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How Apple’s iOS 26 and Google’s Android 16 Will Change Our Phones (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

iOS has a design change, but otherwise there is nothing interesting. Smartphones have been around for a quarter of a century, both smartphone hardware and software are extremely mature.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    hardware and software are extremely mature

    And that's a good thing, perhaps except for tinkering purposes. I have to rely on my phone for several things throughout the day, sometimes more than I'd like to, so the last thing I need is bugs introduced just for the sake of changing things.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    I agree. It also means that you can spend $300-$400 on a smartphone and it does everything without lag and at a high quality level. What's more, you can use it for 3-4 years.

    There are some niche use cases like specialist smartphone photography and high demand gaming where you might need a flagship, but IMO a relatively small part of the market.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    The one thing I’m continually annoyed about though is battery management.

    Why, in this day and age, do we not have a smartphone that can last on a single charge for a week? Instead, after a year or two of use, the devices with a glued in battery can barely last 8 hours on a charge.

    Doesn’t seem all that smart.

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