You Were The CHOSEN One - Teracube

[@NickMirambeau]

the removable back + sd card slot + headphone jack + dual sim, literally almost made me tear up from how badly i miss that era of smartphones

[@microgamestation]

Xperia 5 iii

[@arnox4554]

​@@microgamestation Well, the Xperia doesn't have a removable battery. As a current owner of the 1 II though, I swear to hell, it has pretty much EVERYTHING ELSE. This thing is a fucking beast in performance, functionality, and reliability. It even has native bootloader unlocking, though I wouldn't recommend that at this time as doing so voids the warranty. (And also wipes the DRM keys. >_> Whyyyyy, Sony?) As great as the Xperia is, I do still miss the Galaxy S5 days. :( Back when Samsung actually gave a fuck, didn't care what Apple was doing, and was an ACTUAL leader in smartphone design.

[@microgamestation]

@@arnox4554 it's as close as you can get on a flagship these days, sadly.

[@benoitbvg2888]

Do you guys get CrossCall phones in north america? Cuz I've only used those for the last 6 or 7 years and I don't miss my old Xperias. They used to be only "indestructible" but now they're also starting to make them repairable with 10 years of parts supply. No glue holding front and back, but 14 screws. Thicc bezels tho. I swear I'm not sponsored.

[@arnox4554]

@@benoitbvg2888 Looks like that's purely an EU brand. GSMArena hasn't even heard of them apparently.

[@Fortzon]

Fairphone hands down has a better product but Teracube competes with the price point. Unfortunately with those specs Teracube will most likely end up as a kid's first phone (and that kid will want to upgrade to a better one after 1-3 years of use) or elderly's last phone.

[@mikeoxlong4043]

if you were old and ugly, and are about to die any day now, would u want to daily drive this phone or an iphone 13 pro max ?

[@fernandosalazar730]

@@mikeoxlong4043 dont be dumb this is cooler than a boring iPhone

[@dbmeo3417]

Elderly's last phone LOL. Sounds so depressing. Cause of death: Phone lag induced cardiac arrest.

[@knifeyonline]

what kid could keep a phone for 4 years without smashing it

[@utubekullanicisi]

"Elderly's last phone" 🙁

[@EthanHaque]

We'll see if the company even exists after a year lol.

[@gold9994]

Agree, the one company that i'm sure will be good is framework, because of the sector they're focusing in. People tend to buy phones morr frequently than laptops.

[@EthanHaque]

@@gold9994 yeah, the hardware from framework seems to be above average. This looks bad compared to sub $100 phones. It already looks obsolete, no one will want to keep the phone for longer than a year.

[@user.10.]

If you're reading this during or after Oct 29th, 2022 then please reply so we can remember to research the company to see if they still exist. Thank you

[@SianaGearz]

That's a genius strategy! Promise long warranty - file for bankruptcy before too many people have to really make use of it!

[@thatguyalex2835]

@@EthanHaque Guys, don't knock the Terracube. It does look cheap as heck, but at least they are trying to help our planet (even if they go hypothetically out of business in 2022-23) :) That notch is quite ugly though, lol...

[@MarUlberg]

"Comes with a 4 year warranty" Me laughing in Norway where phones are by law required to last at least 5 years. (Only 2.5 for the battery tho)

[@Flynn217something]

The real takeaway here is that this implies that Norway requires phones to have replaceable batteries which is the most important part for a long lasting mobile device.

[@handlevognhandlevognsen3128]

@@Flynn217something Well my mom got a battery replacement for her Iphone 6S and it cos her like less than 800 Norwegian KR and considering a new Iphone 6S if they still sold em would cost like 4000-6500

[@gorkskoal9315]

you speak my language. or they do anyway.

[@gorkskoal9315]

@@Flynn217something YES YES YES. And fact is that industries playing off of FOMU the fear of missing out. Are part of this lame set of design choices companies picked. I swear tech, Karen and chad have lost their collective gd minds about...making phones fun to use! They've ground it down to the same retarded bland, idiotic, stick shapes, fucking ugly colors, and to wag their dicks about camera mega pixels. Long lasting like you said includes: removable back, SD cards earphone jacks, and a fucking charger.

[@4TheRecord]

​@@thomasandersr "the seller is required to fix it at no extra cost" Everyone ends up paying towards the repair when they buy the phone, it becomes part of the price tag. There's an extra cost, but it's spread out at the start, so everyone pays it.

[@relevantEpsilon]

Terracube has one thing going for it over the Fairphone - it's available in North America. That might be the only thing, but if you can't get your hands on the better one, the better one may as well not exist. Teracube and Fairphone need to team up or something, apparently.

[@francisopiter2879]

Fairphone should buy out or merge with Teracube and make Teracube its North American division

[@annfranksus1531]

These seems like the type of phone that would be bought in bulk, like a company buying affordable smartphones for all the staff.

[@thanhavictus]

Good burner phone

[@nslouka90]

Just like a local construction company or pluming that has a crew of employees, they buy those trucks in bulk and need phones too. This is perfect for them!

[@BunnyUsagiUwU]

then the staff throws it away because they can't get any work done on them

[@nslouka90]

@@BunnyUsagiUwU playing too much Words With Friends

[@reveninja1642]

and it is good for children, not old enough to whine about few dropped frames once in a while.

[@krattah]

Meanwhile Jolla had 7 years of Sailfish OS updates to their "Jolla phone" that launched back in 2013.

