What say you? Are you intrigued? Or is it just another Android phone — and maybe more importantly, NOT a Windows phone.
It doesn't have to be a Windows Phone to intrigue me, but Android is really just meh to me. Rather than chase spec, I'd rather find a better UX than that which Android or iOS offer. Windows Phone used to do that, although it is obvious they no longer care to try and whatever hinky gimmick they think they are cooking up behind the scenes is likely going to fall flat on its face. Before that webOS was the cat's meow until the Apothokerlypse. In between webOS and WP I dabbled a bit with Ubuntu (which started out with promise and then fizzed out of existence), Sailfish OS and Firefox OS (which is dull, dull, dull).
iOS bores me to tears. I feel like it believes I'm dumb and it wants to condescend to me. And not just the OS, the whole iCulture. I think there is a fair bit of gullibility needed to buy into the overpriced, overhyped, "ooooo look at me I have an iSore." Sure they are successful. Good on them. I still believe though that all those people are falling for a P.T. Barnum pitch. "Magical Courage" my fat hairy behind.
I realized long ago I like flashing and customizing on Android waaaay more than I actually like Android. And the last couple of years Google/Alphabet has gotten really mean and stingy. I hate feeling like I'm their data mine that they believe they have an inalienable right to exploit. They used to be like brah dudes. Now they're all pony-up your dough suits. And the sanctimonious belief that they know better than I what I should be able to see (re: YouTube adpocolypse and shadowbanning) strikes me as extra hypocritical given the fact that they actively try and capture whatever I look at so as to advance their marketing schtick.
I'm not a gamer, so throw out that gimmick from the Razer. I'm finding myself on a lower plateau for spec than the gee-wiz latest flags are touting anyhow.
I'll gladly sacrifice some spec off the top end for a UI that does what I want it to do (surface my information quickly and easily) rather than an OS that forces me to behave how it wants.
Sailfish is making another run at being something people will be able to use as an alternative. I'd rather back another dark horse than fall for the complacency that iOS and Android are all we are allowed to have.