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Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade (arstechnica.com)
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Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade::North American sales are bad for everyone, except, miraculously, Google.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe they should bring back some form-factor diversity that niche consumer segments could gravitate toward, instead of every manufacturer targeting only the largest (and blandest) portion of the pie and ignoring the rest of it. If it's not clear, I am holding out for some decent "mini-sized" Android option.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Unihertz being the only one even trying..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Asus Zenfones are (relatively) small phones and they're pretty decent.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The dimensions of the ZenFone are basically the same as the iPhone or S23, so it doesn't represent a meaningful alternative to mainstream form-factor options imo.