I often hear from our readers the thought that it would be nice for some company to start producing push-button Android smartphones with a small screen. Let's talk about this in more detail.
To begin with, I propose to determine what will be discussed, so that later there will be no misunderstanding. For a long time, among geeks, thoughts have been hovering about a push-button smartphone on Android. It will be relatively small (like Nokia's small candy bars in the past), with a 2.2-inch screen and normal non-touch keys.
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What arguments do those wishing to have such a device give? First, of course, compactness. Who would not say what, but the most progressive part of the IT-crowd is gradually getting tired of huge five-inch 'shovels' and already with nostalgia recalls the times of three-four-inch devices, as well as the earlier era of push-button smartphones / phones.
The second reason is the running time. We have almost forgotten what it is like to charge your smartphone once a week. Daily recharging of the device has already become a kind of ritual, like brushing your teeth or morning coffee, and the external battery has become one of the usual and necessary accessories. Of course, we got a huge number of opportunities in return. This is a large screen size for watching videos, reading books / articles on the Internet, and productive chipsets, and many applications, and colorful games.
It's time to move on to the third reason why geeks want a compact push-button phone. The fact is that many have already 'played enough' with the great capabilities of smartphones and now they only need a few simple functions, in addition to calls and SMS.
I decided to think about it and use my example to tell you what exactly I am ready to give up in exchange for compact size and long battery life.
But before that, I would like to argue why, for example, I cannot use a regular dialer instead of a compact smartphone. The main reason is the lack of synchronization of contacts with a Google account. Yes, I am aware that this could be done through Nokia Ovi Suite, but I would like to be able to update contacts promptly, rather than one-time (with further connection to a PC to update them). In addition, the presence of instant messengers is important for me, first of all WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Skype, with this, simple dialers are not doing well either. And of course the mail. Personally, I have long been accustomed to the interface and functionality of the Gmail application, but if you use the mobile version, then you will not see prompt notifications. And of course I would like to have a Twitter client.
But what I'm ready to give up. At the moment, I have absolutely no time for games, so this item can be safely deleted. I also rarely read from a smartphone, I have long preferred Kindle Paperwhite for these purposes. To watch a video, a tablet is more suitable for me, by the way I rarely watch the same series, so I would rarely take it with me.
The bottom line for me would be an ideal push-button smartphone device with support for Google contacts, email, instant messengers and a Twitter client. Now I thought that probably some BlackBerry would suit me, but somehow I'm not a fan of this brand, and the prices for their models are usually quite high.
What are you ready to give up in order to get the coveted push-button smartphone? And do you need it at all?