to tech or not to tech, it is not even a question

For giggles, I went on every phone carrier's webpage tonight (in Canada) to look at smartphones.

I left not impressed.

They are all horrendously overpriced (especially Apple - what a joke).
They all look exactly the same.
There are effectively two operating systems, both of which suck on so many levels.
All of them appear overly delicate.
None of them are even remotely more appealing than my current Sony.

Except one...

the not boring Sonim xp7

Well look at that.  A phone for the real world. It is inexpensive, has a real battery, can be dropped, runs what may be the best version of android yet (4.4), is waterproof, and is not a bloody boring rectangle.

If I dropped it while mountain biking, it would likely survive.

Anyway, I am starting to wonder about the do it all device and how smart that is to have anyway. It is far too easy to end up a slave to the technology and have tech for tech's sake.

Tech for tech's sake is getting old.

All I want is a tough phone which works.

I have a real computer for computer stuff. A real camera for camera stuff.

Why do I need a do it all device that really does little perfectly?