• fer0n@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I mean, they’re a bit too cheap currently anyways *sarcasm*

    I love how the iPhone X was the “phone of the future” which made it more expensive, now it’s becoming just the normal new phone with even higher costs while the “regular one” doesn’t even get the new processor.

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      1 year ago

      I kid you not, my wife is still using her iPhone 8 because recent phones haven’t been worth the upgrade. Battery life is a regular issue but otherwise nothing makes her want to stop using it.

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        More expensive phones also mean the price difference between buying a new the battery and buying a new Phone is higher^^ I might actually go for the battery one day, so far I’ve always just bought a new one every 3 years (currently 12 Pro), this year would be the year again. But I don’t feel a strong urge to upgrade and it’s already hilariously expensive so I’m having a hard time justifying it.

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          EU is working their way towards forcing all handhelds to have “easily replaceable” batteries by 2027.

          Hopefully this will be good news globally in this regard.

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            Not sure how that would work. I could imagine they’re already as replaceable as they can be while being in a water proof phone.

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              Somehow other phone manufacturers were able to combine both: water proofing and easy swapable batteries. Some even include a headphone jack!

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                If I had to choose between it being waterproof or having an easily replaceable battery I’d probably go for the waterproofing. But I’m happy to have it both ways if that‘s an option.

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        That’s why I’m still on my XR and at the moment I feel like waiting until it no longer supports the newest iOS. The base 14 and older don’t have a real “must-have” feature for me because I already have the “all screen” design.