Zerfallen @ Zerfallen @lemmy.world

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X users are like that henchman in Austin Powers that refused to die, just kept updating everyone on his pain and slow death process. Just leave the platform or don't, but stop being surprised at every new indignity, if there were ever a line that shouldn't be crossed, it was left in the dust long ago.

The dimensions of the ZenFone are basically the same as the iPhone or S23, so it doesn't represent a meaningful alternative to mainstream form-factor options imo.

Maybe they should bring back some form-factor diversity that niche consumer segments could gravitate toward, instead of every manufacturer targeting only the largest (and blandest) portion of the pie and ignoring the rest of it. If it's not clear, I am holding out for some decent "mini-sized" Android option.

Sounds good to me. Maybe it's just a matter of branding.

You can change it to men, but most of the results are intersex(?) or outright women anyway. I guess the training data is heavily weighted toward examples of women.

Would be great if they could instead move the whole physical top of the screen closer to my thumb for the next Pixels.

Is there any chance it's a compact (<6") size?

I've thought about doing this, but I'm worried about banking, payment, stocks (and other similarly picky) apps flipping the table when they notice it's a rooted device.

I target the Shorts container row element with uBlock, so it's removed permanently from the grid.

Personally, I would disable that feature if it arrives anyway.

I'm really happy with Vivaldi for now, but I'll have a look into Fennec anyway and maybe give it a spin. Thanks for the info!

On Android tablets, most non-Firefox browsers support a tab bar, and tablet optimised UI. Firefox is just a giant stretched phone layout. I like to use the same browser on all platforms so I can sync tabs, so Firefox being crap on my tablet rules it out for my other devices too.

I know a smaller screen would mean a smaller battery, and I am completely fine with that, since I value the ergonomics and portability more highly. My phone rarely drops below 50% as it is. Would be good to have even a single option like that on the market.

Alternatively, I wouldn't mind it being a little thicker to compensate a reduction in face size.

I agree. I was pointing out that losing ZenFone doesn't mean anything in terms of "no more one handed phones", since it a) wasn't one, and b) other phones still exist at the same size anyway, so it's not the last of... whatever it is.

If they would have committed to the "small phone" thing and made it significantly smaller, it would have differentiated it from the competition and I (at least) would have bought it immediately. Instead it competed against S23, iPhone, Xiaomi, Pixel 7a with nothing to really set it apart, except for more questionable software support.

Galaxy S23 is the same size though?

Yes, but it's not small imo, it's the same size as the iPhone 14 (regular/Pro, not Mini) or S23, etc.

Those three books are called the Broken Earth trilogy, starting with The Fifth Season, and it's probably my favourite trilogy. (Not correcting, just adding detail so they are easier to find). The magic system here always feels very specific and 'grounded' (heh), so it doesn't feel like the fluffy magic of more "high fantasy", and maybe connects more with sci-fi sensibilities? Anyway, i agree that it's excellent.

OP could also look at Ursula Le Guin. The Earthsea books are amazing, very low-key and character focused. More in the fantasy space too though, but so is Dune pretty much. She also has Left Hand of Darkness, which was great and more on the sci-fi side (no actual space travel or other planets, aside from references), particularly if they have any interest in a kind of meditation on cultural differences and gender.

Not sure how recently you mean "recently", but i last tried (for 6 months) iOS last year, and it was still exactly as you described.