> core features of a modern smartphone: consistent alarms
For me personally, this is one thing missing from a modern smartphone. Many old-school GSM phones, when completely turned off (but battery still inside), if there is an alarm programmed, will turn on automatically few seconds before the programmed alarm, just in time to sound on the dot.
Very useful, and exactly what I want, when I go to sleep. You can sort of approximate that with "do not disturb" mode, but that drains a bit of battery (and traffic in cell data plan) uselessly.
For me personally, this is one thing missing from a modern smartphone. Many old-school GSM phones, when completely turned off (but battery still inside), if there is an alarm programmed, will turn on automatically few seconds before the programmed alarm, just in time to sound on the dot.
Very useful, and exactly what I want, when I go to sleep. You can sort of approximate that with "do not disturb" mode, but that drains a bit of battery (and traffic in cell data plan) uselessly.