I've had my Cosmo for around a week now, and can, rather unfortunately, say that i won't be using it as my daily driver / phone. [...]
But its just too inconvinient, having to open the device to get things done. Which is why i think their next device, the Astro is the best possible solution to this type of device. Its the best of both worlds.
If CODI would live to its promise, then you would not even had this topic started. The promise was that you could handle all your urgent phone tasks such as answering phone call or message, playing your music, navigating and all such, from the external screen (CODI), without opening the device.
The reality turned out to be unresponsive slab with the life of its own in your pocket, making calls, switching various setting and abusing fingerprint scanner -- all on its own agenda (and sucking a lot of battery juice at that). Sure we can still hope that manufacturer will fix it. But I would say you can expect just the same from their next model - nice promises. There will be next "Black hole galaxy whatever" after astro, where the next promise will go, and the astro will be just another unfulfilled bastard of crowdfunding...
Sorry for bad mood, covid and all that flows with it, you know...
You are not wrong though. The only reason i didn't back the Gemini back in the day, was becausee i could't imagine how it would be practical in everyday use. The Cosmo said to fix those worries, with Codi, but i have just ended up turning mine off. In practical terms that leaves me with a gemini with a backlit keyboard. A shame really.
But with Astro i do see a potential now that i know how Planet does things. They wont have to worry about software on some obscure proprietary screen because it would all be in the main screen . They also wont have to worry as much about Android having to be in landscape mode.
They do need to work on their software and promises though.
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