'Enough Phone' is an Android phone roughly the size of iPhone 13 Mini, launching in 2027
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Everyone says they want small Android phones back, and 2027 might be your chance to actually buy one. The “Enough...

I’ve been looking at phones lately and I’ve seen this company called Enough from their YouTube kickstarter video. It’s them and SLEKE (maker of OdesseyOS) working on building a nice size phone. I’m thinking of supporting their kickstarter because I am tired of these humongous phablets, and I can’t stand on how they feel in my hand when holding them.

The phone has everything I want but I am really wondering if the bootloader will be unlockable.

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Some important edits that should be added; (after looking on Enough’s website and kickstarter)

  1. No unlockable bootloader
  2. No sideloading
  3. On Enough’s website, storage is expandable by MicroSD or that same space is using a physical SIM card and you have the option for eSIM
  4. No headphone jack, but a USBC to 3.5mm converter is given if you do the kickstarter
  5. Stock android or OdessyOS only (from SLEKE); no flashing capabilities at all
  6. Replaceable battery
  8. Price of phone from kickstarter:
  9. Super Early bird price: $399 USD (sold out)
  10. Early bird: $449 USD
  11. Kickstarter special; $499 USD
  12. Retail price after campaign: $599 USD
        • defiance@lemmy.mlEnglish
          132·
          3 hours ago

          Their point is that “sideloading” is a PR framing device to relabel a complete reasonable action i.e. “to install any Software on your device” to something which is not intended, advised and should not be desired.

          Yes, the term “sideloading” is more distinct but it carries baggage

          • kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            3·
            1 hour ago

            Sideloading has been a word for installing apps that aren’t from a store at least since I started using Android in early 2010. There was never any negative connotation, aside from the acknowledgment that you wouldn’t get automatic updates.

          • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
            25·
            3 hours ago

            I’m fully aware of what their point is. My point is it’s a senseless boogeyman distinction that someone made up about a word that precedes Google, and replaces it with a much longer phrase.

              • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
                2·
                36 minutes ago

                This device has banned sideloading installing an app. Wouldn’t go anywhere near it.

                Surely you can see how that wouldn’t have conveyed the message I was sending in my comment?

                  • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
                    1·
                    17 minutes ago

                    And now we’re back to using an unnecessarily long phrase that can be replaced with a single word. That’s what words are for. And you’re now not not only being dumb but also a jerk so you’re being blocked. 👋

    • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
      6·
      8 hours ago

      TL;DR: a stock Android option is available where you still can sideload

      that’s only if you choose the “anti-distraction” OS where nearly no apps are available. stock android is also an option (on which sideloading is still very much possible but harder with a waiting period after the restrictions you’ve probably heard of).

      i think this feature of the anti-distraction OS is probably a misstep if it can’t be overridden, but you do not have to use the anti-distraction OS at all.

      Edit: Added TL;DR