[@xhivo97]

What's even worse is that if hardware manufacturers released open source drivers you could mainline the Kernel and basically have software support for as long as that device will continue to work. Sort of like linux PCs, take any computer that can run it no matter how old it is still capable of running the latest OS even if the device was released 30 years ago.

[@iskamag]

We shouldn't really praise phone manufacturers as much as we do for supporting their devices for over a year, obviously back when phones has 512m or ram that was a necessary evil but now it's completely arbitrary.

[@pedro4205]

@@xhivo97 I think the movement should be to manufactures to release the drivers from old smartphones so it would be easy for the community to maintain old phones. I have an old Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus, a model that was famous on India and Brazil, it had official updates up to Android 6, i can still update it to Android 10 due to open drivers. But most of the problem with recent Android updates is also that old hardware have problem with current android functions due to using update Arm instructions and OpenGL drivers

[@codysergeant1486]

That Jolla Phone sounds fun!

[@goldcd]

Sure - but 7 years of updates of a phone I didn't want 7 years ago, is quite pyrrhic.

[@theShinySheep]

I literally spit out my drink when they did the hard cut to Anthony exclaiming, "Rule 34!". Killed me.

[@TheRogueWolf]

Half of me wants to hear the whole conversation.

[@daniel_gallardo808]

My bet is on Genshin Rule 34

[@flubba86]

@@daniel_gallardo808 Thats too easy, and been done to death. Anthony is all about that TeraCube Rule 34.

[@MarkStillPlays]

i can hook you all up with some sauce

[@11Cent]

@@daniel_gallardo808 thats unbelievably cursed

[@nexaentertainment2764]

"the dongle is just gonna end up in the landfill" "I didn't even get a dongle" Why was that so funny lol

[@RealLifeTech187]

2:33 the phone can't last 4 years due to the Helio A25 SoC alone. MediaTek is known to not support it's chipsets for more than 2 android generations so Teracube needs to develop for compatibility themselves which they will (probably) suck at because they are a start-up so the phone becomes unusable and people will get rid of them no matter what.

[@VojtechRozsival]

Like that the Helio A25 SoC will explode after 2 years?! 🤦

[@Psyopcyclops]

Support just means security updates in this instance. Definitely not getting proper updates

[@Azarilh]

Ironically a trash phone.

[@Liminal.Headspace]

@@VojtechRozsival Not a unlikely event with Helios. They have such a huge variance in their SOCs. Some are just horrible garbage.

[@TejaSunkutheoriginal]

Updates could just mean security updates. I don't think they would update the android version that often, because that could slow down the phone if the new version takes more resources.

[@jinbyun]

I have a feeling that getting an older phone with custom rom should be more eco-friendly while giving you a better/up to date experience of Android.

[@stealthysaucepan2016]

Yup

[@greenmonalisa]

Where's the money in that? Apple and Samsung as well as LTT want no part of that nonsense. Despite what they say, if your not spending money, they aint making money.

[@FlintTD]

I see two problems with that. The first is non-removable batteries degrading into uselessness. The second problem is the technical challenge for laypeople to flash a custom ROM. Now, if you were to start a business which replaces the batteries and installs a fresh OS for customers, I could see that possibly working out.

[@oplkfdhgk]

True.

[@thetechrealist]

@@FlintTD Yup.

[@magnificat_orig]

"Donate TeamSeas so we can get these out of the ocean" MO-MO-MO-MONSTER KILL :D

[@lungshenli]

Category 5 Bruh Moment

[@stitchfinger7678]

Its awesome that like 80% of my subscriptions are in on TeamSeas Yall are cool

[@magesticchicen]

Fr

[@wilwhileaway]

I've had the Teracube 1 and Teracube 2e since they came out and love them. Anthony didn't get the best representation of the phone. Updates and tweaking settings makes a difference. I will agree that they don't hold up to more feature rich devices, but for $200 CAD they are pretty awsome. I also like the support they have, like root instructions on the official forum, from the company themselves. And screen replacement is only $69

[@hankstorm3135]

I wish some one made a phone for people who aren't photographers. I want a solid phone, good screen, processing hardware, battery with maybe one small basic back facing camera for feature like QR, paper scanning and other tools. It could make them cheaper and have no notch and other bulges for cameras i don't use.

[@RannonSi]

I very much concur! I'd love to see what a flagship phone with an OK (instead of the 'great' we have now) camera would look like nowadays.

[@jesusbarrera6916]

any cheap phone with high specs, the XIAOMI, realme, ZTE phones all have their flagships which are cheaper because the OS is barebones and the cameras as well

[@Quettesh]

MediaTek Helio A25 is the chipset they have used, I'm giving it 2 years max to be able to handle updated apps, it is in the Snapdragon 450 territory.

[@vampy625]

i have a phone with the sd425 and tbh it works really well even to this date (galaxy j2 2018) so id say it all depends on the software

[@bamboomid_8788]

@@vampy625 facts and I doubt Teracube is the software king so it probably wont last long

[@killertigergaming6762]

@@bamboomid_8788 not really there like the pixels while yea the hardware is weak it doesn't have much bloat like say samsung does

[@jesseinfinite]

And for prices less than that we can easily get snapdragon 600 series phones. This phone is pure bullshit. It's a 200$ ripoff.

[@KiinaSu]

MediaTek? I thought they are trying to lessen the e-waste. Then they use a company that cranks out shitty SoCs and drops support for them basically before they even hit the market. Wouldn't you want one that at least has half a chance to get a working custom rom in a few years?

[@fro5ty208]

I was paying half attention and then I just hear Anthony said "Rule34" after some music and i just sat there for 10 minutes thinking about what has lead me to this point.

