jji7skyline wrote:

Slaymaker wrote:

I would. Actually.

There are good things and bad things about Android.

Just like there are good and bad things about iOS.

Very true

Slaymaker wrote:

__init__ wrote:

A modular phone would be pretty cool, except this one runs Android and is made by Google... who would want it?

I would. Actually.

There are good things and bad things about Android.

Just like there are good and bad things about iOS.

__init__ wrote:

A modular phone would be pretty cool, except this one runs Android and is made by Google... who would want it?

I would. Actually.

There are good things and bad things about Android.

A modular phone would be pretty cool, except this one runs Android and is made by Google... who would want it?

I would. Actually.

nathanprocks wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

The reason why I don't understand the advantage of a modular phone, at least for now, is that you can buy a phone with the fastest processor, fastest graphics, and best screen for not a lot of money (at least compared to computers). Why compromise?

It is much easier to swap out parts on a modular when one module breaks or if you want to upgrade it. With a normal, non-modular phone, it becomes outdated quickly and you can't upgrade the processor, battery, camera, etc.

Well that's exactly what I was talking about in my first post. It's unlikely that Google will make updated parts for their modular phone that will still fit in the old slots. Why?

AMD claimed that they would do something similar with their AMD CPUs, but now look, they're pretty much just making a new slot for every update now. Intel changes their socket every two generations of CPU. Maybe this is because of technical limitations of old sockets/chipsets, or maybe it's just to make people buy new motherboards.

So by the time a new component is released that is worth upgrading to (price vs performance increase), Google would probably make you buy a new ARA phone all over again, so what's the difference?

The only difference is that you get to choose which components the phone comes with when you first buy it.

Maybe I'm overthinking it too much and comparing it too much to building PCs?

I guess one advantage would be that you could replace broken components more easily.

We just have to wait and see. Nothing like this has ever happened in a phone. I'm personally hoping that the phone is pretty upgradable.

jji7skyline wrote:

The reason why I don't understand the advantage of a modular phone, at least for now, is that you can buy a phone with the fastest processor, fastest graphics, and best screen for not a lot of money (at least compared to computers). Why compromise?

It is much easier to swap out parts on a modular when one module breaks or if you want to upgrade it. With a normal, non-modular phone, it becomes outdated quickly and you can't upgrade the processor, battery, camera, etc.

Well that's exactly what I was talking about in my first post. It's unlikely that Google will make updated parts for their modular phone that will still fit in the old slots. Why?

AMD claimed that they would do something similar with their AMD CPUs, but now look, they're pretty much just making a new slot for every update now. Intel changes their socket every two generations of CPU. Maybe this is because of technical limitations of old sockets/chipsets, or maybe it's just to make people buy new motherboards.

So by the time a new component is released that is worth upgrading to (price vs performance increase), Google would probably make you buy a new ARA phone all over again, so what's the difference?

The only difference is that you get to choose which components the phone comes with when you first buy it.

Maybe I'm overthinking it too much and comparing it too much to building PCs?

I guess one advantage would be that you could replace broken components more easily.

The reason why I don't understand the advantage of a modular phone, at least for now, is that you can buy a phone with the fastest processor, fastest graphics, and best screen for not a lot of money (at least compared to computers). Why compromise?

It is much easier to swap out parts on a modular when one module breaks or if you want to upgrade it. With a normal, non-modular phone, it becomes outdated quickly and you can't upgrade the processor, battery, camera, etc.

elfin8er wrote:

nathanprocks wrote:

The modules won't come out or go everywhere when you drop it because it uses electropermanent magnets.

So can the modules be released programmaticlly then?

I'm not sure about that, but I'd assume that there is some kind of hardware switch because software might cause some problems if a module needs replacing and you can't get it out.

Ah true. Actually, I really don't think a software release would even work for multiple reasons.

nathanprocks wrote:

Slaymaker wrote:

I don't know about the falling apart but I know for a fact it's going to be super thin. However you can make it bulky with modules.

The modules won't come out or go everywhere when you drop it because it uses electropermanent magnets.

So can the modules be released programmaticlly then?

I'm not sure about that, but I'd assume that there is some kind of hardware switch because software might cause some problems if a module needs replacing and you can't get it out.

Slaymaker wrote:

transparent wrote:

modular anything is cool in theory but idk
it just seems really bulky and like it would fall apart super easily

I don't know about the falling apart but I know for a fact it's going to be super thin. However you can make it bulky with modules.

The modules won't come out or go everywhere when you drop it because it uses electropermanent magnets.

So can the modules be released programmaticlly then?

transparent wrote:

modular anything is cool in theory but idk
it just seems really bulky and like it would fall apart super easily

I don't know about the falling apart but I know for a fact it's going to be super thin. However you can make it bulky with modules.

The modules won't come out or go everywhere when you drop it because it uses electropermanent magnets.