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by jbob2000 2838 days ago
What kind of side projects do you do? The microphones on smartphones really suck, you can’t capture anything unless you’re in a fairly quiet room or speaking to it up close. The lense just isn’t large enough to capture enough detail. Recording video drains the battery extremely fast. Even as a hobbyist, I find it extremely limiting.

I bought some used recording equipment that’s probably 10 years old for $200, it’s miles ahead of what my smartphone can do.