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Samsung brings new rugged Galaxy XCover7 smartphone and Tab Active5 tablet (m.gsmarena.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The phone has a No Battery Mode, allowing it to run without a battery when plugged into the USB-C port.

Both devices have removable battery. But, the Xcover 7 has a No battery Mode as a pro alongside being IP68 rated.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Good, now make a smaller one with the same specs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

These devices are already niche as they are. It's unlikely they would make a similar one in a smaller form factor.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Motorola, sony, and even samsung made smaller versions of these before. I had a moto defy, sony acro s, sony xperia z3 compact and z5 compact personally. The last 2 ish generations of phones with ip ratings, headphone jacks, and expandable storage have all been 6.3+ inches with the possible exception of the cat or bullet phones and the oddball chinese ones. Don't get me wrong, this is a step in the right direction for a lot of reasons but I am really over 6+ inch phones. They don't fit well in pockets, they are less user friendly with 1 hand, and don't offer significantly more features anymore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Agree. But, they don't appear to be bothering with small phones for now. It could change in the future with market saturation. But, not now.