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Why the marketing slogan is allowed in wikipedia? What is the value of that? Please explain the value or remove just it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.38.126.239 ( talk) 13:25, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
The iPhone infobox has the marketing slogan included though, so either change that infobox as well, or add the slogan bit again, for consistency's sake. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pawlen-T ( talk • contribs) 05:16, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
It needs a section:Sample photo by Primary camera.So that it'll be easy to determine the quality of the camera.
Coercorash ( talk) 05:10, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
I don't understand how to edit templates, can anyone please add a "type" field (which can be Camera phone, Feature phone or Smartphone) Artem-S-Tashkinov ( talk) 00:22, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
"Type" field added with guidance reading - typeThe type of mobile phone (choose one only): Basic phone, Camera phone, Feature phone, Smartphone or Satellite phone. Basic phones provide telephony only. For the purpose of the Infobox, camera phones are basic phones with a camera. Feature phones may offer applications, cameras and media players but are significantly less sophisticated than smartphones. Ch Th Jo ( talk) 17:10, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I'm new to Wikipedia, how to add a slogan using the infobox? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pawlen-T ( talk • contribs) 05:14, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
There seem to be an inconsistent use of the manufacturer tag. Is the manufacturer Nokia and Apple or Compal and Foxconn? At the moment we see an emphasis on the contractor (many times in China) as a way to sheer some negative bias on the device. If the latter is true (in contrast with the template instructions), we need a new tag more clearly defining this matter clearer. -- Caygill ( talk) 10:16, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
How about we add the country-of-origin label? It's legally required in North America, and interesting to a lot of people... Mrybczynski ( talk) 00:19, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
What is the reason behind the iPhone having its own infobox instead of using "Infobox mobile phone"?
I am going to move all iPhone pages to "Infobox mobile phone" if no one disagrees. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.137.99.205 ( talk) 18:29, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
System on Chip (SoC) needs to be added above CPU and GPU, now it is constantly mixed up with CPU on various mobile phones on wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by User931 ( talk • contribs) 18:31, 2012 May 6 (UTC)
Shouldn't there be a mention of whether the device has a SIM card or not? -- Jerome Potts ( talk) 16:41, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
Since there is a GPU section, it's only fair to have an audio DAC section as well. Since phones with good audio DACs are hard to find. Thanks. -- IncidentFlux [ TalkBack | Contributions ] 19:41, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
I want to add a field to know if the phone can be rooted/jaibreaked/homebrewed.
How should the field be named? Rootable? Jailbreakable? Homebreable? I am asking because wikipedia has not been able yet to merge these three concepts that refer to the same thing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.137.141.141 ( talk) 15:10, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
I am going with Root access as iOS jailbreaking mentions it like that and it is the standard naming for Android (operating system) and also used in Windows Phone — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.31.133.15 ( talk) 14:44, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
Please people, show your support for Root access in the infobox! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidjonesmartin ( talk • contribs) 10:52, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
it is trivial and I do disagree. Give it time for more people to respond. There is no urgency on Wikipedia -- Biker Biker ( talk) 12:14, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
Sorry but there is consensus that a) it is needed or b) what the link should be. Wait. Gain consensus. Then act. -- Biker Biker ( talk) 16:27, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
I have just nominated {{ Infobox iPhone}} for deletion as an unnecessary fork of this template. See Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2012 September 13. -- Biker Biker ( talk) 00:31, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
Please add a "sound" field to this template, similar to the "sound" field in "Template:Infobox information appliance", such as being used in HP Touchpad article. Why, because there is no obvious field to add "speaker" or "3.5mm headphone" jack. Some people don't think the 3.5mm jack should be in the connectivity field, thus is why it doesn't appear on the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 articles (and possibly more). I would like to see more cross-compatibility between templates. Thanks! • Sbmeirow • Talk • 22:28, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi there,
I've renamed the old "carrier" field to a "retailer" field.
In the days before SIM cards, a phone was more or less directly connected to a particular phone network, and the carrier pretty much applied to the phone. Now, with SIM cards, the carrier is connected to the SIM card, and the SIM card is connected to the phone. So by switching a phone's SIM, you switch carriers.
Clearly, the "carrier" concept no longer applies to the phones themselves. However, the "carrier" field in the modern sense is pretty much analogous to a "retailer" field, hence the rename. The word "retailer" always applies, whereas the term "carrier" only apples to CDMA2000 phones, and other deprecated technologies.
