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The new iPhone is impressive (lemmy.world)
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[–] 1 point 1 month ago (8 children)

Phones are insanely good now

Correct

and can easily last 5+ years

Incorrect. Ever heard of planned obsolescence?

They've got that dystopian bullshit down to an exact science now and phones are one of the most affected product groups.

Which is one of the reasons why I'm contemplating getting a Fairphone when this Samsung monstrosity is finally paid off in a couple months.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Idk phones are a lot better these days. My 14 Pro is going very strong. I’m not to 5 years yet, but think it’s got 1-2 years left easily, maybe more.

    The battery is definitely not as good as new, but it easily lasts a day, which is all you really need.

    And no complaints about performance either. Honestly there’s nothing about the new phones that appeals to me.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 month ago* (4 children)

    It's correct. Planned obsolescence was a big problem, but it isnt anymore. Phones have software support for 7 years. I have had my current phone for nearly 4 years and it runs as fast as the day I bought it. I will take it through next year and probably the one after.

    We kind of peaked with smartphones already. In the last 5 years, there hasnt been many big upgrades that people need. Phones are high quality, high performant, and unless you are playing games on them, they last all day.

    The Fairphone is great. I'd recommend buying phones outright, if you can afford it, and getting a SIM only contract.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    “Phones” is debatable. Some do, many don’t. iPhone does typically, admittedly, but Samsung? If you don’t have a flagship phone, you’re liable to get only security updates in 4 or so years.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago

    Many non-flagship devices from leading brands offer 5 years of security updates. Software support has only got better over the last few years with more and more offering longer support. Obviously if you want the longest support, you want something like a Fairphone, Pixel, Samsung Galaxy S or iPhone.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Planned obsolescence was a big problem, but it isnt anymore.

    That's so far from true I'm not even sure how to begin explaining it to you 🤦🏻

    Phones have software support for 7 years

    That might be, but the hardware is designed to wear out. They start to degrade after a few months, a year if you're lucky.

    have had my current phone for nearly 4 years and it runs as fast as the day I bought it

    We kind of peaked with smartphones already

    Yeah, probably. If you weren't wrong about planned obsolescence, I would probably still have the one I got before this one or the one before that.

    The Fairphone is great

    Yeah, I'm definitely sold on the phone itself. What makes me still hesitate is compatibility issues with certain apps that are absolutely essential to function in modern society and demand "genuine" (read: inside the corporate control of Google or Apple) hardware 😮‍💨

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