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This phone’s stats don’t capture how different it feels from others

Are you willing to sacrifice 1100mAh for the thinnest, lightest handset we’ve had here in the Digital Life Labs since the Motorola Razr back in the noughties?

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How much are you willing to pay for a phone that slips effortlessly into your jeans pocket?

Forget about the money. Are you willing to pay 1100mAh for the thinnest, lightest phone we’ve had here in the Digital Life Labs since (as far as we can remember) the Motorola Razr back in 2004?

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John Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.com
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