OnePlus president: 'Imagine your phone is a sandwich'
  • SolidGrue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    291·
    9 months ago

    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.

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
    9·
    9 months ago

    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.

      • sheogorath@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        9 months ago

        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.

          • sheogorath@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            9 months ago

            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.

              • sheogorath@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                9 months ago

                …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.

    • stardust@lemmy.caEnglish
      61·
      9 months ago

      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.