InternetMeme ( talk) 07:51, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
I've started going through the articles that transclude this template. Most of them didn't feature the "carrier" field, so it should't take too long to update them.
InternetMeme ( talk) 07:59, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
I removed the "carrier" field. The two interpretations of the meaning of the field are either unencyclopedic or redundant:
InternetMeme ( talk) 13:38, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi guys,
I just noticed that there is currently no "infobox mobile operating system". Here are the first two fields that can be added to it, once we decide to create it or not:
| label35 = Compatible media formats | data35 = | label36 = Ringtones & notifications | data36 =
| media_formats = | ringtone =
| media_formats = '''Audio''' AAC (unprotected), AAC+ (unprotected), AAC++ (unprotected), AMR, MIDI, MP3, WMA <br /> '''Video''' DivX, Xvid, H.263, H.264, 3G2, 3GP, MP4, WMV
| media_formats = Audio AAC (unprotected), AAC+ (unprotected), AAC++ (unprotected), AMR, MIDI, MP3, WMA
Video DivX, Xvid, H.263, H.264, 3G2, 3GP, MP4, WMV
| ringtone = All compatible audio formats
Vibration
I am going to add Unrestricted bootloader if no one disagrees. Some phones like the iPhone have an extremely restricted bootloader that only allows to install Apple system software and only the versions Apple allows, while other phones like the Samsung Galaxy series have unrestricted bootloaders that allow users to install the system software they want. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidjonesmartin ( talk • contribs) 10:10, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
═══ Kosh Vorlon ═══ 18:15, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
I just added this field. It's become common practice, especially among Android devices, that each device is assigned a codename, which is very commonly referenced in developer texts and ROM modding discussions. The codenames are really easy to find out, but there's a readily available list right here in Wikipedia in this article. Hope everyone is OK with the addition. Cheers. -- uKER ( talk) 02:59, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
After looking at various articles, some fields seems out of place to me, when compared to the order of how manufacturers list their hardware features. This is a request to move 3 fields from their current locations to immediately above "website" field, in this order. For example, look at these fields in the infobox for iPhone 6, doesn't it seem like they should be pushed further down? Please discuss and throw rocks at me <grin>. • Sbmeirow • Talk • 14:40, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
The editor User:Davidjonesmartin, without a full consensus, added fields to this infobox for whether a phone has an unlockable bootloader and can have root access. Any attempt to remove them were met with a reversion ( WP:OWN violation), and his only edits have been surrounding this template and his advocation of root access and unlockable bootloaders on smartphones ("Many weasel words people want to know if their phones allow changing the operating system", "I consider this info very important, to the point that I will not buy a phone without Root access."; WP:NOTADVOCACY).
In previous discussions, which, however did not reach a conclusion (but did show a lean towards opposition), it was argued that this fields are hard to reliably source (given that activities related to these take place on forums, which are never reliable sources) and are ultimately cruft that only serve specific, niche audiences. Wikipedia is not XDA-developers, among other things. Plus, it was argued that the fields contribute to an Android-centric POV that are not applicable to other devices.
Per the edit war, the template had been protected, and Davidjonesmartin has not returned since the last discussion. These fields have ultimately been rarely used, if not at all, so I would like to propose their removal. ViperSnake151 Talk 17:50, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
Please add color field for this infobox. It will be helpful. Ayub407 ( talk) 16:19, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
Since slogan field has been removed from infobox company on October 2016, I propose remove this field from the infobox, with the same reason. 219.218.130.12 ( talk) 04:10, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
{{
edit semi-protected}}
template. —
nihlus kryik (
talk) 02:20, 12 September 2017 (UTC)Currently in the template documentation, the two parameters have been explained as such:
| memory = <!-- Internal memory reserved for the device's operating system -->
| storage = <!-- Internal memory available for user use (applications, photos, ring tones, etc.)-->
But then, nowadays, when phone manufacturers release their phone, they rarely report the two numbers separately, and, on some phone, the number can even be dynamically adjustable by the system. In many wikipedia mobile phone articles, the two parameter are also used in other ways that are different from this description, as in for example some article used the "memory" parameter to denote the total amount of volatile memory in the device, while the "storage" parameter is used to denote the total of flash memory available on the phone regardless of purpose. Should this part of infobox be repurposed or modified? That might also need someone to go through all the mobile phone articles in wikipedia. C933103 ( talk) 12:44, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Greenhouse gas emissions are produced through production, transport, and use of products. Including this in infoboxes will provide valuable statistics for environmentally-conscious readers. This information is publicly-published by Apple Inc. for their specific products, and is already included in List of iOS devices as a trait based on this data. I hereby request that this be included as a parameter in mobile device infoboxes. ViperSnake151 Talk 21:25, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
This is something that is missing - and is surprisingly hard to find online. I'm sure other people look at COO labels... They are required by law in north america for a reason... Mrybczynski ( talk) 00:22, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
I'm working on the page for the Nokia C2-01 and I've realised that what's listed as a CPU is in fact a Baseband processor, is it worth having an additional parameter for this? Alot of older devices use them FAISSALOO (talk) 20:17, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
For me and probably for a few others (
https://stats.lineageos.org/) this is relevant (eventually with version).
