Things I will never do -
Pay that much for a phone
Click on a YT link that's clearly an ad
this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2024
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In this case, it's a semi-successful youtuber who does phone reviews.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marques_Brownlee
But I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you.
semi-succesful
18 Million subscribers, Billions of views, has had Kobe Bryant and the US president as guests on his channel. If that's "semi-succesful", what on earth is your yard-stick for successful?
I don't always agree with his takes, but I honestly can't think of a better or better-known tech reviewer.
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Mr Blott was suggesting that the review is ultimately just an advertisement. I disagree with it, but each to their own.
maybe because I don't need a new phone and don't see the need to upgrade every single damn year?
What did you get last year?
Not the user you responded to but in my case nothing. My Xperia 10 III is still working well after three years so there no reason to buy a new one.
Okay, I might be out of the OS support window so I might want to do see how AOSP does on my phone. But hardware-wise there's really no reason to upgrade (and much less to a comically expensive device like in the video).
The next couple years will be interesting. They can't just throw more processor speed at us and call it a day, so will be intriguing to see how they overcome that.
"don't need to upgrade my phone every year".
And neither do I. Currently running a (horror!) 2018 flagship on DivestOS. It's faster than anyone's phone that I know. Everyone is surprised at how fast my phone is.
Paid $80 for it 3 years ago.
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onePlus Nord N200
That's a good purchase
I am enjoying it. Though it doesnt work on VoLTE when on LineageOS so i will not be able to call/text excrpt via wifi after April when 2G is shut down.
I just read about them shutting down 2G here (the UK), it feels like the end of an era.
2G is something i rarely think of.
That's fair!
That may be the case for you, but it's still widely used for mobile card payment terminals, gps trackers, alarm systems and likely other applications that don't require a lot of data but do require strong signal and reliability
Not for long. They will soon be cut off for not upgrading.
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Why Buy Anything Else?
It seems to be the size of an air craft carrier.
So, also usable as a weapon if required. Another feature.
There are so many reasons, but the main one is that they keep pushing their shitty Exynos cpus in Europe! My next phone is certainly not a Samsung just for this reason.
shitty Exynos cpus
Funny how Exynos is shitty but when it's rebranded as Google Tensor, it's the strong heart of the best Android phones.
To be fair, I've only ever seen negative opinions about the Tensor chips and the majority of it stems from it being an Exynos derivative.
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I mean, we are yet to see the performance of the latest generation
That's $1000 more than I'm willing to pay on a smartphone.
What phone are you currently using? Do you find there's anything you can't do at such a price point?
I have a Pixel 6a, and no.
I have a Pixel 4a, and while not getting any more updates can be a dealbreaker, I think it's theoretically still fine for me. It does everything I need. Write text messages to friends, surf the web, connect to online services, take pictures at events. It has a nice screen and I have access to custom roms for privacy. What would be a reason for me to spend $1200 and upgrade except for 'it has better specs'? I think I'd rather use the $1200 to upgrade my computer and there's still enough money left to buy a VR headset or other random stuff. I think that's a valid reason to just spend $400 for a new phone or not get a new phone at all until the old one breaks.
I think the finance model for phones kinda makes them such an easy purchase in a way in which you can't do on PC.
Idk. You mean effectly getting them on a credit that is tied into the contract? Most electronics stores around here also offer expensive products like computers and laptops on a loan. There sometimes is a price tag 1200β¬ or 60β¬ a month (with their partner company that hands out loans.) You can even rent a Roomba, pay monthly and get the newer model after 2 years.
Yeah, but with a Roomba, it's not tied to a utility. You're never going to NEED it, whereas with a phone, you need it to live these days, for better or worse.
Well, I'd argue you need some means to clean your house, or it'll be very gross after a few months. And while you don't need a $1200 vacuum robot for that, you also don't need a $1200 phone. It's kind if a similar situation.
π I so shouldn't be giving you that but you genuinely made me laugh, so I'm going to give you that. Take my upvote!
Becuase a mid-range phone is good enough for most people
I hammer on a phone. Run an FTP server at home to copy files sometimes, have multiple sync tools running, always manually copying files to/from network devices, run RDP/SSH sessions often. The screen is rarely off.
I do fine with phones that cost $100 used. 2 year old flagships are a great value. If they work for me, the average user would have no trouble with one.
Switch to Graphene/Lineage/Divest, and people think it's a new flagship.
For sure on switching to a custom OS like you said. It makes them run so much smoother and faster than stock at least on Graphene for sure
Just got a Pixel 8 (256 GB) for $510 a few weeks ago. I'm good with that, thanks.
Love my Pixel. Great purchase. Especially with the now extended software support.
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$1300
TEN TIMES the most I've ever paid for a phone.
Iβm still on my iPhone 7 and still havenβt found a good enough reason to upgrade. All my productivity work is done on my PC since I work from home. And I have a camera for photos. Iβd rather use that money to buy Apple shares.
I thought the people still using 12s were mind-blowing.
once i got my a54 i honestly don't know why i ever went with the s series
Found the phone interesting, but my S22 is working just too perfectly the last 2 years to buy a new one now. Maybe I'll get the S26, if it's time to change
Samsung have for the large part, done really well with their phones in recent years. I'm glad people are getting more and more usage out of them.
I generally change every 4 years anyway. It's around the time battery performance starts to become noticeable I find.
I suppose if there was nothing worth upgrading to I'd just change the battery. But after 4 years there usually is.
in answer to your question Marcus, because I paid attention in economics class and understand the concept of opportunity cost.
To paint the full picture, it's $2,399 to pre order it in the country I live in (Australia).
The average wage in australia is 90k pretax, approx 70k post tax
2399 is mortgage payments, food or transportation.
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What the fuck is he smoking??
I enjoy reading about the S24 Ultra for showing what could be possible in a smartphone. Buying one for personal use is another matter entirely.
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