I don't like any of the modern phones, primarily because all of them seem to have been designed so that they look very sleek and stylish while flying through the air.
But none of them are designed to hold in your hand, and function as a phone (or a camera, or anything else).
I currently have a work-provided Samsung Galaxy 7. Like most modern phones, the designers placed the microphone precisely so that my finger covers it if I hold the phone securely enough not to drop it; they positioned the volume controls, so that as I hold the phone to my ear, I will accidentally lower the volume to zero; and they positioned the power button so that likewise, I accidentally turn the phone off whenever I pick it up.
Most insane of all, the speaker is inexplicably at the BOTTOM of the phone. As far from my ear as they could place it. (???) No idea why.
And of course, as with all modern cell phones, there is no way to keep it secure in any useful pocket. It is designed to slide smoothly into a breast pocket, so of course, it slides just as smoothly out again.
On top of the universally bad ergonomics, my work has saddled us with Sprint as the carrier, instead of more expensive (but seemingly more functional) At&T which we had before. The audio quality is terrible, and must be set at maximum volume at all times to hear anything. Most calls suffer from breakups, distortions and gaps in audio, so they usually take twice as long to conduct any conversation.
Edited by
IgorFrankensteen
on Thu 01/12/17 08:24 PM
