Americans have psyopped ourselves into playing pointless blue bubble status games and in turn have ignored basically every cool innovation in smartphone form. Meanwhile you can get some truly gonzo Androids. They can’t stop wont stop making weird and cool phones 

Case in point—the new WP200Pro 5G, by Chinese manufacturer Oukitel

The phone is built for outdoor adventures. The water- and dust-resistant smartphone body features shockproof casing, an aluminum frame, impact-resistant glass and reinforced rubber.

On the back of the phone is a small additional screen that can display notifications. This screen can be popped out and placed into a wristwatch accessory, or put in your ear as a headphone (!!!!). 

$699.99 — I’m tempted

Americans have psyopped ourselves into playing pointless blue bubble status games and in turn have ignored basically every cool innovation in smartphone form. Meanwhile you can get some truly gonzo Androids. They can’t stop wont stop making weird and cool phones 

Case in point—the new WP200Pro 5G, by Chinese manufacturer Oukitel

The phone is built for outdoor adventures. The water- and dust-resistant smartphone body features shockproof casing, an aluminum frame, impact-resistant glass and reinforced rubber.

On the back of the phone is a small additional screen that can display notifications. This screen can be popped out and placed into a wristwatch accessory, or put in your ear as a headphone (!!!!). 

$699.99 — I’m tempted 

https://oukitel.com/products/oukitel-wp200pro-5g

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blue bubbles are a form of a status symbol, true. 

unless you're some kind of tech gadget nerd you probably don't have a foldable phone, or one with a thermal camera, or a laser projector for showing movies on the wall.

based on all the people i know with android phones they honestly just want a slab of glass with a big battery and a good camera. software is what's eating the world

I sort of think we have no idea what people want because blue bubble cult has prevented all experiments with form. This is weird, maybe too weird, but at least they are going for it. All Tim Apple knows how to do — or more generously, is willing to do — is make the screen a little bigger, then a little smaller

in Southeast Asia? yes, not mainstream, but yes there's a tiny market