The Dead Smartphone Tier List

The Studio April 25, 2024
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MKBHD and David Imel dive into the best and worst discontinued phones of the past 10 years. Get 10% off your MagSafe Ridge Wallet at https://Ridge.com/MKBHD ~ Chapters: 00:00 Lots of good, but also lots of bad 00:37 Phone with (almost) no bezels! 01:47 The cloud storage phone 02:39 The next Nextbit 03:37 Duo? More like oof-o amiright?? 05:13 What killed this gorgeous phone? 08:38 The camera was amazing 10:07 This phone banged in the boardroom 11:43 $1,300, all gimmicks 13:59 The first folding phone 15:09 MKBHD's most viewed phone Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music licensed from Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/8m00ja Follow The Studio: https://twitter.com/TheStudio https://www.instagram.com/thestudio/ Follow the staff: Marques Brownlee https://twitter.com/MKBHD Adam Molina https://twitter.com/AdamLukas17 Alex Wolfe https://twitter.com/thealexwolfe Andrew Manganelli https://twitter.com/AndyManganelli Brandon Havard https://twitter.com/b_hvrd David Imel https://twitter.com/DurvidImel Ellis Rovin https://twitter.com/ellisrovin Eric Villa https://twitter.com/ericvillla Jono Tan https://twitter.com/jonotan86 Mariah Zenk https://www.instagram.com/totallynotabusinessacc/ Michael Emerick https://twitter.com/Mikey_Emerick Miles Somerville https://twitter.com/SomeOfMiles Rich Ho https://instagram.com/richontrack Tim McMahon https://twitter.com/timmcmahonn Vinh Dang https://twitter.com/danggvinh Equipment used in this video and others: Canon EOS C70: https://geni.us/AtpxW Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L: https://howl.me/chHqd63eV8A Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8L: https://geni.us/Tbimi Sennheiser MKH-416: https://geni.us/jYxRVj Sennheiser ME 2 lav: https://geni.us/0bpKiZX PowerDeWise lav: https://geni.us/SRX1Th Zoom F8n Pro: https://geni.us/tuv7o8 Hollyland Lark Max: https://geni.us/mkJRt7 Shot and produced by Eric Villa Audio by Ellis Rovin Graphics by Tim McMahon and Michael Emerick

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