[General Topics] Renzy1973:
Some new, some suggestions repeated as me seconding the idea

-Waterproof (or at least water resistant - I don't want to swim with my phone but if my kid (or drunken buddy) drops it in a toilet I want enough time to fish it out and it not be a brick, or the warranty voided)

-Auto sensor for brightness - hate walking from indoors to outdoors and can't see my screen until I can find shade and get to the toggle/menu/feature to adjust the brightness.

-Awesome speakers - whether I am playing the Disney radio station to keep kids happy or rocking out to some Ozzy to release stress it has to sound good!!

-high def video playback

-Power button is..the POWER BUTTON - not the lock screen, take a screen shot, turn on/off this and that feature - I need one button I can hit and know the phone is going to turn off, I can handle the extra are you sure button on the screen - I understand that failsafe but so sick of seeing crap I don't want to see and telling the phone again to power off - I'd even be fine with a seperate button for quick menu access/lock screen.

-Move the buttons to the side edge of the phone (not the face)- if left handed have a quick switch option that reverses their mapping so you can hold in either hand. When I reach for the buttons on the bottom of the phone I have to release my grip on the phone - not so great when juggling a couple bags of groceries, the dog on the leash, a coffee and a child..so many times I have dropped my phone because of this. With side buttons I could use my fingers pads easily and still hang onto it firmly

Also make them in a small recessed pocket with a flip door that slides into the back of the phone - prevents accidental button pushing when tossed in a purse/bag

-scratch proof screen

-best possible receivers for wifi and call quality - I live in a metal trailer - signal from router for wifi doesn't travel well (although new baseband has resolved most of those issues)

-VIDEO/Audio OUT - would be great to be able to plug my phone straight to the rca jack/SV video port on Grandma's TV so she can see the pictures/videos in full screen instead of squinting at the tiny screen and saying yup, uh huh and I know she can't see the details. I mean my cheap digital camera has this feature, why not my phone?

-and speaking of camera - don't go over 5Mb for quality - I want to be able to snap pictures on the fly that are great for facebook and I can print if I want, I am not a professional photographer - also the higher the quality of the camera the stiller you need to hold it to get good results - I'm using my phone to get the license plate of the jerk that is pulling away after doing something stupid or my kid just said hey watch me, or hubby just hooked his first catch of the season, I'm not trying to get the perfect shot for Chatelaine.

-do include a flash, do make sure it does't use 10% of my battery power for each picture.

-battery life - 12-16 hours of steady use before it needs a charge, 4-5 days of standby for when I am on vacation and have put the tech toys away and just keep the phone in case Jr's hey Mom watch this turns into oh crap call 911.

This is the real life stuff I want to see in a phone. Now the geek in me - I want to be able to CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING. I want to make my own icons, change the colours at will of anything you might see on my phone - most of the new roms satisfy that desire thankfully.

I want SPACE - at least 500mb for apps - 1GB would be wonderful so I can have my apps, hubby's apps and Jr's apps all on one phone. I mean with 32GB SD cards common now this ridiculous 200MB storage for apps is just killing me. I swear the Google play store thinks I am a junkie cause my list of installed apps takes at least 10 minutes to scroll through at top speed LOL (again I believe that would be a rom tweak, haven't found a stable rom that gives me over 200MB)

I want SPEED - fastest processor, memory, etc...make it so I don't feel the need to overclock as it is truly fast enough as stock

I want DURABILITY so in 3 months it doesn't look like it's been through a blender and run over by a car just because it got dropped into my purse along with Jr's cap gun, hubby's sun glasses and the keys.

I want LIGHTWEIGHT so when I drop it in my purse it doesn't feel like I dropped a brick in there

I want a phone that will survive real life that doesn't look like a giant gaming device. My nieces have IPADS with those special rubber cases to protect them from falls and they look retarded. I want something that looks like it would be used on a spaceship, futuristic...no flip ups or pull outs that can get snapped off, no need for it to look like it's wearing a life jacket.

And most of all, if you do develop a phone with most if not all of these features can I test it for you? LOL