[@lucasdiniz5642]

After hearing rule 34 I would love to know what they were talking about

[@genericscottishchannel1603]

We missed out on some critical need to know information

[@SeraphX2]

this is what i was gonna say. context is key and we have no context

[@pedro4205]

They were talking about Genshin Impact

[@genericscottishchannel1603]

@@pedro4205 No shit, I mean we need the sped up bit un-sped-up

[@MarkStillPlays]

i can hook you guys up with some sauce codes if you would like

[@mattmurphy1065]

Everyone loves Anthony so much, it’s awesome.

[@mrt1957]

He needs his own channel! Put Linus to pasture and ride into the tech news sunset.

[@mattmurphy1065]

@@mrt1957 I pity the fool that don’t agree!

[@lukemccarthyjones1185]

I watched this video on my Teracube 2e. I use it for KZbin, Reddit, WhatsApp and little else. Whilst it's fair to say that it's obsolescent, it runs everything fine if you don't play games (I never bothered or tried; I have my Switch Lite) or need a good camera. For me it's a phone for putting my money where my mouth is. I can't use the Fairphone here, so the Teracube is my only option for a phone trying to be nature-considerate and I want to support that endeavour. I accept a weaker phone for that sake, and it's fine, with a little patience. (I use both Sim slots, the SD, and wired headphones. I intend to replace the battery after 2-3 years.)

[@boneappletee6416]

Do you mind if I ask why you can't use the Fairphone where you are?

[@Mondoblasto0]

@@boneappletee6416 Fairphone is only available in Europe IIRC, maybe to the east of Europe? Not in North America.

[@AK-ou7it]

Would you still recommend it as a secondary device for low power usage (calls, messages, and a few basic apps.)?

[@RampantLeaf]

I like the vibe of this Short Circuit. Anthony did a great job presenting and it's great to see him and the crew having a good time.

[@falxie_]

10:25 Excuse me how did the conversation end on "rule 34?"

[@CarthagoMike]

Don't you just love it when you get 15 minutes of Anthony being wholesome? And a phone-review too, as a nice add-on.

[@Ikxi]

Rule 34 Some still wholesome when Anthony says it

[@H31MU7]

13 minutes* thanks to sponsorblock :D

[@Mr.Patchy]

That "Donate to team seas so we can get these out of the ocean" wasn't very wholesome of him. Fucking savage

[@cwg73160]

You obviously don’t understand the definition of wholesome.

[@Azeria]

I bought an iPhone XS Max that was one-year old, kept it for two, and sold it to someone I know will keep it for two more years, and honestly, he could probably sell it again and it’d get another year or two easily. Phones do not “last” 2 years, they last much much longer than that. Hell, I have a 3Gs that still functions entirely fine, except for its hardware limitations and limitations of the web technologies smartphones rely on, and this phone does nothing to solve that.

[@hankstorm3135]

the only thing that lasts 2 years is the battery; they are main culprit of performance degradation; especially with how many people are hemorrhaging their battery with constant overnight charging to 100%.

[@Djuntas]

Iphones last that long yes. Had my Iphone 5s, pre-owned from my brother for like 4 years. So it lasted 5-6 years I guess. In the end, updates stopped coming to 1-2 of my apps stopped working on ios 12.

[@JohnDlugosz]

I got an original Samsung Note when they were released in the U.S., and didn't replace it until it became to unreliable and I got a Note 10+. The old one was easy to change the battery and I was able to get one made by Energizer at the local battery store off-the-shelf.

[@ha-itsme]

Yeah, at this point the unsold phones will be gathering dust and turn into e-waste. The eco phones while good on paper, is not that viable to buy. Yes, it has warranty of 4 years but as it was mentioned, the user themselves won't use it that long since the SoC won't be able to keep up and more and more essential apps needs more RAM to chew through. My Oneplus 5T has been with me for 3 years, the SoC was top tier and 8/128GB is nothing to scoffs at even by todays standard. External SD and 3.5mm jack also still available.

[@ironoverheat465]

Why did you sell an iPhone XS?

[@LetsDiyThis]

Seriously, anthony is so great in reviewing. He should be doing it waaay more!

[@mattBLACKpunk]

why do all these sustainable phones have to have such garbage CPUs? if you're supposed to use them for more than 2 years that's literally the most important component

[@tonyjohnson5669]

They dont have the money or the volume for the more expensive processors so they usually end up getting worse processors. This also happens because a lot of these types of phone companies are also trying to be more ethical as well so they source what they can from more fair sources, sources that don't use Uyghur slave labor, African child labor, etc.

[@mrlithium69]

Qualcomm CPUs existing in a phone means that both companies agreed to hostile NDA's and proprietary contracts. MediaTek is the more responsible option for openness, transparency and sustainability.

[@Jimster481]

@@mrlithium69 Yep, basically this is the case. So all these other phones are relegated to using secondary class CPU's.

[@kamilkilian7861]

@@Jimster481 Not really. MediaTek has its new Dimensity series and these chips are by no means secondary class, they actually forced Qualcomm to create this atrocity known as SD888 just to have an edge in benchmarks. The problem lies with manufacturers that just use cheapest components available to create an illusion of affordable phone. It lags today but in 4 years it will serve as a nice paper paperweight, serviceable and eco but a paperweight nonetheless.

[@Jimster481]

@@kamilkilian7861 Well the thing is that these chips are "secondary class" because CPU peak performance isn't the only thing that matters. Typically these chips have some combination of; worse wifi performance, worse cellular performance, worse battery life, worse GPU performance, not as many codec's supported, worse image quality for photos, worse audio recording, poor background power consumption. However I will tell you that in me testing many tablets over this year; the cheaper SoC's are getting much better than they used to be. Gives me hope for better stuff in the future.