A little less surveillance and some likelyhood that the device does not get obsolete when the vendor stops providing updates. --
HeWhoMowedTheLawn (
talk) 18:06, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
The display size usually given as the screen diagonal, which is misleading due to different aspect ratios (not to mention that the area doesn't increase proportionally to the diagonal). I think the comment guidance and the parameters section on this template's page should specify that the display size may or should be given as the screen area.
I suggest moving sound just after ext_display since sound and display seem rather linked, and moving input after connectivity (same). The RedBurn ( ϕ) 17:09, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
Hey, I came across this infobox while GA reviewing Pixel 6 and wanted to leave some suggestions for improvement and recommend that someone consider what is truly needed in {{ Infobox mobile phone}}, with these specific comments:
I speak from experience with the 2020 redesign of Infobox radio station, Infobox television station, and Infobox television channel. If you have questions, let me know. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:27, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
Any specific reason to not add to Category:Pages using Infobox mobile phone with unknown parameters? — GhostInTheMachine talk to me 21:02, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
How come this infobox doesn't even mention "introductory pricing" by allowing "{{{price}}}" to inform its readers, whereas Template:Infobox computing device is ok to mention price? Isn't a smart phone a computing device too? Even WP:NOTPRICE says, "An article should not include product pricing or availability information (which can vary widely with time and location) unless there is an independent source and encyclopedic significance for the mention, which may be indicated by mainstream media sources or books (not just product reviews) providing commentary on these details instead of just passing mention..." Are we really taking away readers' right to know when the pricing comes from independent reliable sources? Wonderful Thanksgiving gift from InfiniteNexus. Supermann ( talk) 05:49, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
price
from the infoboxes. The price is very variable and time-dependant and rarely itself a notable attribute of a device. If the model is released as a low price variant ofsome other device, perhaps as a marketing policy, then say that, assuming that it is itself suitably sourced — GhostInTheMachine talk to me 18:51, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
Why is only the iPhone’s price listed? This is unfair to [my favourite phone]— HTGS ( talk) 06:18, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
Based on the actual parameters used by the template code, I have updated the parameter check list in the template, updated the bare example and the example with comments, updated the template data and added to the set of parameter descriptions. Please check through the descriptions and fill in any that are blank — GhostInTheMachine talk to me 15:54, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
Is SAR ( specific absorption rate) a necessary field? I am unfamiliar with the term in smart phone products, but maybe it’s more common to reference in older generations? I would like to deprecate it, but I don’t want to miss anything if there’s some product class (sub-class) where it’s important. — HTGS ( talk) 20:44, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
I propose we deprecate the |slogan=
parameter, as a (soft) step towards deletion. The conversation has gone back and forth many times over the years, with the parameter being removed and added at various points over the years, as well as these discussions, which are generally in favor of removal:
The following discussions resolved to remove the equivalent parameters from other infoboxes in 2018 and 2019:
Info: Deprecation here would mean removing the parameter from recommended use in the documentation, and deprecating explicitly in the TemplateData, which would warn against its use in the visual editor (details here: MW:Help:TemplateData#Deprecated). Deprecation does not remove the parameter or affect appearance for readers. Infoboxes can then be individually edited to remove the parameter, before deleting it from the template. — HTGS ( talk) 00:02, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
This is the
talk page for discussing improvements to the
Infobox mobile phone template. |
|
Archives: 1 |
This template does not require a rating on Wikipedia's
content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Why the marketing slogan is allowed in wikipedia? What is the value of that? Please explain the value or remove just it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.38.126.239 ( talk) 13:25, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
The iPhone infobox has the marketing slogan included though, so either change that infobox as well, or add the slogan bit again, for consistency's sake. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pawlen-T ( talk • contribs) 05:16, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
It needs a section:Sample photo by Primary camera.So that it'll be easy to determine the quality of the camera.
