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Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann (youtube.com)
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https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Android_Developer_Verification

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[–] 32 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Because the cheapest new iPhone is $600 and you can get a cheap new android phone for around $100-$200 and get 6 years of security updates (Galaxy A16 for example)

If a smartphone is no longer a computer where you can install whatever you want, why bother investing so much money on a very locked-down phone? You can use the hundred of dollars you saved to spend on a small portable PC or something to run any software you want.

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  • [+] -21 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    $600 is pocket change for a phone these days. And for that $600 you're getting a flagship phone. You couldn't pay me enough money to put up with a non-flagship. Been there, done that. They're too slow and frustrating, and apps keep closing due to lack of RAM. Never again. I much rather spend $600-800 on a high-end device that's a couple of generations old.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago* (8 children)

    A $200 phone in 2015 is not the same as a $200 phone in 2025. I know from experience.

    Those phones in 2015 were awful, but in 2025, they feel more like mid-range phones.

    Edit: And $600 is pocket change? Sound like someone lived a privilaged life.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    This 100%

    I have used tracfone since 2012 and only bought phones from their store, sub $150. The budget phones today are so much better than the last 10 years.

    I just can't wrap my head around sinking that much into a phone when you replace it every year and it cost as much as a decent budget computer, but worse.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I just can’t wrap my head around sinking that much into a phone when you replace it every year

    Usually the people who replace their flagship phone every 1 - 2 years aren't paying full price for it, or at least not upfront. They are receiving trade-in and pre-order discounts, or spreading the cost out over a 12 - 24 month period through a plan with their telco.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    I used my last phone for about 4 years. At that point the battery life was getting worse, and the coating to prevent smudges and make your finger slide easily had worn off in the middle. Even then it's still perfectly usable, I just wanted an upgrade and to get away from Samsung.

    I don't understand the people that upgrade every year or two. In the last 5 years basically the only new development has been higher refresh rate displays and faker looking (more processed) camera images...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don't think people are doing it because the new phones have better specs. It's more a social status flex or because tech consumerism (buying new toys) is a default hobby now for many.

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