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    1. Here in the EU the removable battery will make a comeback. So it will probably be worldwide.

    2. I’d trade half the camera lenses on my phone just to have a headphone jack and a micro sd slot again. Life was simpler

    3. unknown_user6584 on

      My fairly new phone still has a headphone jack and an SD card slot, they exist still. The rest are gone tho.

    4. Fairphone has already removable batteries.

      I am thinking about a headphone jack that is a Bluetooth adapter… It’s sounds ridiculous and funny. But it wouldn’t be a that hard I guess

    5. The lack of jack was the reason I held off on getting a new IPhone for so long. My 6S plus was used for almost 6 years until I had to reluctantly get my 12

    6. Slow_Astronomer_3536 on

      Sony still gives you some of those. Too bad they don’t sell in America at all. Even when they’re available.

    7. Innovation today is just taking away things we use and selling them back to us as ‘Pro’ features.

    8. guestpassonly on

      My IR blaster was SO useful.

      Plus getting to screw around with TVs in a store like a kid

    9. ya_boi_kaneki on

      my phone got a removable battery and audiojack and an sd card slot. i think just avoid the flagships and you find what you want

    10. thewriter1998 on

      The only company that does all of that in their smartphones is Sony. Guess how many they sold since they released the first Xperia 1? Not as much as the current iPhone lineup.

    11. The only thing wrong with my 6+ generations old phone is the battery lasts like. No time at all.

    12. CaptainC00lpants on

      Removable battery and sd slot are the only ones worth it these days.

      Most newer Samsung TVs have Bluetooth remotes now, can control the tv from anywhere in the house and the smart things app to just use your phone too. 

      And wireless head and earphones last weeks now on a single charge, so not even an issue either. 

    13. The IR blaster was elite for messing with the TVs in every sports bar and classroom

    14. YesPlease_VeryMuchSo on

      I miss my G1 and my Sidekick. I miss all of those features, but I miss having a physical keyboard the most.

    15. DodoJurajski on

      So… If you have a buddy that’s anyhow into electronics he can probably change the battery in your phone. I know because i am this person. Suprisingly it’s quite easy to do in iPhones. Samsung and iPhones use literally the same method but iPhone’s low build quality makes it easier, while in Samsung i am afraid i will pull whole phone out of the housing.

    16. Hairbear2176 on

      I’m still salty about the death of a great universal remote. On the other hand, I feel like home theater setups are dying. I don’t think as a whole, people care as much about audio quality, which, in turn, hurts the idea of a great universal remote.

    17. IR blaster so you can mute every waiting room TV that’s playing just as loud as the radio which is, stupidly, also on.

    18. removable battery is really all i care about. don’t need any of the others, personally

      and iirc that one is gonna be compulsory again EU wide

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