Smartphones

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Every smartphone sucks. Why can't a company produce smartphones that aren't shit? Here is what I want from smartphone companies.

1. Easy to understand lineup. Motorola kinda had this for a little while. I just want to know if the phone is budget, mid-range, or flagship and which generation it's from. Have a consistent way of marking this. Quit doing dumb shit where "Thingy 6" is somehow a newer version than "Thingy 8". Moto did this well for a while. I can grasp the E-G-X lineup and the generation number. I was even okay with the "Plus" variants. But then they started adding Play and ZForce crap.

2. Stock Android.

3. Removable battery.

4. Carrier unlocked and compatible with both GSM and CMDA.

5. Bootloader unlocked.

6. Guarantee full version upgrades for 2 years and security patches for at least 4 years.

7. Stock img files should be available for download on company website.

8. Work with Lineage OS team to help with porting. I can understand if a company doesn't want to devote longterm resources to supporting it, but extending a hand and helping out initially will make a company look so good in an industry where most companies are hated by consumers.