Coercorash ( talk) 05:10, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
I don't understand how to edit templates, can anyone please add a "type" field (which can be Camera phone, Feature phone or Smartphone) Artem-S-Tashkinov ( talk) 00:22, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
"Type" field added with guidance reading - typeThe type of mobile phone (choose one only): Basic phone, Camera phone, Feature phone, Smartphone or Satellite phone. Basic phones provide telephony only. For the purpose of the Infobox, camera phones are basic phones with a camera. Feature phones may offer applications, cameras and media players but are significantly less sophisticated than smartphones. Ch Th Jo ( talk) 17:10, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I'm new to Wikipedia, how to add a slogan using the infobox? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pawlen-T ( talk • contribs) 05:14, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
There seem to be an inconsistent use of the manufacturer tag. Is the manufacturer Nokia and Apple or Compal and Foxconn? At the moment we see an emphasis on the contractor (many times in China) as a way to sheer some negative bias on the device. If the latter is true (in contrast with the template instructions), we need a new tag more clearly defining this matter clearer. -- Caygill ( talk) 10:16, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
How about we add the country-of-origin label? It's legally required in North America, and interesting to a lot of people... Mrybczynski ( talk) 00:19, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
What is the reason behind the iPhone having its own infobox instead of using "Infobox mobile phone"?
I am going to move all iPhone pages to "Infobox mobile phone" if no one disagrees. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.137.99.205 ( talk) 18:29, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
System on Chip (SoC) needs to be added above CPU and GPU, now it is constantly mixed up with CPU on various mobile phones on wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by User931 ( talk • contribs) 18:31, 2012 May 6 (UTC)
Shouldn't there be a mention of whether the device has a SIM card or not? -- Jerome Potts ( talk) 16:41, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
Since there is a GPU section, it's only fair to have an audio DAC section as well. Since phones with good audio DACs are hard to find. Thanks. -- IncidentFlux [ TalkBack | Contributions ] 19:41, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
I want to add a field to know if the phone can be rooted/jaibreaked/homebrewed.
How should the field be named? Rootable? Jailbreakable? Homebreable? I am asking because wikipedia has not been able yet to merge these three concepts that refer to the same thing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.137.141.141 ( talk) 15:10, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
I am going with Root access as iOS jailbreaking mentions it like that and it is the standard naming for Android (operating system) and also used in Windows Phone — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.31.133.15 ( talk) 14:44, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
Please people, show your support for Root access in the infobox! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidjonesmartin ( talk • contribs) 10:52, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
it is trivial and I do disagree. Give it time for more people to respond. There is no urgency on Wikipedia -- Biker Biker ( talk) 12:14, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
Sorry but there is consensus that a) it is needed or b) what the link should be. Wait. Gain consensus. Then act. -- Biker Biker ( talk) 16:27, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
I have just nominated {{ Infobox iPhone}} for deletion as an unnecessary fork of this template. See Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2012 September 13. -- Biker Biker ( talk) 00:31, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
Please add a "sound" field to this template, similar to the "sound" field in "Template:Infobox information appliance", such as being used in HP Touchpad article. Why, because there is no obvious field to add "speaker" or "3.5mm headphone" jack. Some people don't think the 3.5mm jack should be in the connectivity field, thus is why it doesn't appear on the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 articles (and possibly more). I would like to see more cross-compatibility between templates. Thanks! • Sbmeirow • Talk • 22:28, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi there,
I've renamed the old "carrier" field to a "retailer" field.
In the days before SIM cards, a phone was more or less directly connected to a particular phone network, and the carrier pretty much applied to the phone. Now, with SIM cards, the carrier is connected to the SIM card, and the SIM card is connected to the phone. So by switching a phone's SIM, you switch carriers.
