It is with great excitement that we can now release the FLX1s. Pre-sales are open and the phone is in production which is due to...
  • Crozekiel@lemmy.zipEnglish
    2·
    3 hours ago

    This is hugely disappointing. They launched a worse all around phone and are trying to market it like good news. I was seriously considering them for my next phone purchase, but if this is all they offer when the time comes, I will have to skip it… The only “upgrade” is 2 more GB of ram, but the screen is worse (slightly bigger, significantly worse resolution), camera is worse, no headphone jack, not IP68… They also mention that existing orders for the old version are either being “upgraded” to this new version, or refunded. So it sounds like the original FLX1 is dead in the water. Very sad news.

    • Dyskolos@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      8 hours ago

      I wouldn’t really care for that. OLED would be more import than screen resolution. But that surely depends on the use-case. I don’t game on it and don’t watch media. Even if I’d do, it would be fine on this tiny screen.

      • Gueoris@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        The screen is huge for a phone. This type of screen resolution can damage the eyes on a large screen (the lower the dpi, the greater the strain on the eyes to bring the screen into focus).

        • Dyskolos@lemmy.zipEnglish
          1·
          5 hours ago

          Sure sure, but it also depends on the use-case. I use mine as an emergency-phone and notifications from my own apps. Occasionally a chat. Couldn’t care less for eye strain. Besides I grew up with crt-screens that fried my retinas 😁

    • Nima@leminal.spaceEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      my phone that came out in 2020 has better specs than this one and is so much cheaper.

    • notgold@aussie.zoneEnglish
      62·
      1 day ago

      It sounds great but I have no idea what the resolution on my phone is right now. After 640x480 my brain stopped comprehension

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    15·
    1 day ago

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  • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    83·
    1 day ago

    I am so irritated by my iPhone lately that I want to love this and adopt it, but…the specs are awful, and it’s made of plastic. Ugghh. I’m so conflicted

    For context I did up a comparison of my iPhone to the FLX1s

    iPhone 16 Pro vs FLX1S

    Spec iPhone 16 Pro FLX1S
    Display Size 6.3″ Super Retina XDR OLED 6.7″ IPS LCD
    Resolution 2622 × 1206 (460 ppi) 1600 × 720
    Refresh Rate 120Hz ProMotion 90Hz
    Glass / Front Protection Ceramic Shield Dragontrail Glass
    Always‑On Display Yes No
    Dynamic Island Yes No
    Processor / Chip Apple A18 Pro MediaTek Dimensity 900
    CPU 6‑core (2 performance + 4 efficiency) 2× Cortex‑A78 @ 2.4 GHz + 6× A55 @ 2.0 GHz
    GPU 6‑core Apple GPU Mali‑G68 MC4
    RAM 8 GB LPDDR5X 8 GB LPDDR4x
    Storage 128 GB ‑ 1 TB NVMe 128 GB UFS
    SD Card Support No Yes (microSD up to 1 TB)
    Rear Cameras 48MP Main + Ultra Wide + Telephoto 20MP Main + 2MP Macro
    Front Camera 12MP TrueDepth 13MP
    Video Recording Up to 4K @ 120fps (Dolby Vision, ProRes) Likely up to 1080p
    Battery ~3582 mAh (not officially disclosed) 5,000 mAh Li‑Po
    Charging & USB USB‑C (USB 3), MagSafe & Qi2 USB‑C (USB 2.0), Wired only
    Wireless Charging Yes No
    5G Support Yes (mmWave + Sub‑6) Yes
    WiFi WiFi 7 WiFi 6
    Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
    SIM / eSIM Dual eSIM only Dual SIM
    Biometric Security Face ID (TrueDepth) Side‑mounted fingerprint
    Materials / Frame Titanium frame, Ceramic Shield front Polycarbonate frame, glass back
    Water / Splash Resistance IP68 (6m up to 30 min) Splash‑resistant
    Weight 199 g 201 g
    Price From US$999 US$550
    • muusemuuse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      3 hours ago

      I want tap to pay. It’s thing the mainstream phones have that Linux phones don’t that I want. Well that and wireless charging.

    • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      222·
      1 day ago

      Why is dynamic island a feature? Seems like a good thing that something doesn’t have that nonsense, since the whole thing is a workaround for having a hole in your screen.

        • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          1 day ago

          Yeah exactly. The gimmick created around the fact that there’s a hole in the screen where the front-facing camera is, to mask the glaring hole like it’s a feature instead of a drawback.

        • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          61·
          1 day ago

          the specs are awful,

          well the screen is weird, and why is this USB 2 (really, what’s behind this? the fairphone 6 got a downgrade to usb 2 too), but that’s it. oh and the plastic but I guess it depends on what kind, it can be ok

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      51·
      1 day ago

      It’s not an iPhone competitor. What’s the point in completing 2 devices which such different prices. The iPhone is 2x the price of this thing.

      • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        51·
        1 day ago

        I would pay double for better specs. Like, clearly, because I did. This Liquid Glass nonsense feels like a gimmick from the 00’s. Steve Jobs must be rolling over in his grave. He’s probably been rolling over since all the stock buybacks started.

  • Dyskolos@lemmy.zipEnglish
    41·
    1 day ago

    Never heard of, but sounds great. I was also lucky to read “based in HK” as I feared it’d be us-based 😊

    But…what about the camera? Is it worth anything?