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A new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgrades (www.straitstimes.com)

submitted 2 years ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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SO. MUCH. THIS.

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[–] Harpsist@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

5 year old Oneplus 6.

Does everything I want it to. Everything still works. Rooted. No ads. Still runs fast. Never used up 80% of storage.

Only notable issue is my battery. If i'm away from WiFi and I'm using it a lot (listening to YouTube ad free on fire fox) then I'll run outta battery by the end of the day.

Near as I can see cell phones hit a plateau 4 years ago. And unless you have a phone with built in obsoletence - there's no reason to upgrade anymore for the average user.

[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Eventually, when your phones gives out,.consider a pre-rooted Fairphone.

5 year warranty, decade long software support, and everything is easily user replaceable including the battery.

The steps are in this order. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Keep your own phone for now to reduce

[–] Harpsist@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I looked at this today. Aside from the initial investment this seems to be amazing.

Makes me with I cared more about my privacy to take advantage of the options.

And that I had the motivation to learn more phone based programming...

I've book marked it for future investment

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[–] figaro@lemdro.id 3 points 2 years ago

Yep. I've had a pixel 6 for the past 2 years. It's still phenomenal. Zero issues with it. I'm keeping it another year.

[–] Veticia@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Does anyone have a full article?

[–] lustrum@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I ain't reading this but I would like to. Anyone got a paywall free version? I tried 12ft.io to no avail.

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[–] Piers@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It's not about more reusable hardware it's about software being constrained to support existing hardware rather than ditch it to save a fee bucks on development.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I still use my Galaxy S8. Works just fine, could use a new battery.

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[–] davitz@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The default wallpaper looks so much like testicles photographed from below and I can't unsee it

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[–] bobman@unilem.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I got my phone for free, thankfully, from Visible. They were going to make me upgrade, but I never did and they just decided to send me a new phone instead.

First time I've gotten a new phone for free since I was a kid.

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