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geekhack Community => Other Geeky Stuff => Topic started by: Tym on Fri, 13 September 2013, 16:54:53
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I'm pretty skeptical, (by which I don't think it will happen at all) but i like the idea.
I like how they're not asking for money, just you too sign up for thunderclap, which I have never used but I think it takes control of your social media (facebook, twitter ect.) and spams a single message on every account at the same time.
www.phonebloks.com
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Did someone say spam?
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http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m4pmy/eli5_why_is_phonebloks_a_bad_idea/
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It's an impractical nice concept. And even if this was to happen can you imagin how heavy and horrible your home would look?
**** the signal box is loose so when I pull it out of my pocket it sometimes comes off
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Yeah... nah. Because SoC.
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I think it's a great idea. I would like to buy one. Guessing it's android based?
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Doesnt exist yet but probably android
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Although I like the idea a lot, I don't think it is very feasible at all. I see several issues with the convept:
Efficiency: Designing a phone architecture from the gound up allows the developer to optimize efficiency which is important for portable devices. This concept works better for PC's for instance because efficiency isn't as big of a factor there.
Size: because all the separate parts are mounted ins eparate units, withe xtra large sockets and such to allow installation, that thing will be huge. Modern phones are small because the manufacturing allows tiny parts to be packed very dense with advanced equipment.
Availability: Without a large market share, its versatility and the abundance of different modules will be very difficult to maintain.
Complexity: The base PCB or motherboard will have extra sockets which aren't used unless you can make everything use the same interface. In a computer, there are usually a bunch of extra sockets for PCI, PCIe, USB, DDr2, DDR3 etc for different things. The base board needs to be able to connect to whatever interface the part you want to attach uses, hence the sockets will be a problem and also constantly need to be upgraded, along with buses and such.
Compare this to a PC where many of these reasons often lead to people buying new rigs entirely when upgrading. It is often not all that great to just upgrade the GPU without also upgrading the CPU, adding a bit of ram, needing to replace the motherboard and PSU because of it etc.
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Bottom line: It will be heavier, slower, have worse battery life, and be more expensive while having limited upgradability.
Concepts are nice, but they are also meaningless when not backed by engineering.
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Bottom line: It will be heavier, slower, have worse battery life, and be more expensive while having limited upgradability.
Concepts are nice, but they are also meaningless when not backed by engineering.
Reality is a *****
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I think it seems like a great idea, but even having the PCB traced between every point and every other point seems difficult, not to mention the ability on a hardware or software level to determine exactly what's where on boot.
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So basically, make your phone similar to a desktop pc; just replace the part that goes out instead of buying a whole new setup.
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Bottom line: It will be heavier, slower, have worse battery life, and be more expensive while having limited upgradability.
Concepts are nice, but they are also meaningless when not backed by engineering.
Reality is a *****
Very true,