Do you think if would be a good thing if Samsung created proprietary connectors so we can have more accessories to interface with like car radios, docks, etc.
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Proprietary connectors always lead to less accessories, not more. OEM accessories usually aren't that great.
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Which connector is proprietary? If you are talking about the USB connector that isn't proprietary at all....
I vote no for Samsung. The reason Apple ipod, iphone, ipad accessories are so popular is because they are all cross compatible (other than cases). They have only had 2 main platforms, the 30 pin and lightning. If I buy a Bose sounddock now I feel comfortable having it work with the new iPhone in 3 years. This won't work with android and no one wants to be stuck with Samsung with no freedom to go to LG, HTC, Nexus, etc. when they make better products
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I'm not sure if I understand why accessories are contingent on Samsung making a proprietary connector, I've have plenty of phones with a micro-usb connector that have had official docks available - the Droid X to name one. There are plenty of car radios that interface just fine with Android phones via bluetooth or USB control.
I hated the days when every time you upgraded your phone you had to buy a new charger, I'd rather not have to return to that.
I hated the days when every time you upgraded your phone you had to buy a new charger, I'd rather not have to return to that.
Basically the same reason apple made lightning connectors.
No, it's much better off to stick with standard connectors so there's flexibility in terms of using third party cables, docks, etc.
What should happen -- and it seems like we're moving towards this -- is consistency in connector location placement. Namely, putting the microUSB port on the bottom and centered on the phone. One reason that things like iDocks can easily be successful is that they work with just about any iPod or iPhone that uses the same charger type (either 30 pin or lightning). The reason they work with any such device is that they all have the port in the same location, so you can know that your device will physically fit the dock.
Not long ago, Android phones had the charging port where it was convenient for the manufacturer, or maybe where they felt it was an ideal location. That makes it difficult to make a generic Android dock however, because you don't know if the port will be on the side of the device, or maybe near a corner, or wherever. It seems to me -- in my admittedly non-expert opinion -- that most devices are now being released with the microUSB port on the bottom edge, and centered. That means 3rd party manufacturers can make docks and the like, and count on more and more people having a device with the port in that location, and thus use that as a reasonable assumption in the design without boxing out many devices.
It's still a lot more difficult to make generic Android docks, however, simply because there is such a huge range of device sizes and form factors. But with the USB port being bottom center, and device thickness seems to be becoming more consistent IMO, it should be easier to make docks that fit many, if not most, phones that are out there.
Three or four years ago everyone in the industry agreed micro USB would be the new standard. Everyone would do it. So no longer would you need a cable for an LG and one for a Samsung. All cables would work. Apple was the only company to decline to do this. F them. Only other connectors I see are mini USB on the occasional gps.
I'm happy with micro USB. Why change that.
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I'm happy with micro USB. Why change that.
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