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My brother had one of the original Moto X phones which had this neat gesture where you waved over the screen and it turned on to show you your notifications. I think it was a basic proximity sensor thing, but it was super useful when the phone was on the table.
Can't believe I haven't seen it since.
I remember this! I loved showing it to people as a neat albeit kinda gimmicky feature. I think my pixel 2 mightve had it? Or maybe it was the redmi note 4x running a custom rom i had before it. handy if you had dirty hands but apart from that it was always quicker and more reliable just to reach over and actually hit the power button to wake the screen.
Security wise, I totally get why it's not used much, but I really miss having WPS on my phone. My work involves me connecting to different wifi networks all the time to troubleshoot and, since I have physical access to the router, it's so much easier to just press a button then to run around chasing down someone with the password.
One without a damn camera, I swear to God most of the price goes into having "quality cameras" I never end up using.
This is more of a software thing, but:
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact (and I think some other Xperias) shipped with a 3D Creator, a 3D scanner app. I found this out after having decided on the XZ2c for other feature reasons (mainly it being smol) but as a 3D printing dabbler, this was an exciting bonus.
Was it easy to use? Kinda
Could it produce scans with enough accuracy to be useful in 3D printed part design? Maybe
Did I ever get around to using it for that? Nope
Was it fun to scan all my friends' heads with and mess around with the gimmicky facial animations? HELL YEAH
Xperia phones are great, their marketing department is awful. I want a new Xperia I just don't know which is the newest one because they are named random shit like Sony Xperia Z1 IV... Z1 X and so forth. As Opposed to Flip 4, Galaxy S23, Iphone 14
My favourite phones have been the original Z and the Z3 Compact. 4k underwater camera, incredible.
Keyboard. I want a damn keyboard. I'm a blackberry refugee hiding out on a unihertz titan/titan slim
I've had 3 Motorola's where the charge port stopped working just past warranty. Now I always look for wireless charging.
IR blaster
I got a Samsung flagship mostly for DeX, even tho I'm enjoying the whole thing, I really wish desktop mode on Android was more easily accessible. Like 99% of the market doesn't even use the required USB C version for it.
As well as better app compatibility when going on a big screen, a lot of android apps just don't scale well.
The ability to easily unlock bootloaders, IPS screen and removable batteries.
a decent battery life and a big screen, I bought a pixel 7 pro and am very satisfied.
Wacom-style stylus is a must for me. I've been using Samsung Note devices since the Note 3 because it is such an essential feature. I really do not understand how it did not catch on.
I got a Samsung note and can't go back to a non-stylus phone now. my fingers are too fat to press keys accurately. not a niche feature I know but I also would definitely buy any stylus phone that also had an SD card slot. the note 20 ultra last the last two have it and I won't be upgrading ever unless someone invents case technology to incorporate SD card slots
I don't remember what phone it was, but it used the same camera for front and back. So when you wanted to take a selfie, the camera flipped itself. It's probably not durable but I find it very cool.
The debut of the Google Pixel Fold got me interested in foldables. If Google is joining the game then android hopefully will become better optimized for foldable screens.
Basically an Asus Zenfone 9 with a removable battery and an Sd card. Also, make the front like Sony phones - larger bezels on the top and the bottom of the display and house stereo speakers and front camera there instead of a cutout.
Removable dual display like in LG G8x, V60 etc. When you need it you can have a beast of a phone with 2 screen or a slim normal flagship.