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I really wish a phone company would just make a "macbook pro" of the phone world. Something where the hardware and battery can keep up with the OS for the next
by hfourm 9y ago
I really wish a phone company would just make a "macbook pro" of the phone world. Something where the hardware and battery can keep up with the OS for the next 4 years. Something where every new OS release isn't destroying my performance, and maybe even MAKING my performance better.
We are getting all this new tech in the phone space, faster processors, more ram, etc. But prices keep going up for "premium" experiences. Seems backwards to me
- hellofunk 9y ago> Something where the hardware and battery can keep up with the OS for the next 4 years. I'm still using a 6 year old iPhone on the current OS without problems. And battery is working fine too.
- saagarjha 9y ago> 6 year old iPhone on the current OS You might be stretching it a bit there, but otherwise this point stands.
- unexpected 9y agoI am using an iphone 5s, 64 gb version - it's been my daily phone for since it was released. I've had no issues, other than finally replacing the battery this last year for $30. Admittedly, I'm upgrading this cycle, but I'm super impressed by how long this phone has lasted. I bought a Nexus 4 (9 months older phone), and it's been complete shit for the past 1.5 years.
- saagarjha 9y agoiPhone 5S came out in 2013.
- unexpected 9y agoI know! September 20, 2013!
- walterstucco 9y agoMy Xiaomi Mi5 costed 200 dollars , shipping included, it's much better than iPhone 5s and battery last 36 hours Only real problem is the glass A 5 dollar protection fixed the problem fixed typo: 120 dollars was really 200.
- unexpected 9y agoThat's great - but the Mi5 came out in February 2016. I'm not sure why you can compare it to a phone that was release in October 2013. I would hope that the Mi5 would be better than the 5s!
- walterstucco 9y agoThe Mi4 was still better than an iPhone 5s Apple ecosystem has no escape routes, either you take it all or you don't. Anyway when the iPhone 5s came out it costed 800 euros in Europe and still costs around 250 euros on Amazon. The iPhone's price makes no f*ing sense I can understand rich people wanting it, I don't get why regular folks spend so much money for so little real value.
- hellofunk 9y agoI am not stretching it. I run the current iOS version on a 4s purchased in 2011. Battery is still working pretty good too. Not as good as when it was new, but the whole thing still works as my only phone without much issue.
- saagarjha 9y agoThe current iOS version is iOS 10, and in a week it will be iOS 11. iPhone 4S only goes up to iOS 9.
- hellofunk 9y agoYou're right, I'm runnin 9.3.5, just checked. I thought I was running 10. Regardless, the 4S has been a true workhorse and I don't think Apple makes them this robust any more (obviously, Apple lost money on me by making such a reliable phone that I didn't need to replace it!).
- Helmet 9y agoYou just described iphone....seriously, my iphone 5 still works great, as does my 2012 macbook pro (admittedly, i swapped in a ssd + ram)
- walterstucco 9y agoBut not my MacBook Pro retina from 2014, ram is soldered onto the motherboard so I cannot upgrade That's why many feels Apple is going backwards And that's why many like me are not buying their new products They're simply not a good value for money anymore My next laptop is a Dell XPS My phone's are Xiaomis as well as all my "smart home" gadgets At least if they break I have better guarantees from a company that's not trying to sell me support as a religion that you have to go to the temple and/or they are much cheaper Faceid is not worth a thousand dollars It's a joke for rich spoiled people
- snom380 9y agoMy iPhone 6 is from 2014, next year it'll still run a supported OS that seems to be about as snappy as the previous version. Assuming a yearly iOS release that's 4 years next year (assuming they stop supporting iPhone 6 in iOS 12). I think prices have stayed pretty much the same or become lower over the years. You can get a 64GB iPhone 8 this year for $699, vs $749 for the iPhone 6 in 2014. I think the iPhone 8 is still a pretty "premium" experience, even if Apple now has a more fancy and more expensive model.
- photojosh 9y agoI think they'll be supporting older devices with iOS updates even longer going forward. The 32 vs 64-bit CPU was the line in the sand this year. And the iPhone SE has the same CPU as the 6 but is still considered a current model.