Clearly, the "carrier" concept no longer applies to the phones themselves. However, the "carrier" field in the modern sense is pretty much analogous to a "retailer" field, hence the rename. The word "retailer" always applies, whereas the term "carrier" only apples to CDMA2000 phones, and other deprecated technologies.
InternetMeme ( talk) 07:51, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
I've started going through the articles that transclude this template. Most of them didn't feature the "carrier" field, so it should't take too long to update them.
InternetMeme ( talk) 07:59, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
I removed the "carrier" field. The two interpretations of the meaning of the field are either unencyclopedic or redundant:
InternetMeme ( talk) 13:38, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi guys,
I just noticed that there is currently no "infobox mobile operating system". Here are the first two fields that can be added to it, once we decide to create it or not:
| label35 = Compatible media formats | data35 = | label36 = Ringtones & notifications | data36 =
| media_formats = | ringtone =
| media_formats = '''Audio''' AAC (unprotected), AAC+ (unprotected), AAC++ (unprotected), AMR, MIDI, MP3, WMA <br /> '''Video''' DivX, Xvid, H.263, H.264, 3G2, 3GP, MP4, WMV
| media_formats = Audio AAC (unprotected), AAC+ (unprotected), AAC++ (unprotected), AMR, MIDI, MP3, WMA
Video DivX, Xvid, H.263, H.264, 3G2, 3GP, MP4, WMV
| ringtone = All compatible audio formats
Vibration
I am going to add Unrestricted bootloader if no one disagrees. Some phones like the iPhone have an extremely restricted bootloader that only allows to install Apple system software and only the versions Apple allows, while other phones like the Samsung Galaxy series have unrestricted bootloaders that allow users to install the system software they want. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidjonesmartin ( talk • contribs) 10:10, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
═══ Kosh Vorlon ═══ 18:15, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
I just added this field. It's become common practice, especially among Android devices, that each device is assigned a codename, which is very commonly referenced in developer texts and ROM modding discussions. The codenames are really easy to find out, but there's a readily available list right here in Wikipedia in this article. Hope everyone is OK with the addition. Cheers. -- uKER ( talk) 02:59, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
After looking at various articles, some fields seems out of place to me, when compared to the order of how manufacturers list their hardware features. This is a request to move 3 fields from their current locations to immediately above "website" field, in this order. For example, look at these fields in the infobox for iPhone 6, doesn't it seem like they should be pushed further down? Please discuss and throw rocks at me <grin>. • Sbmeirow • Talk • 14:40, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
The editor User:Davidjonesmartin, without a full consensus, added fields to this infobox for whether a phone has an unlockable bootloader and can have root access. Any attempt to remove them were met with a reversion ( WP:OWN violation), and his only edits have been surrounding this template and his advocation of root access and unlockable bootloaders on smartphones ("Many weasel words people want to know if their phones allow changing the operating system", "I consider this info very important, to the point that I will not buy a phone without Root access."; WP:NOTADVOCACY).
In previous discussions, which, however did not reach a conclusion (but did show a lean towards opposition), it was argued that this fields are hard to reliably source (given that activities related to these take place on forums, which are never reliable sources) and are ultimately cruft that only serve specific, niche audiences. Wikipedia is not XDA-developers, among other things. Plus, it was argued that the fields contribute to an Android-centric POV that are not applicable to other devices.
Per the edit war, the template had been protected, and Davidjonesmartin has not returned since the last discussion. These fields have ultimately been rarely used, if not at all, so I would like to propose their removal. ViperSnake151 Talk 17:50, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
Please add color field for this infobox. It will be helpful. Ayub407 ( talk) 16:19, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
Since slogan field has been removed from infobox company on October 2016, I propose remove this field from the infobox, with the same reason. 219.218.130.12 ( talk) 04:10, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
{{
edit semi-protected}}
template. —
nihlus kryik (
talk) 02:20, 12 September 2017 (UTC)Currently in the template documentation, the two parameters have been explained as such:
| memory = <!-- Internal memory reserved for the device's operating system -->
| storage = <!-- Internal memory available for user use (applications, photos, ring tones, etc.)-->
But then, nowadays, when phone manufacturers release their phone, they rarely report the two numbers separately, and, on some phone, the number can even be dynamically adjustable by the system. In many wikipedia mobile phone articles, the two parameter are also used in other ways that are different from this description, as in for example some article used the "memory" parameter to denote the total amount of volatile memory in the device, while the "storage" parameter is used to denote the total of flash memory available on the phone regardless of purpose. Should this part of infobox be repurposed or modified? That might also need someone to go through all the mobile phone articles in wikipedia. C933103 ( talk) 12:44, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Greenhouse gas emissions are produced through production, transport, and use of products. Including this in infoboxes will provide valuable statistics for environmentally-conscious readers. This information is publicly-published by Apple Inc. for their specific products, and is already included in List of iOS devices as a trait based on this data. I hereby request that this be included as a parameter in mobile device infoboxes. ViperSnake151 Talk 21:25, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
This is something that is missing - and is surprisingly hard to find online. I'm sure other people look at COO labels... They are required by law in north america for a reason... Mrybczynski ( talk) 00:22, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
I'm working on the page for the Nokia C2-01 and I've realised that what's listed as a CPU is in fact a Baseband processor, is it worth having an additional parameter for this? Alot of older devices use them FAISSALOO (talk) 20:17, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
For me and probably for a few others (
https://stats.lineageos.org/) this is relevant (eventually with version).
