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I didn't even realize Qualcomm removed the built in FM radio from their chips. Huh.

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[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 year ago

Meh, I haven't listened to FM in years. It's just not a feature as far as I'm concerned.

[-] smallaubergine@kbin.social 35 points 1 year ago

I know I'm a minority opinion but I like having the option. It's like IR blasters, SD cards, removable batteries.... things I didn't use all the time but sometimes come very much in handy.

[-] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Return of the IR blaster would be absolutely killer for me. I LOVED that feature on my old Samsungs, especially because my SO has a tendency to just... leave the remote places

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

They are still there in some chinese brand phones. I'm not sure it's mentioned anywhere on the box tho.

[-] portside 2 points 10 months ago

All Xiaomi phones have it. I have a Redmi Note 10 which has IR blaster

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago

SD Card is pretty much a necessity for me. I really wish the 1TB cards were more affordable. And when I had a phone with removable battery, I used that too. Instead of a power bank, I had 2 batteries. Instant recharge basically.

[-] amju_wolf@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The problem is that you have to make the line somewhere. Sure, one small feature is kinda miniscule, but you could easily name dozens, and that starts eating into costs and/or other actually useful features fast.

There's also the fact that when you have a "swiss army knife" of phones chances are it doesn't do anything really well.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

FM is good in theory, but I stopped listening over a decade ago due to the sheer overwhelming advertising. Sometimes it felt like I’d go half an hour or more without any music to listen to. It’s just not worth it

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