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What's the point of buying new phones every years? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Other than your carrier give it for free or cheap, I don't really see the reason why should you buy new phone. I've been using Redmi Note 9 for past 3 years and recently got my had on Poco F5. I don't see the point of my 'upgrade'. I sold it and come back to my Note 9. Gaming? Most of them are p2w or microtransaction garbage or just gimped version of its PC/Console counterpart. I mean, $400 still get you PS4, TV and Switch if you don't mind buying used. At least here where I live. Storage? Dude, newer phone wont even let you have SD Card. Features? Well, all I see is newer phones take more features than it adds. Headphone jack, more ads, and repairability are to name a few. Battery? Just replace them. However, my Note 9 still get through day with one 80% charge in the dawn. Which takes 1 hour.

I am genuinely curious why newer phone always selling like hot cakes. Since there's virtually no difference between 4gb of RAM and 12gb of RAM, or 12mp camera and 100mp camera on phone.

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[–] popemichael 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My number one reason: battery life

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They could make the battery last 5+ years before degradation if they made the phones a bit thicker to get the same battery life with lithium iron phosphate cells instead of lithium ion cells. They also don't turn into spicy pillows or catch fire really too if that means anything to you.

I really don't understand the obsession with having the thinnest possible phone but also selling $2,000 folding phones that are thick as hell.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Selling the thinnest phone, but ship it with a silicone case because the thin-ness makes it too fragile. And also one bit of the phone will just be thicker anyway.

It seems almost like parody. Phones are literally too thin for their own components. If anybody knows of a decent line of phones that aren't overly skinny, please let me know for when I need a new phone.

[–] popemichael 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's why I support the "right to repair"

Sadly a lot of devices are losing that ability by design

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe it's all intentional and I blame capitalism.

[–] popemichael 2 points 1 year ago

Its less of a belief and more of a fact at this point.

Its still really sad either which way