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I'd happily use my current phone for the rest of my life. It shouldn't be necessary to replace every ~2 years.
by osigurdson 4y ago
I'd happily use my current phone for the rest of my life. It shouldn't be necessary to replace every ~2 years.
- LeBit 4y agoAre you 95 years old?
- osigurdson 4y agoNo. I just feel that phones are in the asymptotic phase now and don’t see any reason to upgrade other than unfixable battery life issues, worn out charging ports and other such things.
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoAll I want to use my phone for is to occasionally talk, easily text, and snap photos or videos. It's ridiculous that I have to own a smartphone to do this with.
- osigurdson 4y agoSame. Except I need a browser, internet access, as well as a GPU and large screen for games. If only I didn't need a smartphone for this.
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoThe thing is I had this until 3G went away. Now texting is more of a bitch than it was with the chiclet keyboard, and the battery uses about 4x more energy (in standby, with the screen off) even with everything extra disabled or removed. And the phone is larger. The only gain is a better camera. My wife's situation is even worse. Why can't these mother fuckers still make at least one non-touchscreen phone with a chiclet keyboard??!!!!!!!! Even "old people" like to fucking text. They could sell it for 300% profit. Hell, even 1000% profit. People like me would pay. Toss 5G onto it so they do a manufacturing run once, and continue selling the same model for 10+ years until their stock runs out. This can be done, and done profitably. They just don't care.
- fermentation 4y agoSeriously I wish battery swaps were as streamlined as buying a new phone. I would love to just amortize that in my phone bill and keep my phone.