am I the only one who thinks these phones aren't bad? just because it's not for you doesn't mean it's e-waste. a lot of them ARE, but not all cheap phones are BAD
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the "buy old good thing used" argument never made any sense for consumer electronics even way back in the day. in fact in a first world country it basically never makes sense except for cars and houses, and even then only because of the sheer magnitude of the expense. old flagship might not even have av1 hardware decoding. this definitely will.
>>107886879buying last gen often makes sense because many products have a release model where they make a new version every year even if tech hasnt advanced and there's no meaningful improvement. there are often years in phones where 2 consecutive year's models have the same tech with some tiny improvement that doesnt nearly justify the price difference.usually however buying the latest thing in a market where tech is actually moving forward is the best choice.>>107886818if i didnt use the fancier features of my phone this one is perfectly fine. but i have a dock where i put my phone where i can control it with a monitor/mouse/keyboard both at home and at work and the lower end samsungs dont have it
>>107886818Just stop being poor and buy a damn flagship and stop shitting up /g/ with cope threads seeking validation for being poor
>>107886919last two gens are fine, but asking people to buy 4-5yold phones are not it, in any point at anytimeI was like you when I get myself a S10e & S23, thinking I would appreciate the wireless charging and DeX stuff but turns out I barely use them. Then got me thinking I could've spent that money on PC or smth better than a phone that depreciate every 2-3year.
>>107887391ill admit i use dex less then when i first started especially since many apps have desktop versions (whatsapp for example) and there's kdeconnect so i can access the files on the phone via wifi but i use wireless charging all the time . its a massive improvement in ergonomics when you can just pop your phone on a magnetic charger one handed without even looking at it vs having to pick up a cable and stick it in.4-5 yearold stuff is fine in some things like ereaders but in phones/pcs things improved too much over this time
