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I'm sick of phones (lemmy.xylight.dev)
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With apple's recycled event, I've come to say I'm sick of phones.

Phones are already "perfected". They can call. Run apps.

We really need to focus on efficiency. E.g, lowering price, increasing battery life, improving software

But nooo. Add a bunch of extremely minor features with a 50% faster chip so you can watch ads at 1080p instead of 720p. I don't care! Give me a phone that'll last me 5 years and has a battery life that lasts a week. I don't need this crap every year. Why do we live in a situation where people think they need to buy a new phone yearly?!

I say a phone should get at minimum 5 years of software support.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do we live in a place where you need to buy a new phone yearly?!

We don't... Maybe stop falling victim to FOMO and needing the newest thing that isn't much better than what you already have?

This is more an issue of your own mindset (and somewhat of a common one with Apple users in general in my experience) than with the tech. I've had 4 smartphones since smartphones were a thing, and I do have a desire to have the fastest, most powerful hardware. There just isn't enough difference in hardware to justify upgrading every time something new comes out, so I only actually get something new when my old thing literally stops functioning.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I have a 3 year old pixel and probably won't upgrade to any new phone soon. I'm talking about companies making it so people feel like they need to do so.