A little less surveillance and some likelyhood that the device does not get obsolete when the vendor stops providing updates. --
HeWhoMowedTheLawn (
talk) 18:06, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
The display size usually given as the screen diagonal, which is misleading due to different aspect ratios (not to mention that the area doesn't increase proportionally to the diagonal). I think the comment guidance and the parameters section on this template's page should specify that the display size may or should be given as the screen area.
I suggest moving sound just after ext_display since sound and display seem rather linked, and moving input after connectivity (same). The RedBurn ( ϕ) 17:09, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
Hey, I came across this infobox while GA reviewing Pixel 6 and wanted to leave some suggestions for improvement and recommend that someone consider what is truly needed in {{ Infobox mobile phone}}, with these specific comments:
I speak from experience with the 2020 redesign of Infobox radio station, Infobox television station, and Infobox television channel. If you have questions, let me know. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:27, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
Any specific reason to not add to Category:Pages using Infobox mobile phone with unknown parameters? — GhostInTheMachine talk to me 21:02, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
How come this infobox doesn't even mention "introductory pricing" by allowing "{{{price}}}" to inform its readers, whereas Template:Infobox computing device is ok to mention price? Isn't a smart phone a computing device too? Even WP:NOTPRICE says, "An article should not include product pricing or availability information (which can vary widely with time and location) unless there is an independent source and encyclopedic significance for the mention, which may be indicated by mainstream media sources or books (not just product reviews) providing commentary on these details instead of just passing mention..." Are we really taking away readers' right to know when the pricing comes from independent reliable sources? Wonderful Thanksgiving gift from InfiniteNexus. Supermann ( talk) 05:49, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
price
from the infoboxes. The price is very variable and time-dependant and rarely itself a notable attribute of a device. If the model is released as a low price variant ofsome other device, perhaps as a marketing policy, then say that, assuming that it is itself suitably sourced — GhostInTheMachine talk to me 18:51, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
Why is only the iPhone’s price listed? This is unfair to [my favourite phone]— HTGS ( talk) 06:18, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
Based on the actual parameters used by the template code, I have updated the parameter check list in the template, updated the bare example and the example with comments, updated the template data and added to the set of parameter descriptions. Please check through the descriptions and fill in any that are blank — GhostInTheMachine talk to me 15:54, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
Is SAR ( specific absorption rate) a necessary field? I am unfamiliar with the term in smart phone products, but maybe it’s more common to reference in older generations? I would like to deprecate it, but I don’t want to miss anything if there’s some product class (sub-class) where it’s important. — HTGS ( talk) 20:44, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
I propose we deprecate the |slogan=
parameter, as a (soft) step towards deletion. The conversation has gone back and forth many times over the years, with the parameter being removed and added at various points over the years, as well as these discussions, which are generally in favor of removal:
The following discussions resolved to remove the equivalent parameters from other infoboxes in 2018 and 2019:
Info: Deprecation here would mean removing the parameter from recommended use in the documentation, and deprecating explicitly in the TemplateData, which would warn against its use in the visual editor (details here: MW:Help:TemplateData#Deprecated). Deprecation does not remove the parameter or affect appearance for readers. Infoboxes can then be individually edited to remove the parameter, before deleting it from the template. — HTGS ( talk) 00:02, 9 February 2024 (UTC)