[@XenithflareGaming]

We all know why Anthony plays Genshin Impact. Lisa climbing noises.

[@matheuswohl]

I mean... can you blame him?

[@thatguyalex2835]

I am betting he will play that on the Steam Deck when it comes out in 2022. :). The Deck is a great console/PC hybrid, albeit a chunky design.

[@DavidLeAsdf]

@@thatguyalex2835 with current genshin anticheat you'd probably need to load windows onto the steam deck unfortunately

[@kuhluhOG]

@@DavidLeAsdf after reading about it yeah, I wouldn't have expected anything else from a company which literally joined the Chinese communist party

[@oxo8047]

@@kuhluhOG most likely they will make Linux port because Japanese likes handheld device like Nintendo switch. And they already have Android port for smartphones.

[@anomuumit]

It would be nice if you could make a "life expectancy" video about buying different "tiers" of electronics (low end/midrange/high end) and compare their environmental effects. I feel that the low end products are usually (like Anthony hinted) borderline e-waste, because the user experience suffers too much. On the opposite end of spectrum high end products use often more rare/expensive materials even when there is no advantage for it from a usability point (glass finish on the back of the phone etc).

[@ThisNameWasntTaken]

great idea. can we please make that happen?

[@Blackdiamond2]

I like the sound of this.

[@tridinh1011]

cheap samsung phones? 2,5 years of updates, battery deteriorates after 2, becomes obsolete after 2 years. flagship gets 4 years of updates, s8 still going strong today and can be re-equipped with new ROM (unlike the midrangers that cannot run it), yeah flagships are the only way to go if you actually want some sort of "environmentally safe"

[@tobster1499]

would love this video

[@jesusbarrera6916]

people buying low end products don't usually have the money to spend on more.... those phones tend to last a long while

[@panteleykolodii]

“There are many people who depend on the Ocean for their food”- inserts image of a can of bud light on the beach 😂

[@scoon2740]

I really enjoy the videos where you guys cover the edge case / weird technology. It's much more interesting than the latest iphone / samsung etc where it's just like "Oh wow it's exactly like the last one except with a slightly better camera". Please keep doing these!

[@ItsTimDatMan]

Anthony: "Rule34!..." Me: *Nervous look* HUH???

[@xSabir-hc7wj]

@@agnez______9956 who tf are you

[@sohamray2266]

@@xSabir-hc7wj B O T

[@eatmedust]

😂😂😂😂

[@tidalus]

Oh, a new Anthony video. (presses like icon) Now, let's see what it's about.

[@heni63]

That feels racist (not for races but people). But I know it's meant nice

[@floppa9415]

Why can't I have a sustainable phone with flagship specs. I am talking Snapdragon 888, 5G, GOOD camera. The specs on this one... bruh!

[@TheDesius]

I think most people that care so much about the planet are not very materialistic so they don't care about getting the best. And I think the average person doesn't buy a flagship phone, mostly just tech enthousiasts. So it's a more safe option to make a midrange phone

[@newolku]

Bruh when is snapdragon 999 coming out i want my power

[@jubuttib]

At a guess: If you want to make a phone with those specs, it'll cost a hefty bit. If you want to sell a phone at that kind of price, you need to be somewhat of an established brand. If you're an established brand, you don't give a shit about sustainability. Could be wrong tho.

[@eck0hcobra15]

After thinking about comment I am genuinely confused, what makes any phone sustainable?

[@josh77577]

@@TheDesius with this price point just having a phone that works okay for 200 dollars and lasts 4 years is a good selling point. Would be good for my grandpa or someone who doesnt care much about specs.

[@rzero21]

11:59 I appreciate how Anthony showcases briefly phone performance with a very popular game like Genshin Impact

[@DDosAndDonts]

"Where is the charger?" proceeds to write several lines of things that are unrelated to the question

[@Disorbs]

he nailed it when he said these were obsolete the day it came out or heck when they thought about the idea.

[@Fortzon]

Good SoC is definitely the key for long-term use (and a good wallet case with magnetic latch so it also protects your screen in my case :D). I still use my Asus Zenfone 5Z that's now 3 years old but it's still perfectly usable because it has SD 845. Only problem is that it's the base model so it only has 64gb of storage and I like to take pictures :D

[@tomaszgorczynski3047]

Yup, I had to replace my 5Z today because battery was pretty much dead after 3+ years and no repair shop in area had replacement battery but the performance of that phone is still cery good and if I could find replacement I would certainly still use it for quite few more years happyli

[@moondonut4136]

This is definitely true. I keep my Phones in such a good condition, that after two years with my IPhone XR I could gift it to my sister. My IPhone 7 that I had before that is now been used by my mother. The only problem with the IPhone 7 is battery, but with the battery case it still does the job.

[@thiefrules]

@@tomaszgorczynski3047 learn how to swap the battery yourself and now you’ll have a backup phone for just-in-case purposes + a new skill

[@TheUruse]

Plus SD has more active community so if no longer supported by OEM then it's easy to make your phone updated. MediaTek in the other hand...

[@mrraulfd]

I've got an iPhone 8 since almost four years. I replaced the battery in an Apple Store and now it is running like new. Easily I could use it for two more years without a problem.

