Our smartphones have undergone profound commodification. But in the process of forging them into objects we use and rely on for nearly every waking hour, phone companies have focused a lot on optimizing utility, which, in turn, has resulted in many key features being dropped from our beloved devices. These days, leading brands especially insist on slimming down phones more, even going against what users may truly want.
So, to get a sense of which features our readers miss the most, we recently asked you which features among those abandoned by phone companies you miss the most. Thanks to those of you who participated and shared their views, we know we aren’t alone in missing these features that were once fundamental elements of our smartphones but are now rare.
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