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> We hit peak cell phone back around 2015. It depends on what you mean by “cell phone”, and no, we surely didn’t hit the peak in 2015. We’ve had tremendous imp
by AnonC 5y ago
> We hit peak cell phone back around 2015.
It depends on what you mean by “cell phone”, and no, we surely didn’t hit the peak in 2015. We’ve had tremendous improvements in cellular technology, data speeds, camera and many other features. If you include Android in this, privacy and good app permissions control was almost non-existent on it in 2015, and has only improved at a better pace in the years after it (incrementally).
- dandotway 5y agoBut those improvements aren't worth buying a new phone for most of us, as the existing camera and speed is just fine for messaging, reddit, twitter, all the most common smartphone stuff. Also, the newest phones still cripple mobile WebGL game development so that gamedevs can't bypass the App Store 30% commission. It's just like how buying a shiny new car is pointless for most of us: old cars get us from home to the grocery store and back just as fast, they have airbags and crash safety testing, etc. Older cars are also less likely to have broken software updates than newer "smart cars", too. In rural areas farmers pay premium prices for 40+ year old tractors because they don't have the anti-right-to-repair electronic doodads that ensure only dealers can service the thing.
- nikau 5y ago2015 was when phones became "good enough" - the galaxy S6 of that era had 3gb ram, 1440x2560 display, decent camera, 301 Mbps LTE, etc. Sure newer phones are better, in particular low light cameras, but most apps outside of latest games still run fine on the S6.
- jobigoud 5y agoWhat kind of privacy or app permission control am I missing with my 2015's Galaxy S6? Honest question, I've never felt the need to upgrade.