[@eduardoizquierdo309]

I don’t know why more phones have fm radio, it is so underrated

[@tigeroats913]

Oh and IR blasters

[@thetalesofdaneandco]

IR Blasters is the real one. I miss being able to deal with any screen in my office with one remote.

[@justahumanwithamask4089]

@@thetalesofdaneandco xiaomi's midrange lineup has these. My redmi note 8 has an ir blaster and a headphone Jack

[@s.i.m.c.a]

@@justahumanwithamask4089 xiaomi mi 11 ultra have IR blaster as well

[@linasdarulis]

Hello I’m not joking but I thought FM was dead no? Here in Norway FM has been shut down since 2017.

[@ThePlayerOfGames]

6:30 the plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage patch affects humans directly and indirectly; the microplastics that shard off the degrading pieces work their way into sea animals but also land animals via the water cycle and animal feed including humans. These microplastics can be large enough that they physically fill stomachs that prevent eating or small enough that they work their way through bodies and have a *hormonal* effect on humans.

[@julesglendenning937]

Legit, Anthony's explanation of how he uses his phone is my favorite thing to hear. My iPhone 5C was ran into the fuckin ground, I did the same with my 6S, and only recently did I buy a phone too early on accident, cause I thought I broke my SE, but I didn't and now I just have my SE as a back up. I use my phone like I use a good pair of shoes. Yeah, they look good and I love having them around... but I'd be lying if I said I didn't put them through the ringer the 2-3 years I usually have them.

[@bl4azeZ]

Just wanna mention for the Genshin test. No matter where you play the game it’s choppy on the loading screen. That shouldn’t be a indicator it’s slow.

[@tetristriumph9036]

But frankly speaking it's not going to run well on this phone. I tried it on my iPhone 6s and it can barely run on the lowest settings. The highest settings maxed out my new iPad mini.

[@SunnySzetoSz2000]

only iphone 13 can run genshin on 60fps, every thing in genshin is real time 3D but not pre-record video.

[@Ancientreapers]

I had my Motorola X2 running for 5 years until it crapped out last January. The non-replaceable battery finally gave up the ghost. That's the only downside to all these newer phones. The non-replaceable battery is the major issue in most cases. Otherwise, I'd still be using my Motorola X2.

[@Jimster481]

You can typically take it somewhere to have the battery replaced.

[@Alias_Anybody]

"Non replacable" often means only one screw driver, old credit card and a hair dryer away though. Unless they add some additional bs like Apple.

[@Jimster481]

@first last If you have a good shop, they can take the battery out and replace it.

[@paulc9494]

@@Alias_Anybody yeah the hardest part is getting the back off, they use gorilla glue or something.

[@matthewhafner962]

11:00 I'm watching at 2x playback myself, so Crab rave came across at 4x to me, lol

[@xorkatoss]

4:50 "It's Big and Green" yep that's what Black Widow said...

[@strawhousepig]

After 13 years of iPhones I switched to an Android and this is the phone I bought. Teracube sells in North America, so that's the one I bought. Would've sprung for a Fairphone otherwise. I was interested in a Pinephone, but Anthony here convinced me not to bother. Thanks, Anthony. I'll hopefully go that route next. Maybe there will be one with a better camera by then. Couple things, the 2e is usable as a communication device, a little slow sometimes, really slow at others, but usable. It's not an entertainment device. It's a budget phone that lets you replace the battery rather than the phone. If all anyone cared about was performance iPhones would be all anyone ever bought, because they smoke Androids for breakfast. There's no bloatware on the 2e and the promise of years of updates is a bonus. Another thing is I'm not spoiled. I know what I use my devices for and this one... mostly fits. Other than the OS, the only thing I truly miss is a decent camera with an OK light. The camera and the light are really low end. The camera I suppose I can understand, but there's no excuse for the dim, bluish LED on this thing. All that said, I believe Anthony hit it when he said it's going to miss it's mark because the user won't make it four years even if Teracube's support does. It's a budget phone that should be sold as one. People who are willing to, for lack of a better term, vote with their wallet would go for a more "snappy" experience and not want to lament that their snapshots look bad.

[@The.Frumious.Bandersnatch]

"Maybe 9 months, Might be a baby." God I love you Anthony.

[@kristian9268]

Really awesome that you contribute to #TeamSeas! Will you promote it on main channel too?

[@basictutorialsforeveryone4247]

Yeah they should do that to reach everyone

[@mehulkalra2002]

They uploaded a short

[@kylehagertybanana]

imagine wanting linus to make a mr beast ad

[@SKIMER]

2:39 I can live with 4G, but a 720p screen in 2021? That's an instant pass

[@killertigergaming6762]

I don't get why it matters that 720p screen has better pixel density then most tvs.

[@yowhat3745]

@@killertigergaming6762 You don't use your phone holding it 6 feet away right? 720p is easily noticable on a 6 inch phone screen.

[@killertigergaming6762]

@@yowhat3745 not really i switched my phone screen to 720 and it looked fine

[@chlorobyte_projects]

720p will look more budget than 1080p, even if it doesn't become a pixelated mess. Going higher than 1080p, on the other hand...

[@yessikg]

I have a 720p tv and I have a Switch, I can do 720p on a tiny phone screen

[@aqua-bery]

4:05 problem with not including a charger is that when you buy a new charger because the old one is too slow for your shiny new phone, there's gonna be way more plastic, packaging and fuel being used.

