Evolution dead-ends: premium phone features that died off

The spec sheet of mobile phones are like a living ecosystem – they evolve and gain new features to adapt to a changing landscape. Others can’t adapt and die off. Today’s article is dedicated to them, the extinct features.

Bluetooth speakers are a dime a dozen, they are old news. A more modern, premium solution is to use something like Google Cast or Apple AirPlay – audio is streamed over Wi-Fi, allowing for much higher quality. But before any of those became popular there was a much simpler solution.

An FM transmitter! These days it’s a small wonder if a phone has an FM receiver, the…


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