MeanwhileOnGrad
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Meanwhile On Grad
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made in china
Pros: there is no tracking or spyware.
Cons: wifi still sucks.
-what does it do?
-glow blue.
But comrade, China is so efficient it only needed a small board. The space it just for aesthetics! (/s in case anyone needs)
Edit: it gets better the more I look at the picture. At first I thought it was hooked up to one antenna but it’s not hooked up to any. Most likely the board just powers LEDs and nothing else. My sarcastic comment still stands though.
Everything is made in china.
the times are changing...
https://cfo.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india-overtakes-china-as-top-smartphone-supplier-to-us-in-q2-2025/122973189
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/business/trump-tariffs-vietnam-china.html
They parts are still made in China, the phones are just assembled in India.
Not really
Chinese products generally fall into two categories:
products that require specific technical skills
things that are knock offs or straight up copies of foreign companies
China has a skilled workforce that is unmatched in most of the world. The problem is the government.
Goods that require labor but not a lot of skill such as shoes typically sent to developing nations since labor is cheap and prevalent
They also don't let those pesky safety standards get in the way of production. What is a worker when there is a million more?
ain't capitalism grand