They are working hard on taking away SIM cards so that you can’t move to another phone without your provider charging you and giving you an okay.
Yes in theory eSIM cards are better, but the way many providers handle issuing you an eSIM card is a nightmare. Whereas with a physical SIM I can just pull it out and put it in any phone that supports that provider without a problem.
I went as far as buying one of those physical SIM cards that holds e-sims on it so that I can swap that into a new phone. But newer phones are more frequently not coming with SIM slots at all.
I like eSIMs now because I can get a different account every month, data only and then I use jmp.net to have SMS and voice call services with a permanent number for when I need that. Its cheaper then anything else and more private too.
I don’t know who you’ve been getting your esims from but it I’ve used simjuno and nadanada both are pretty easy to setup.
As soon as the ability to just physically remove the SIM is gone, the big providers will add locks in software to enshittify the experience.
That’s a given. I can see Apple becoming a mobile service provider and locking all iPhones users to them, for example.
eSIM experience will only stay smooth as the alternative physical SIM option exists.
Headphone jack sucks and most of the other things are useless. Big screen and good camera is all people need
I don’t want a big screen. My hands are bigger than nearly every other person’s I’ve seen this far and I yearn for an edge-to-edge iPhone 5. My friend has all his old phones and I held it not long ago and was like “yes, this.”
Big screens are just heavy as fuck and are too easy to look at for what a goddamn phone is. I had a 3GS once and it was fine, no one died, and now a regular phone is what was once called a “Plus” or a “Max” or whatever else.
A phone that would fit in my cup holder, and I could reach the other corner of the screen with my thumb-without moving the phone around was so much more usable.
My phone still fits a cupholder but otherwise yea I get what you mean. My hands are bigger than most people’s whole face and yet I still got stretch or fully two-hand the device? And what the hell are normal people supposed to do?! The vast majority has hands significantly smaller so they’re just always aboard the struggle bus?
They will try to discourage use of on-screen keyboards (making them dumber and less reliable) to force you to use AI dictation and sell you more headphones.
Damn, that’s so viable. don’t give em ideas
Don’t need a phone if you never leave your house.
Galaxy brain
But how are you going to rot in bed then?
The old fashioned way, I’ll cry and wank
