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July 15, 2016

#1707: xkcd Phone 4 explain

xkcd Phone 4

[An image of a smartphone featuring wings is shown. Clockwise from the top left the labels read:]

18,000 μAh nickel-lithium-iron battery (non-rechargeable)

Subwoofer

“Dog whistle”

Non-porous, washable

WebMD partnership: Cough-activated feature reads aloud a random diagnosis for “coughing”

Wings

Beveled bezel

Bezeled bevel

Seedless

Water resistant down to 30 meters and below 50

Turing-complete

Gregorian/Julian calendar switch

SpaceX impact protection: When dropped, phone lands on barge

Parallel port

12 headphone jacks

Onboard cloud

New BrightGloTM display incorporates genetically spliced jellyfish protein (should have used the glowing genes, not the stinging ones)

✓ Certified

Software-defined

Exposed ductwork

Voice interaction: Siri, Cortana, Google Now and Alexa respond simultaneously

[Below the phone:]

Introducing

The xkcd Phone 4

Did you know “4” is “IV” in Roman numerals?®©