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With a phone from 5 years ago sure it’s feeling its age, but that number keeps going up as the functional differences between each phone generation shrinks. Re
by Retric 2y ago
With a phone from 5 years ago sure it’s feeling its age, but that number keeps going up as the functional differences between each phone generation shrinks.
Replacing the battery on year 3 makes a huge difference in how long you would want to keep a phone around for.
- dylan604 2y agoAnd if the maker offers a free service to replace the battery with the purchase, I'm okay with it. Would it be nice to remove the battery to keep "them" from listening? Probably, but "they" are still listening through the TV, the laptops, and that chip in the back of my mouth so, meh
- catlikesshrimp 2y agoTV (fixed) the laptops (fixed), and that chip in the back of my mouth so (erm...) I still failed because some moron gifted an echo 5 to someone who refuses to let it go.
- BizarreByte 2y agoI have a Windows Phone and it’s a decade old. Very outside the norm to still use it, but phones can last a long time from a hardware perspective if they’re allowed too. My 830’s saving grace has been the ease of changing batteries. If the battery was internal I’d have tossed it years ago.
- BozeWolf 2y agoDoes it still get software updates? Not just the apps, but also the operating system. If not, you definitely should not use it anymore. Not only because of security issues in software, but also because of possibly revoked certificates. And newer, safer, web protocols. Also strange if your bank still supports it. Hardware might be fine when it comes to being speedy enough, but may also have issues.A digital device still working is just not good enough anymore.
- BizarreByte 2y agoIt doesn’t get updates, but I’m not overly concerned. It’s running WP10 and security would be a bigger concern if any apps supported it to begin with. I don’t bank on my phone beyond checking my balance with SMS. If I need to actually move money around I’d rather do it on my computer. The phone is used for calling, texting, mp3s, the weather, the calendar/reminders, and very occasional maps. I do have my gmail setup via imap with is probably the biggest risk I actually take. I’ve written half a dozen of my own programs for specific things I need, but otherwise there’s nothing installed. I know there’s some risk but I’m well aware of it and accept it.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 2y agoI just replace a OnePlus6T from 2018 with a brand new Pixel 8 and I regret it. The 6T had the latest LineageOS and the P8 has GrapheneOS. Both have the latest Android but there's nothing on the Pixel that's better than the OnePlus. 6 years and no noticeable differences in terms of battery, performance, screen, ergonomy, etc. I should have stuck with the old one but I was convinced things were still progressing. My bad.
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- eertami 2y agoI have a Pixel 4a and everything opens instantly, or at least the delay is imperceptible. I'm sensitive to latency (and have a 360hz monitor for games), but phones have been fast enough for a long time - for at least everything I personally use a phone for.
- 0x1ch 2y agoDoes Google Maps actually work for you? Before I replaced my 4a, most google apps were performing worse by the minute.
- Rinzler89 2y agoTo be fair the OnePlus 6T was an actual flagship of its time while the pixel 8 isn't. It's more of a midrange phone.
- Dylan16807 2y agoIt launched at $549. So basically the same price after inflation. If the tier of the Pixel is lower, that's a problem not an excuse.
- Rinzler89 2y ago
- catlikesshrimp 2y agoI just want to add that security updates do matter. I agree with everything.
- toast0 2y agoReplacing the battery on a phone would make sense if it was easy to do. But I can't get reasonable phones with a back that comes off intentionally to replace a modular battery. Which means I'm paying someone to unglue the back, replace the battery, and reglue the back. Their time costs money, so I'm thinking ~ $50 for the battery and ~ $50 for their time, plus my time to get there and back and wait, and I'm halfway to a $200 phone that's going to be way better than my 3 year old $200 phone. I don't like how disposable everything is, but labor costs to repair are huge. I just got rid of a van because of a failed head gasket, because it's too much work to get to the not that expensive part.
- Retric 2y agoI find the time it takes to swap to a new phone is significantly longer than the time it takes to get a new battery. Making a battery swap a net time save.
- rustcleaner 2y agoI really want to figure out compiling GrapheneOS for post-EOL pixels. Yeah yeah firmware insecurity, but by failing to make it available (call it CarbonOS?) the older pixels don't get the OTHER big graphene features that alternatives lack!