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[–] Omegamanthethird 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Were those ever considered gimmicks?

[–] Frankelton 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They don't seem to exist much anymore, so must be a gimmick, right? Useful and popular features surely wouldn't get removed

[–] Omegamanthethird 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I get your sarcasm. But I'd like to point out that the claim would be that it's outdated tech, not gimmicky.

It's still a lie, though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

In reality the manufacturers don't have any new good ideas so they have to resort to cost cutting in order to increase profit. They'll just slap a 13th camera lens on the back and tailor their marketing material to make people think they need more lenses over anything else.

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

My new Nokia G22 would say otherwise. Who has a Nokia in 2023? Me!