guess who's back?

[ukimalefu]

slider phones with hardware keyboards, that's who

https://www.zdnet.com/article/slider-ph ... -keyboard/

[Betonhaus]

I'm just glad they finally figured that people don't really care anymore if their phone is slightly thinner than the competition.

[maurvir]

OMG!

They didn't even skimp too bad on the SoC - That SD835 is way more than enough for such a device. I'm genuinely impressed.

[macnuke]

1080p .. more than adequate without the "4K eat your battery" display

[dv]

Honestly, though, $649 is pretty steep for a 2017 SoC and a 1080p display, even if the keyboard is pretty nice.

[justine]

What is it? A phone?

[Metacell]

You know, one day they're going to figure out that you can put a phone in any computer.

[macnuke]

Honestly, though, $649 is pretty steep for a 2017 SoC and a 1080p display, even if the keyboard is pretty nice.

need more than 1080?
you been drinking the coolaid again yes?

[Old Yoda]

You know, one day they're going to figure out that you can put a phone in any computer.

Didn't the Motorola Macs make calls?

[Betonhaus]

Plus Skype-to-landline is a thing

[Pariah]

You know, one day they're going to figure out that you can put a phone in any computer.

Didn't the Motorola Macs make calls?

I could make calls on my Power Mac 6500/275. It also functioned as an answering machine. All part of the software bundle from Apple as I recall.

[dv]

Honestly, though, $649 is pretty steep for a 2017 SoC and a 1080p display, even if the keyboard is pretty nice.

need more than 1080?
you been drinking the coolaid again yes?

Hardly, but I've got a 2 year old phone with same-or-better specs than that, which "only" cost me $300.

That's a lot of money for a keyboard.

[ukimalefu]

What is it? A phone?

yes

[iDaemon]

Echoes of Sidekick.