But it's not all that disappeared. The mobile phone manufacturer has fun experimenting also been buried other features of the flagship product respectively.
Most kept unused until now, partly disappeared because of "natural selection" in the global handset market.
Just to reminisce, of TechRadar, Tuesday (11/29/2016), KompasTekno summarizes eight phone features old school that was once familiar, but is now rarely appears (or none at all). Here's more.
1. Flip Phone
Motorola StarTAC was released in early 1996 is one of the coolest phones of its time. The device is the first to introduce the concept of a flip phone (clamshell) with a screen and a keypad that is connected with a hinge and can be opened and closed.
What may make, despite well-known until the early years of the 21st century, the popularity of flip phone then displaced by QWERTY candybar form factor, then the touchscreen in the smartphone era.
More recently, Motorola, maker of the StarTAC, released a video teaser new phone that invites viewers to reminisce with the flip phone Could it be a sign of the revival of a folding phone?
2. FM Radio
This one feature has long been present in the feature phone, but apparently less attractive to users so slowly began to disappear from the list of features of a modern mobile phone.
Apple never pinned FM radio in mobile series besutannya iPhone. Samsung also stop providing such features in the line of Galaxy S since the Galaxy S3 in 2012.Meski Thus, there are a number of important handset models that provide FM Radio, for example, the Sony Xperia Z5 and Huawei Mate 8.
Mobile phones too much to save the radio, but disabled. example is the Galaxy S7 in the United States some time ago suddenly bring these features after receiving a software update.
3. Web OS
Still remember the Palm? Former monarch Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) is merulis Web OS operating system for one of the legendary gadgets besutannya models, the Palm Pre.
Malang, although it has a good quality design as well as introducing a number of new innovations such as interface card (which was later followed by Google), WebOS failed to gain popularity in the market, of competition from Android and iOS.
Having changed hands to HP, and then sold to LG, OS-based open source platform it ended up being smart TV operating system.
4. The slide-out keyboard
One more feature phones are now rare. The first Android smartphone, the HTC Dream, equipped with a QWERTY keyboard slide-out models (sliding) is hidden behind the screen.
Form factor is also widely used by various other gadget manufacturers, including Samsung, Nokia, Motorola also. Unfortunately, he did not survive when pangguna already accustomed to typing on the touchscreen.
One manufacturer that is still loyal to the slide-out physical keyboard is BlackBerry. Android models from the company's premiere, Priv, carrying the keyboard sliding model behind the touch screen.
5. Integrated Projector
Screen smartphone that is not how big the way of users to enjoy multimedia content. How do I enlarge the field of view without taking part in the physical size of the boost? Immerse only integrated projector!
Some manufacturers such as Samsung (Galaxy Beam) and LG (Expo) had tested this idea some time ago. Unfortunately, despite attracting attention, the projector is integrated in the phone has failed to rise.
The producers apparently have not found a way to include a high-quality projector at an affordable price on the phone.
6. Infrared blaster
By adding an infrared (IR) blaster, the phone can be made capable of controlling a variety of other electronic devices that come with an IR receiver, such as DVD players and televisions. Practical is not it?
Although seen as attractive and many manufacturers supplied by the phone since the middle of last decade, IR Blaster turns rarely used by users.
Some of the latest models such as the Galaxy flasghip HTC S7 and 10 had not included this one feature. So is the iPhone which was never equipped with IR Blaster.
7. Laptop dock
Motorola Atrix mobile phones marketed in 2011 has a unique companion accessory, which is a laptop dock that connects to your phone via a special compartment. Mobile phones can be transformed into a laptop, complete with big screen and keyboard.
Similar ideas are also implemented by other manufacturers, for example through a series Asus PadFone. Unfortunately, the laptop dock accessory price is relatively expensive and is almost comparable to a tablet or a laptop stand-alone cost.
But the concept of a laptop dock has not completely disappeared. Lately, some companies have been perfecting and implementing back this idea, like Microsoft with Windows 10 Display Dock.
8. Trackball
In the pre-touchscreen, trackball pointing device once the mainstay of the widely used, especially in smart phones made by BlackBerry.
Like the mouse on your computer, in the form of small balls can be scrolled-scroll to move the cursor on the phone interface display. Nexus One smartphone once also had to include a trackball which is located just below the touchscreen.
Gradually, formerly known trackball frequently jammed due to accumulation of dust and dirt is replaced by a trackpad, similar devices touchpad on a notebook, but smaller than that. Now, either the trackball or trackpad has been replaced by a touchscreen.
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