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   Anil Dash (anildash@me.dm)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 23:27:57 JST Anil Dash

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   @ernie @TechConnectify There's always been this dream of "just plug your phone in", but really people need to go the other way. Carry around a Mac Mini, maybe with some Airpods on it. Definitely works as a computer when you plug it in.

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     Technology Connections (techconnectify@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 23:28:00 JST Technology Connections

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     @ernie shout out to the idea microsoft was trying at the tail end of Windows phone.

     I never tried it, but you could plug a Lumia 950 into a dock and suddenly you would have a desktop Windows experience running from the phone.

     It kind of sucked because it was so early into ARM on windows (and has that actually gotten much better?) But the idea of your phone being your PC that you slot into laptop frames or even a desktop setup was and remains appealing.

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     Ernie Smith (ernie@writing.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 23:28:00 JST Ernie Smith

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     @TechConnectify Canonical also tried doing this with the Ubuntu Phone!

     The specs are getting good enough now that it’s realistic. Qualcomm has basically caught up to Apple Silicon at this point so it actually makes sense now. It all requires the right interface though. Samsung has done way more work on this front than anyone else.

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     Ernie Smith (ernie@writing.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 23:28:01 JST Ernie Smith

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     If a phone has 24 gigs of RAM and a 1-terabyte SSD do you still need the laptop?

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     Ernie Smith (ernie@writing.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Dec-2023 23:28:02 JST Ernie Smith

     So the OnePlus 12 is essentially the OnePlus 11 with more RAM and SSD and the one feature the phone was missing (wireless charging) back again.

     Sounds like a winner. https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/5/23988905/oneplus-12-china-launch-price-specs-features