project Ara interests me. i'd leave out certain modules to either keep costs down, to eliminate some stuff that i never use, or to increase battery life.
i'd leave out:
camera- just never use it quite frankly. i'm not a camera guy. and every phone forces it on me. i understand that everyone else on the planet wants it, but if i can opt to leave it out and save a few bucks, i'll save a few bucks.
cell radios- just give me the wifi, and i'm a happy guy. i think in the past year i took 2 calls over cell. everything else is over wifi.
gps- not sure what it adds to my world. i know where i am.
i'd put in:
bigger battery
some sort of cpu arrangement akin to the moto x, with the low power chips for always listening, and the faster cores for when needed.
bluetooth
wifi
so, i'm curious what you guys would do...to create your OWN balance between costs and features...your own, instead of what an OEM decides should be your balance.
i'd leave out:
camera- just never use it quite frankly. i'm not a camera guy. and every phone forces it on me. i understand that everyone else on the planet wants it, but if i can opt to leave it out and save a few bucks, i'll save a few bucks.
cell radios- just give me the wifi, and i'm a happy guy. i think in the past year i took 2 calls over cell. everything else is over wifi.
gps- not sure what it adds to my world. i know where i am.
i'd put in:
bigger battery
some sort of cpu arrangement akin to the moto x, with the low power chips for always listening, and the faster cores for when needed.
bluetooth
wifi
so, i'm curious what you guys would do...to create your OWN balance between costs and features...your own, instead of what an OEM decides should be your balance.