That's their choice. you can buy all sized of smart phones. Its like complaining when you see someone with a 21" laptop, that all laptops are too big.
In my case it's the work-issued smartphone, a Motarola ONE Vision which is an absolute slab, and I don't get a choice in that.
Usually though the decent phones are all big because people want the "screen real estate".
As a phone or camera, its better than a PC.
Same with mics and sound is better on a most phones than the average PC. TBH I switched to using a USB sound card to get around this on PCs.
Speaking about the averages of both devices, yes I would probably agree... But again, I don't have an average PC, so my sound is pretty good and FAR better than any phone I've ever had. Also, unlike phones, I can always upgrade my PC.
Cameras
are where phones have really come to the fore of mainstream technology, as even some pros now use phones instead of dedicated DSLR type setups. There are downsides, of course, and the internet is now saturated with pictures of peoples' meals, pets and the dumb things they do to get attention (from advertisers and followers alike), but the equipment itself has generally surpassed all other commonly available options for the average user.It's pretty much the main selling point for most phones these days, I'd say.
Well in fairness you listed a load of things that work better than smartphones not just for you. But for everyone in your opinions. No ones saying you wrong when it applies to you, or that 1% of cases. They are disagreeing with the sweeping generalizations you are making. Some are wrong. For example traffic routing, or routing to specific addresses in complex locations. There's a reason why systems get connected, and popular, and its not because they do the job worse for many people.
In general, and for the most part, they
do work better than smartphones and it's why they still make those things... but again, we're down to whether someone needs them in the first place. A 22" handsaw will always do a far better job than the saw on a Victorinox Ranger, but if you don't actually need to cut through a couple of thin branches then the Victorinox isn't a good purchase.
As far as system connectivity goes, I generally find it is primarily to make the job easier for the people running the systems*, rather than their customers. If if benefits the latter too, that's just a bonus that the company can claim as 'Customer Service'. You don't really think Epic and Steam and Facebook and Google and all that want you to link your accounts together for
your convenience, do you?
It's also the reason some systems are similarly kept separate, when every customer would expect 'modern technology' meant everything was all nicely connected and auto-completed.
So sometime I actually do reply, or answer on my phone. I have a multipoint headset, so if I answer on the phone with one button I know 100% it will work every time. And if I need to step away from the desk I can.
OK, so I lose
that bet....!
But is this how everyone does it, or the 1% of people that have such a need?
Again that missing the point of a swiss army knife.
Not at all. For me, a SAK is a very capable tool, in many cases as usable as a full tool set would be to the average user... whereas a smartphone is mostly a less capable and compromised approximation of something I already have, where portability is rarely even a factor.
But again, I said
if I have nothing better to hand.... yet I usually do have that something better.
That's because being luddites they all live in a permanent darkness
Most of them are members of this forum and know far more about building or overclocking PCs than me. One even beat 8-Pack's score a couple times - If that's a luddite by your measure, I'd love to know what your idea of a technophile is!
I trained with maps and compass's. I grew up before smartphones. Its not better except for fringe cases.
Using a smartphone my nav is accurate to within 10-15º, depending on local conditions.... Using a compass, I can be accurate to within 0.3º and with the work kit I can be even more precise.
Even the OS app can't do things that their paper one can.
I very very much doubt you could ever even unfold a paper map before someone with a smart phone has got the directions, opening times and even traffic information up on their smart phone.
That's all stuff I'd have before I even left though... and most of the time I'm using a map in places where there is no phone signal, or am looking for things that aren't shown on Google. It's just a skill that carries over into every day life, too.
yea all the time. It’s what they’re great for. Pc can have the film,game, work on it and without tabbing out etc can just have messenger/email on the phone at the same time.
I very much doubt you could stand up, take your phone out of your pocket, tap the power button, key in your pin to unlock it, open the app alert and tap Respond before I've alt-tabbed directly into it....
Maybe I just don't have any seriously important Tweets coming at me.....
you say a phone is lopsided in the pocket but an 18650 flash light isn’t?
Not the ones I carry, no. They don't print anywhere near as much and the pocket clip stops them from flapping about like a slab smartphone. I forget I'm even carrying them if I don't reach down and check... but again I typically have a small 16340, anyway, so either way not an issue.
There’s plenty of small slim fashion phones that aren’t much thicker than a couple of credit card
It's the height and width that does it, rather than the thickness.
Once they become more reliable as well as affordable, I'll very likely switch to a folding phone. Something with the dimensions of a Gameboy Advance SP fits a pocket far better than a Galaxy Note.
*or those collecting customer data to sell on.......!
