plus nord POS for 250 suits me pretty good, comes with a case and screen protector sticker from the factory. I'm more thrilled to have a regular headphones port and memory card slot.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I definitely miss simple rectangle displays. Curved corners and notches annoy me to the point of giving me anxiety. For bezels, one can at least put the phone in a case.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Do you actually get anxiety from a curved corner or was that just hyperbole?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I do lol. I got used to it on my phone because they're so tiny and it's a taller screen than 16:9, so it doesn't cut into videos and such. But on a PC screen I wouldn't stand it.

    I also can't stand the rounded squares buttons that are now "standard" in Android. I keep a lot of apps out of date just because the newer versions changed circles to that abomination. I even asked the dev of Infinity for Lemmy to bring the option for circle button, and they did! 😃

    Nobody understands my suffering lol.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Lol I really don't. I am trying to figure out what condition would lead to actual anxiety for something like this.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I think I hate it mostly because 1) it needlessly ruins a good thing, 2) of the general implications of "we are changing something fundamental like a rectangle, and make it standard, and you can't do anything about it".

    And also the general corporatisation of design. Everything has to be lifeless and smooth and just enough friendly and appealing to everyone. So what we get? A mix between a circle and rectangle. My artsy soul is crying.

    So, it's dumb and pointless, it ruins a good thing, it offends me, I hate it, and yet I'm somehow supposed to accept it as the new standard? Fucking 1984 this is.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I don't know if this is satire or serious.

    Of serious, I envy your life. I wish my lifewas privileged enough that I could focus on hating rounded corners as much as you. Lol

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Are you on the internet? Then you are probably not a starving child in some Somalian village. You privilege.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Clearly not as privileged as you lol

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You can still get phones like the pixel 7a, which has thick bezels, so I'd say they aren't completely gone from the market yet.

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