So it’s going to fail and they’re going to blame Graphene
At least the rumors that it’d be a foldable seem to be wrong.
It’s also initially launching with android 17. The article said that Graphene won’t be ready for it until some time next year. I wonder if the devs are deliberately putting some separation between the hardware launch and OS availability so that they can avoid getting caught up in Motorola’s corporate panic attack when this thing doesn’t sell.
It doesn’t release with graphene os so that would be stupid, it ships their android.
Oh my damn. I expected something expensive, but this is just way above what I expected.
The Graphene developers did say that future plans could entail even broader Motorola support from GrapheneOS, for cheaper models too. Let’s hope this will be the case…
I’m holding out for a 2027 Moto G.
Personally, I already balked at the size of the screen (~6.8"). The ridiculous price is just the final nail in the coffin.
Mini tablets were 7 inches.
It’s ridiculous; how am I meant to fit something half the size of my dick in my pocket?
How am I meant to fit something seven times the size of my dick in my pocket?
Just let it hang and sway, let it out bro. This is 🦅 America 🇺🇸, bitches! gunfire, big macs showering from the sky, and jets flying over in formation
(and if you don’t live here then we can bring you some freedom too, and you too can let your freak flag fly)
and if you don’t live here then we can bring you some freedom too
No thanks. I live in a country freer than the US, you guys keep all that to yourselves.
Motherfuckers. I would have paid 1k - but that is ridiculous
I have a pixel 10 with 16gb RAM. Nothing has made changing realistic and likely wont for awhile. I hate AI and only wantgOS and a decent camera.
Who are the customers for such a ridiculous thing?
Drug lords
This is the normal cost of a new phone no? If I were buying an Iphone or a samsung i’d expect to pay around the same price.
That’s really out of my budget. I want a phone with graphene, but I can’t take out a mortgage for it.
Get a load of Mr. Moneybags over here, having enough equity that he could mortgage something…
I can’t wait until the whole backside is cameras!
found this trypophobia phone !
trypophobia warning
source : https://www.yankodesign.com/2020/11/03/how-many-cameras-is-too-many-cameras-for-a-smartphone/
Some serious piss taking here.
Why are they taking my piss… :( what are they gonna use my piss for :((((
I guess gold was too expensive for showering?
Always better to be pissed off than pissed on, I say
I always thought the same. Odd phrase.
welp refurbished pixel it is then
I honestly would consider it if it had SD card support. I would have purchased it instantly if it came with SD card support and a damn headphone jack. I’m the market for this freaking phone why don’t they figure out what we’re actually asking for?
I don’t understand the complaint about a headphone jack. They make dongles for USBC to headphone. Plug it into your headphone and forget it’s there.
If you need to power at the same time, buy a dongle with a splitter.
3.5 mm headphone jack is much 𝕞𝕦𝕔𝕙 𝖒𝖚𝖈𝖍 more robust than USB-C port. You can slingshot your phone by the headphone cable, and both the phone and the cable will be fine.
USB-C socket gets slightly bent and you cannot charge your phone.
It’s also at the bottom of the phone, so you cannot hold it normally, while the headphone jack is at the top.
That’s just more shit to carry. I don’t want to have pockets overflowing with dongles.
So your power/data USB C port can snap off?
How about we have the boys in engineering work up a more durable dedicated audio port for something that will be plugged in when on the go?
We can give it:
A solid, round metal plug for infinite 360-degree rotation, neutralizing cable-twist strain that would otherwise warp a rigid USB-C port.
A hollow-tunnel design with out the fragile internal circuit “tongue” found in USB-C, making it nearly impossible to snap or bend through accidental force.
And as a bonus, heavy-duty internal spring contacts that tolerate dirt and high insertion counts, and linear release mechanism so the cable will pop out cleanly during a violent tug instead of tearing up the phone’s internal electronics.
We can call this MIRACLE as the 3.5mm headphone jack. The kids will love it!
I’ve been using one of these USB headphone jacks… and I’d go back to the 3.5 mm audio jack in a heartbeat.
Why?
- The USB port collects a lot pocket lint (bigger port = more lint). This gets compressed/packed when you charge it (daily), or plug in the USB audio dongle. Eventually, it becomes harder to clean out - often needing tools.
- I switched to magnetic USB adaptors. This keeps the dust out, but the magnetic connectors are brittle and the pins are prone to bending/breaking. I often leave the headphone with the USB dongle + the magnetic connector in my pocket. Its an annoying large wad of crap, but now with the magnet in my pocket, it sticks to my keys, coins, etc (which probably bends more pins)
All in all, its just annoying… all because manufacturers ramrod Bluetooth down our throats, charge us more for Bluetooth headphones, force us to leave Bluetooth on 24/7 (so we can use our devices to relay everyone else’s tracking pucks/tags) and the manufacturers save $0.03 on each device by not having a headphone jack.
It’s just another example of forcing the customer into things they don’t want (just like A.I.).
Extremely few people are asking for a built in sd card slot
The point they are trying to make is that an ubersecure phone with GrapheneOS will have a certain target demographic.
Among that target demographic SD card slots have a demand.
I can’t help it if people have not yet realized the huge cost of memory is a major factor in phone price increases, and that SD cards are a great way to have your full media library on your phone without being beholden to “the cloud”.
But a sdcard could be slightly slower than the integrated eemc storage and consumers could get confused that <manufacturer>'s phones are slow!
Meanwhile, I’m streaming HD video from a 1tb SD card (pre crisis price <$80) over WiFi to a TV. The bottle neck is not the SD card for media. Even emulators don’t need higher speed.
I want a new 5.5" smartphone with graphene OS that costs $200 or less. I don’t want tablet sized phones and I don’t want expensive thousand dollar phones. All I care about is that the phone can make phone calls and respects my privacy.
Goddammit, and here I was hoping I could finally get a phone with a Snapdragon for decent emulation. As much as I love Graphene, I may try out something like LineageOS for my next phone.
True hardware costs in 2026 without residuals from advertisers
I’ve always been a fan of Motorola - my current phone is the Edge plus and is 3 years old. Had to replace the battery but otherwise a solid phone. My phone budget has been as high as $500 but will never exceed that. 2k for a phone in this economy is beyond unacceptable. Its moronic. Still a phone and nothing special - just incremental improvements. I dont see this selling.
Fuckin’ ouch. I don’t know if I can justify this 😂
I want Graphene* with decent periscope zoom … that isn’t Google. But ouch. Tho I do get that it doesn’t get any subsidies from preinstalled bloatspyware.
(*well, I want a Linux phone with 10× zoom camera, but I might as well wish for a dragon)
Tho I do get that it doesn’t get any subsidies from preinstalled bloatspyware.
On the software side, the Signature 27 comes with Android 17 preinstalled, along with the usual Google services, Gemini, and Gemini Intelligence. Motorola says it also includes the new Rambler voice dictation feature, which Google introduced with the Pixel 11 series. It also includes “Create My Widget,” a feature that lets users create widgets to their specifications.
