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don't let google alter the deal (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Completely fair, i totally forgot that the foldable phone class exists as well beyond the flagship class.

I wouldn't really classify camera as different gimmicks as those are all just different variations of the same gimmick. Which has been one of the most useless features most modern phones try to catch attention. Phone cameras have been good enough for almost a decade.
No point to upgrade those anymore just to jam another camera in the phone and jack up the price.

Though the improved battery life is a rather good point and welcome one. Hopefully that one gets improved more instead of another few mm of the thickness which is completely negated by trying to stuff in few more cameras with a huge bump to fit those cameras in.

Yeah i do agree with the gaming aspect as well, main reason i moved away from specific gaming oriented phones. Most phones are good enough for it nowadays.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Aye fair

    I'd agree to disagree about the camera though, while my S7 took great photos at the time, my Pixel 7 takes much much better photos, I wouldn't want to switch back, the S7 wouldn't keep up today.

    Same with, and especially with video, after taking videos on my sisters iPhone on a recent Canada trip, the difference is unmistakable, almost enough to consider a purchase (although I bought a DJI Pocket 3 instead for videos now)...

    I find if you're looking to capture the moment well, 'good enough from ten years ago' doesn't cut it. If you only need your camera for scanning qr codes then that's one thing, but if you want great pictures or videos of a holiday or event the camera upgrades really make a difference. Not year on year mind you, but between upgrades its significant.

    The jam in another useless camera gimmick was annoying but that fad is mostly over now.

    Honestly thicker phones with silicon carbide batteries could have tablet levels of capacity, that would be amazing, they seem to use it for unnecessary thinness at the moment though.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Completely fair. I do lean towards the extreme end of barely taking any pictures. Usually a handful per year, mostly to convey some basic information and my previous Red magic 3 from 2019 was already beyond good enough for it. Some even older Huawei laying in my cupboard was already good enough for my needs.

    Though yeah fair, as many people still consider it a useful feature it should be one of many different options, just not the main sales pitch for majority of the phone brands.

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