HMD's latest budget offering is taking a design-first approach with easy repairability and a fun modular twist with Fusion outfits.
  • umami_wasabi@lemmy.mlEnglish
    13·
    10 days ago

    I expect “modular” as in how Fairphone approaches it.

    It is NOT. It is just a smart case with pogo pins that can communicate with the phone.

    EDIT: I think using “smart” is too much credit to them.

    • absquatulate@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 days ago

      Looks like modular is the new buzzword for phones that look like that new nothing phone, with straps, pins and whatnot. I wonder is there really a market for these things?

      I mean, I love what they’ve done with the Skyline, but this thing looks kind of useless.

      • Ilandar@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        10 days ago

        The CMF phone was arguably even worse since it didn’t come with any guarantees around support for replacement parts, nor was a battery replacement particularly easy despite the removable back. The marketing from both Nothing and HMD feels like they’re targeting tech illiterate zoomers who would buy a phone based on 2000s era nostalgia bait design instead of practicality. Like just look at this new HMD marketing video - it even has 2000s style classic trance.