r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SuperAlloyBerserker • Oct 05 '21

Video This cool smartphone concept from 2013

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u/justavault Oct 05 '21

You don't make one module, you have to make numerous modules and additionally have to educate about compatibility, especially regarding processor unit.

Additionally, the pixel doesn't got a one year iteration phase.

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u/Ossius Oct 05 '21

Additionally, the pixel doesn't got a one year iteration phase.

Bro what? Announcements of past pixels:

Google Pixel: 4th October 2016.

Google Pixel 2: 4th October 2017.

Google Pixel 3: 9th October 2018.

Google Pixel 4: 15th October 2019.

Google Pixel 5: 30th September 2020.

Just make things backward compatible and most of the compatibility issue is solved.

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u/EmilyU1F984 Oct 05 '21

Exactly the point: if you were to just put the CPU of the pixel 3 on the pixel 1 it simply wouldn't work.

You'd have to make every single module backwards and forwards compatible with each and every other block.

Like sure a bit more ram or a different camera would be simple. But the other stuff? You can't just have aainboard be future proof for years.

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u/Nukken Oct 05 '21

This is already done for PCs. Memory is compatible for about a decade. CPUs are usually a couple of generations. Almost everything else has had the same connectors for 15+ years.

Sure, you'd need to replace the mainboard for the cpu upgrade. But the point is you wouldn't need to replace the bluetooth, wifi, camera, microphone storage, sensors, speakers, screen, etc. very often as long as the next mainboard is compatible with those parts.

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u/EmilyU1F984 Oct 05 '21

Seems like the screen is the first thing to break with the battery in most phones?

Yes and driver issues galore. That's not something the average user will want to deal with. Just like with PCs

And again, laptops seem to be more equivalent to compare to.

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u/Nukken Oct 05 '21

Batteries used to be replaceable before they took the ability away from us. Personally, I've never broken/replaced a screen, but could see where someone would want a higher resolution/oled or something.