[@Nighthawk20000]

This one is not aimed at people who need the best and fastest. The fact that it's only 200 bucks is ridiculously impressive

[@LeetRouter]

This seems like a phone I would get for my mom, who is still running a used iPhone 5S with a pay as you go plan for 2007. Her current phone is almost never charged or turned on but can be used in emergencies. You could almost suggest at this price point that people get it to keep in the glove box in their vehicle in case of an accident or emergency

[@merope9821]

the 5s most likely runs better than this crap

[@Shadowninja1200]

A used iphone 8 or 7 would be a better buy. It's a similar price (in my region) and would be supported for similar amount of time or even longer. You also wouldn't be subjecting your mom to a completely different os to learn.

[@MrSolLeks]

My mom is using my old s5, my dad my old s7. Im on a s10+ and honestly dont think il upgrade in 4 years at this point. If my batt starts to really suck il prob try to replace it, i did after all work on fixing electronics at my last job and if i kill it il upgrade, but im never really far from power and keep a batt in my backpack so even then... Got it when it first came out, what 2 years ago? My mom is waiting on me to upgrade to replace her phone but that may not happen lol... not like phone gaming is any good after all. I think her s5 is better than this phone too lol...

[@GloomGaiGar]

How on earth is that 5 still going. Never repaired or replaced the battery?

[@MrSolLeks]

@@GloomGaiGar she did, idk otherwise

[@xds21x9]

I hope fairphone and teracube make a higher-end phone (doesn't have to compete with today's flagship) with this concept. I'll totally hop in on it just for the replaceable battery and continued Android support. Sent from my LG V20

[@sebastianfruhwirth7231]

Man missing the days when everybody was swapping his s2 back covers in the school

[@tams805]

Look at this young 'un here. Nokia 3310 plates or nothing.

[@Kromiball]

@@tams805Motorola StarTAC batteries

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@tams805 Laughs in phone booth. We had phone cards back in the day.

[@SIPEROTH]

@@CakePrincessCelestia Phone cards with pretty designs.

[@kajyakuzonik9130]

"... so we can get these out of the ocean" xD

[@ravagingwolverine]

If you're coming down from higher-spec phones, then the hardware in this one may be disappointing and the idea of it being functional in a few years may seem delusional. I've been using my phone for three years, and it was a year old when I got it. It was also a super budget phone because I wanted a replaceable battery and that was the market segment to find it, which is funny because the phone is less disposable in its design than high-end phones. Going back to when my mom used the 2015 Moto G with the Snapdragon 410, I was surprised how good an experience that provided in general usage(browsing and video streaming). It was comparable to my SD800 at the time. I still find those old SD400-class chips usable, and the whole experience hasn't really slowed down in my observation all that much. I don't use my phone for heavy stuff like gaming. The newer chips in that class are much better too than the 28nm quad-core A53 chips that I'm still using. I could see myself being happy with the specs of this thing for years. The only issue I have with Teracube is that I heard there were software issues, though I should look again as I love seeing companies provide phones with replaceable batteries.

[@AlTheEngineer]

Yeah, this was a terrible review IMHO - all he did was game on a budget phone and tell us "oh well, it doesn't game", as if we didn't already know that! Talk about "the wrong audience" for a product. Jeez.

[@EdgyShooter]

Ah I remember that clicking sound of opening my phone, damn I miss it. I'd prefer easy battery replacement over cutting down 2mm thickness every day of the week

[@Aegor1998]

If I wasn't set on the pinephone pro this would be a lot more interesting.

[@karlkarlng]

If the pine phone had a better chip I would've bought it. Even at a 5-800 price point.

[@kyleburant2083]

@@karlkarlng have you seen the pinephone pro it has a pretty good chip in it compared to the original pinephone

[@oplkfdhgk]

Haha same :D

[@oplkfdhgk]

@@kyleburant2083 yeah the new chip is awesome!

[@tomoghnosen]

Pinephone Pro ... lets gooo

[@afallingtree9114]

10:22 no dont time-laps this part, I want "Politics with Anthony"

[@johnjon1823]

Many many many people do not care about gaming at all, let alone on a phone. It may be people want a phone that lasts, has a replaceable battery which can do maps, email, a bit of video now and then and has access to apps and IS NOT too expensive. So, there is a market for that kind of phone. For sure.

[@Asgard2693]

Genuinely interesting product from a concept level. However watching Anthony was my main reason for watching and sticking around, the environmental initiatives are awesome I live on the coast in the UK.

[@asterixom7160]

Even the packaging is eco-friendly - takes peel of

[@primorock8141]

That burn at the end damn😂

[@robertjanbout1437]

Soya ink as plus? Remember that for growing soya plants they usually burn down large pieces of forests. Even plastic is more environmentally friendly than even paper if recycled.

[@bonniemunene5163]

The biggest impact they can offer to the world on right to repair. Is work on the android software, remove Google app, unlocked bootloaders, developing custom ROMs. Every time you change custom Rom, is like having a new phone

[@davidGA殿]

I'd love to have a phone that's like that but with premium specs. All of them are always average at best.

[@oplkfdhgk]

What do you consider as premium specs?

[@thefpsxpert]

It took me two years with a flagship to realize this, but is it really needed or worth the $1000 price tag every year? I mostly needed it for every day use but a lot of the flagship features I already use other tech for. - Gaming? Got a PC for that. - Drawing? Got a tablet for that. - VR? Got a headset for that. - Reddit/KZbin when bored on the go? Even mid tier phones can run that ok. Maybe I've just gotten old, but it no longer seems worth the high cost when almost all phones can run playing 1080 video as it is.

