Yeah, seems like a lengthy article to spell “money”
You can boil most of anything down to that if you really want to.
Ayoo, I’m over here on a 5T with LineageOS, and it’s like its still a new phone. Get outta heah with that “5 not 7” bullshit, they last just fine
I know, I know… Your revenues.
I blame the hardware chipset manufacturer
Honestly it might have more to do with Qualcomm than anything else.
It would be great if manufactures actually built the kernel in a way that could be maintained by someone else… But no, that wouldn’t be any fun.
And that nonsense is why I’ll switch to a Pixel phone
Honestly I feel like Pixel phones are the only phones people should buy.
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Call Screen and Hold for Me
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Only brand that GrapheneOS supports.
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Best mobile camera money can buy
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The 7a can be had for 350-400 when on sale.
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7 years of OS updates.
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7a is the closest thing to a small phone you can buy (minus the ASUS thing)
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You can install whatever software you want without paying royalties to Google.
If you’re one of the lucky few who lives where it’s sold officially. Pixel phones have a notorious QC issue there’s no way in hell I’m going to get one without warranty.
Until then we’re stuck with iPhones and Samsungs.
I mean I suppose if QC is the only thing that’s important to you, that’s fair. I’ve never had an issue. Everyone gets the benefits I listed.
If I spend 1000 USD on a device, wanting for it to come with a warranty is natural, no?
I’d love to spend hundreds of dollars for a spare part and wait for a couple of months to get it shipped before and then do the repair myself if something that falls under the warranty happens.
I know how fun it was, because I did it once during the Nexus days.
If I spend 1000 USD on a device, wanting for it to come with a warranty is natural, no?
…they do come with a warranty
I’d love to spend hundreds of dollars for a spare part and wait for a couple of months to get it shipped before and then do the repair myself if something that falls under the warranty happens.
…you can do that
…they do come with a warranty
Please enlighten me on how you can claim a warranty for a Pixel phone in a country where Pixel phones are not sold officially.
…you can do that
But that’s not very cash money behavior yes? Especially during these times. Not everyone has the disposable income for that.
If the phone is not sold in your country, you shouldn’t buy it, for a variety of reasons.
But that’s not very cash money behavior yes?
…wat
- Front facing camera sucks
- You can do this with any phone.
Front facing camera sucks
…no?
you can do this with any phone.
Also no. You can’t do this with iPhones.
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@FragmentedChicken on the bright side, I can’t believe where we’ve gotten to the point where we’ll have to deal with “only” 5 years of updates on mobile phones and be unhappy about it.
Because there’s no reason a phone couldn’t last longer
@MaggiWuerze I know, it’s a great thing.
7 years seems excessive. I mean, don’t get me wrong, it’s great, but that’s certainly going to result in increased costs, and 5 years seems like a LONG time to keep a phone. Surely your hardware is compromised before then.
I used my Oneplus 6 for about that long and moved to lineagos after updates stopped before retiring last year. Phones are getting more powerful while the app demands aren’t really increasing, so I think 7 years isn’t that outlandish now days.
There’s people who only use basic social media apps and do phone stuff, so phones don’t go obsolete fast for them unless they are chasing the newest camera improvements.
I used my Oneplus 6 for about that long
Surely you’re an outlier though.
There’s people who only use basic social media apps and do phone stuff, so phones don’t go obsolete fast
I wasn’t suggesting otherwise. I suggested that there would likely be a myriad of hardware issues before then. Broken screens, dead batteries, SoC failures, etc etc
which would be fixed by being easier to repair. switchable batteries, screws instead of glue…
Yes well unfortunately that’s not reality
