I don't understand why in 2020 ability to dock and connect to K&M and display is not supported by most phones. There were attempts to do just that right before Windows Phone died, but hardly anyone tried this again. You now have enough RAM and CPU to run most desktop applications except maybe high end gaming. Why is it not done more?
It's a cool technology with no use. Who still uses a desktop computer in 2020?
Ok, some people do. Business users, or video game players. or people who need a high end machine for whatever reason...are any of these people going to be satisfied by a phone that's also a low-powered PC?
There's also empirical eivdence...it's been for sale before, and nobody bought it.
Okay, so you and every Slashdot reader has a desktop computer and a phone already. Personally I bought Android over iPhone 5+ years ago because it seemed easier to hack, then switched a year ago from the now malware and ad bloated Android phone to an iPhone which I absolutely love. That said I still think having a Purism phone would be cool. Definitely if you have less of a budget, then one device which can do both roles would also be excellent. Plus, if you are building linux applications then being able to build one app and potentially one device for both desktop and mobile use cases could be useful and secure.
Definitely if you have less of a budget, then one device which can do both roles would also be excellent.
For the $2000 Libre 5 you can get a really nice Android or iOS phone AND a pretty decent low-end laptop (like a Macbook Air for $1000). Sort of a hard sell, considering you still need a monitor, keyboard, mouse and USB hub on top of the $2000.
Not to mention the "docked" version of the phone is going to be a mess of cables and won't be any more portable than a desktop PC. And the undocked version has a 5.7" (720x1440) screen.
Not to mention that consumes probably wouldn't be happy with the processing power of
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Docking smartphones (Score:5, Interesting)
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It's a cool technology with no use. Who still uses a desktop computer in 2020?
Ok, some people do. Business users, or video game players. or people who need a high end machine for whatever reason...are any of these people going to be satisfied by a phone that's also a low-powered PC?
There's also empirical eivdence...it's been for sale before, and nobody bought it.
Re:Docking smartphones (Score:3)
Okay, so you and every Slashdot reader has a desktop computer and a phone already. Personally I bought Android over iPhone 5+ years ago because it seemed easier to hack, then switched a year ago from the now malware and ad bloated Android phone to an iPhone which I absolutely love. That said I still think having a Purism phone would be cool. Definitely if you have less of a budget, then one device which can do both roles would also be excellent. Plus, if you are building linux applications then being able to build one app and potentially one device for both desktop and mobile use cases could be useful and secure.
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Definitely if you have less of a budget, then one device which can do both roles would also be excellent.
For the $2000 Libre 5 you can get a really nice Android or iOS phone AND a pretty decent low-end laptop (like a Macbook Air for $1000). Sort of a hard sell, considering you still need a monitor, keyboard, mouse and USB hub on top of the $2000.
Not to mention the "docked" version of the phone is going to be a mess of cables and won't be any more portable than a desktop PC. And the undocked version has a 5.7" (720x1440) screen.
Not to mention that consumes probably wouldn't be happy with the processing power of