[@lalimalik6614]

@@thefpsxpert yeah every year a phone comes out with that price tag. But i buy it for 2-3 years. This one would be nice, but even the screen is just 720p and thats enough for most people to not buy it

[@killertigergaming6762]

The closest thing you can get to that is the fairphone 4

[@SnifferSock]

I just went from an A50 to an S20. The step up from a ~3 year old mid tier phone to a 1 year mid flagship is huge.

[@sheldonpopesp]

Charger is a redundant accessory? It's literally needed to use the phone...

[@TheCammerhammer]

Unless this is literally your first phone the odds are pretty good that you already have several chargers kicking around. I have at least three chargers that are capable of charging a modern phone that are findable in thirty seconds, so if I were to buy a new phone with another charger that's just more electronic waste clogging my cable drawer. So yes, a charger is a redundant accessory for most people, and excluding it is unlikely to inconvenience the average purchaser.

[@chlorobyte_projects]

The charger is not needed to use the phone. It has a battery with decent charge on arrival.

[@some-one-else-r]

"Sorry, you can't donate in this country or region yet."

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

and that is what free proxies are for!

[@tangentarc7477]

Still running a Lumia 920, from 2012. No apps support it, it cannot be updated, but it still works. Runs 3D era GTA games sweet. Sustainable.

[@Passionate_Potato]

I hope they do a new version within a few years. I'm hoping they learn from this phone and improve. I really want a phone with a removable battery even at the cost of little less performance.

[@bencze465]

I like it that there are initiatives like this. We do need quite a bit more common sense in tech! But maybe something mid way between Apple and this. Something reasonable both performance and sustainability-wise. I don't mind some compromises, and we all have to work on our expectations, but this is a bit too extreme for me right now.

[@SIPEROTH]

Solution is make a good average spec phone with a removable back cover to change battery but without bothering with all this recycle plastic and paper bullshit that increase costs.

[@graealex]

No, because we can all feel wholesome for this phone existing, while everyone is still buying the phones they actually want, i.e. the ones where neither sustainability nor repairability plays any role. Because these companies have to make a product that's worse, in this case, no IP rating and bad HW specs, at a comparatively high price point, and that puts them at a disadvantage. Instead we need legislation that requires commitment to sustainability and repairability for all manufacturers.

[@radio.skeleton]

I was hoping for an alternative to the Fairphone 4 for the US but it looks like I'll have to keep looking

[@miharuUwU]

love that the dono counter went up by more than 20,000 during my watch time

[@stachut]

tbh plastic is the best recyclable material existing; the problem is only some % is thrown in sorted garbage (which can be recycled) instead of mixed garbage and therefore landfill paper almost not recyclable and it takes more paper to make the same package as i would be made with plastic

[@SkepticalCaveman]

Sad to see that it wasn't up to snuff. The Fairphone 4 or 3 is a better choice. Maybe if Terracube joined forces with Pinephone, then maybe they could make a enviormental budget phone that people could actually use. If they let Pine64 design their phone hardware and instead only provided the recycled materials for the phone, then that would be a win-win for both of them.

[@RinVindor101]

As much as I love the idea of the teracube, I bought a OnePlus6 a month after release back in May of 2018 and I'm still using it. I'll have to replace it by February of 2022 only because my carrier pushed out a notification that I have to have a LTE voice compatible phone. If that wasn't the case, I'd honestly be using this phone for another 2 years which would put it at the 5 year marker.

[@DrewTNaylor]

I don't know the specs of the OnePlus 6, but it's possible that if you're using it unlocked on AT&T (sounds like your carrier is either them or an MVNO of theirs, because they said the same thing about my mom's Nokia 6 from 2017), it'll still work even after the 3G shutdown date. Obviously this should be taken with a grain of salt because I don't know everything, but you should be fine if VoLTE shows up in the status bar. I'd do research on this and have a contingency plan, though.

[@RinVindor101]

@@DrewTNaylor Yeah I've got a carrier called Cricket down here in the southern US that I use. I'm probably just going to upgrade anyway, its November and OnePlus is doing some sales and I'll just repurpose this phone as another camera for my D&D streams lol

[@_nishantk_]

I have been so conditioned by LTT that when Anthony said, "But first"; I reflexively skipped 10 sec. I had to rewind back to listen

[@Ascendance2001]

"Rule 34!" -Anthony

[@kingdarius2554]

Anthony fearing the thought of replicating Linus's mistakes, mockingly throws the phone with both hands on the box.

[@massam9343]

When you realised anthony live nearby the ocean, "Anthony the Man of the Sea"

[@AirRifleReport]

"The less fuel is burnt when transporting the phone", nope! If you run a phone from 3-5 years ago and are upgrading, you WILL likely need a changer so these companies are shifting carbon expenditure to us, the consumers. People will likely order online and have yet another Amazon van deliver a charger, doubling the carbon footprint for this product

[@brianzmek7272]

I can go to duzions of places 8n my home town and just buy a charger and cable that was efficiently mass shipped with a dozen near identical ones and if you order the charger at the same time they are likely to ship together. Also I already own a dozen chargers

[@level-8]

The world we live in where KZbinrs save the world instead of politicians

[@snsayy]

4:02 People will still have to buy new chargers or cables if they come from a different device or sell there old device, it would actually increase fuel consumption and waste, if they buy a charger from amazon for example, more packaging probably twice as much will be used, most people would sell there old phone with the charger or if they don't the person buying the second hand phone would need to buy a new charger (most apple cables disintegrate after a few years/months so you would still need to buy a new cable if you are changing from iphone to a newer iphone, if you haven't already bought a cable)

[@Horizontalvertigo]

Seems solid enough for a burner phone you take on holiday and won't feel bad about it getting stolen/lost

[@CommodoreFan64]

I could see this phone for someone like my elder aunt who does not care too much about the hardware specs as long as it does basic stuff well enough, gets software updates, and it last so she does not have to replace her phone as often, and think that's this company goal.

