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I have the same feeling. Sure, manufacturers still try to experiment a little with their folding phones etc., but overall the software and hardware changes very

I have the same feeling. Sure, manufacturers still try to experiment a little with their folding phones etc., but overall the software and hardware changes very little from one generation to the next. I bought my last phone over 4 years ago and it wasn't new back then. The only reason I'm thinking about buying a new one is the software version. But it probably won't cost more than $200, because that's already enough to get better hardware than I got 4 years ago for double the price, and I don't have an issue with performance. Needless to say, I don't quite get how flagship phones still sell so well considering you can do basically everything for a small fraction of the cost. Is there really a mobile game or other app out there which requires top specs? Would such a game even sell enough quantities?

Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
Better selfies or Tik-Tok videos. I presume we, HN crowd aren't big fan of those.
gambiting 7y ago
The biggest issue I have with buying a new phone is getting fewer features(!!!). I have a OnePlus 5T and that's the last OnePlus to have a headphone jack. There's nothing that I can "upgrade" to without losing that feature(from OnePlus). And the performance of the 5T is more than enough, so there's literally no reason to upgrade.
- Tepix 7y ago
  Why not just use a small, cheap headphone adapter (or several)?
  - hans1729 7y ago
    That's not really the point, is it? The point is that the upgraded version ships with less features. I use bluetooth-headphones so I don't care, but I can easily see why this is infuriating to others.
  - gambiting 7y ago
    Because my use case for headphones very frequently coincides with the times the phone is charging - I cannot both charge and use the headphones at the same time with an adapter, unless there is some weird USB-C monstrosity that would enable this(without just implementing an internal sound card connected over USB).
    - Tepix 7y ago
      Gotcha. Personally I never use wired headphones while charging after reading about a woman who electrocuted herself doing that a few years ago (due to a fake power supply).
  - tepmoc 7y ago
    Well now I have to carry this additional junk all time, plus this just create additional waste for no reason at all. as people will break and throw away them eventually

Abishek_Muthian 7y ago

Better selfies or Tik-Tok videos. I presume we, HN crowd aren't big fan of those.

gambiting 7y ago

The biggest issue I have with buying a new phone is getting fewer features(!!!). I have a OnePlus 5T and that's the last OnePlus to have a headphone jack. There's nothing that I can "upgrade" to without losing that feature(from OnePlus). And the performance of the 5T is more than enough, so there's literally no reason to upgrade.

Tepix 7y ago
Why not just use a small, cheap headphone adapter (or several)?
- hans1729 7y ago
  That's not really the point, is it? The point is that the upgraded version ships with less features. I use bluetooth-headphones so I don't care, but I can easily see why this is infuriating to others.
- gambiting 7y ago
  Because my use case for headphones very frequently coincides with the times the phone is charging - I cannot both charge and use the headphones at the same time with an adapter, unless there is some weird USB-C monstrosity that would enable this(without just implementing an internal sound card connected over USB).
  - Tepix 7y ago
    Gotcha. Personally I never use wired headphones while charging after reading about a woman who electrocuted herself doing that a few years ago (due to a fake power supply).
- tepmoc 7y ago
  Well now I have to carry this additional junk all time, plus this just create additional waste for no reason at all. as people will break and throw away them eventually