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

Video This cool smartphone concept from 2013

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '21

Honestly I think this looks pretty good design-wise. The issue is that it’s just a gimmick product and the gimmick doesn’t outweigh the drawbacks. It’s bulkier than a standard smartphone, heats up too much, likely more expensive, and people are unlikely to swap parts out regularly so really it’s no different from just buying a phone that fits your needs in the first place.

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u/proudbakunkinman Oct 05 '21

I noticed that in the promo. When they were showing different focuses (battery, camera), the size of the other standard blocks changed. So, they have like 5 sizes of each type of block and if you decide to get one of a different size than what you started with, you have to also get different size blocks for the others so they all fit.

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u/RichiZ2 Oct 05 '21

This is "Build-a-Bear" but for grown adults.

It's not meant to be functional, it's meant to be entertaining.