[@smithwillnot]

Anthony: "When you are buying new phone, usually you are buying longevity" Meanwhile me: "I've been using same dumbphone Nokia since 2011"

[@nikkigrace5288]

Just a heads up that genshin intro is often times harder to render than the game itself, I get a solid 15-20 fps better performance when in game compared to the intro

[@BrianJRichards]

I preordered one of these for their $99 intro price as a business phone. Business closed and I have it to my oldest, he loves it. Great phone for kid and if it does break I’m a lot less likely to freak out if he dropped an iPhone or high end galaxy.

[@damaliamarsi2006]

Gets phone, tests every feature except for making a phone call.

[@kakarotblue9843]

My dad upgraded to a 13 mini from his original 6 which he’s had from very day it came out. It still works perfect condition no cracks. Reason for upgrade is cause he bought a watch series 7 which aren’t compatible with older versions of iOS.

[@NoID42069]

I love Anthony and everything he touches is gold.

[@DarkusObscurius]

I really LOVED this removable backplate and interchangable battery, i really miss that in the "modern" smartphones.

[@JohnDlugosz]

Leaving out the charger prevents waste if you don't need another one, or don't want the basic model included and buy a different one anyway. Having it separate to save packaging is something Apple said and that was debunked, the separate packaging is more stuff than just making the original box a little larger.

[@pickledblowfish6178]

Anyone with a functional brain stem knows its to boost accessory sales.

[@sirius_b_13]

This video gave me old channel super fun vibes. Love it

[@taidee]

The thing about 3.5 mm jack excitement is that I don't get to hear people talking about the DAC and amplification behind that port. You would think that if you have headphone with the jack it means you are guaranteed to get a great sound out of the port, but his is very dependent on weather you have low impedance and high sensitivity headphones, otherwise you need to get the sound out of the phone from the digital port through to your own equipment anyway. And on this phone, I have a feeling you get among the cheapest dacs currently on mobile.

[@平和-v1z]

Love teracube, I heard they plan to release a higher end 5.8 inch OLED device with no Notch/Punch hole etc. and an under display fingerprint scanner. If that's true, I'll be so tempted.

[@TheGinGear]

Why do people like under display fingerprint scanners? That's literally a reason for me not to buy it; they're objectively worse as a fingerprint scanner; they just look cool

[@平和-v1z]

@@TheGinGearI have to disagree, UD fingerprint scanners with ultrasonic technology, like on Samsung Galaxy devices are very reliable and allow unlocking your device if it's on a flat surface like a table. They also allow for a case with fewer cutouts, which prevents the build up of debris etc.

[@平和-v1z]

@@creepysmilingcarl9742 How do you use your phone? Most likely with your thumb. It does not require any kind of gymnastics.

[@chlorobyte_projects]

@@平和-v1z You can also have a standard fingerprint scanner without an additional hole. My phone (realme X3 superzoom) has it on the power button.

[@平和-v1z]

@@chlorobyte_projects Unfortunately, this would require a cutout on the side of the case. The fingerprint scanner cannot scan trough the case.

[@YOEL_44]

8:43 That is a bug with the Play Store app, if you go to the web interface you can make it install remotely, without having to pay obviously.

[@kingcharming1]

The microphone sounded really good in my ears. Looks like a phone my dad would be ok with. He doesn't take pictures or video, plays games or watches videos, but would appreciate the possibility to do those things.

[@thisisartman]

Anthony calling Genshin a Waifu Sim made my day 😂

[@SRC267]

The title of the video will change later.

[@fastgecko5799]

The issue with literally all these sustainable/repairable devices is that they all have shit tier specs with premium pricing.

[@Ikxi]

This is 200$ so low price But stil shit specs that will run poorly when apps get more demanding

[@icetanker8062]

what are you on about? The fairphone 4 is £500 which is a mid tier price, definitely not premium, but it has 128gb of storage and 6gb of ram or more which is on par with flagships, the SOC is a mid range 750G, which makes sense as it's a mid range priced phone, cameras are solid for the mid range, battery life is also good. Sure it's not as sleek as the modern flagships but it's not a bad phone for the price

[@fastgecko5799]

@@icetanker8062 £500 is not mid-range price. That's $850 Canadian dollars, that's near flagship price. The 750g is available in phones that cost under $400 CAD. On top of that it has a 60Hz LCD on it when 90-120Hz OLEDs are showing up on budget phones. The cherry on top is that they got rid of the headphone jack. The fairphone is a cool concept and I think they'll eventually get there, but at this point in time to say it's "good value" is just straight up horse shite. I could go order a Poco F3 for example that has 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a 120Hz OLED, and a SD 870 for $300 less than the Fairphone. Also 6GB of ram is not flagship RAM anymore. I'm pretty sure modern flagship android phones are shipping with minimum 8GB but more commonly 12.

[@fastgecko5799]

@@Ikxi Ah I missed that it was only $200, still not great. I guess if all you do is incredibly basic tasks it would get the job done.

[@Wolfie254]

I had one last year and it was good for the price, but I moved on to another phone because the warranty doesn't work for water Damage. When I misplaced at the beach resort and it came back soaked, battery dead, and the battery wouldn't charge like it got rained on or dropped in water, I gave up on it. Their warranty said the damage wasn't covered. It was good while it lasted.