Comment on Gen Z is ditching iPhones for $100 'feature phones,' and the numbers don't lie
severien@lemmy.world 1 year agoCheap smartphones are an incredible value. My wife bought a 180 EUR Realme 7 about 3 years ago, and it’s still working great, it’s plenty fast for everyday things (she’s not a gamer), has 8 GB RAM …
One thing you really need to compromise on are the cameras. But the problem is that I’m a sucker for cameras, so I keep buying expensive flagships …
14th_cylon@lemm.ee 1 year ago
maybe you would be better buying an actual camera. there are some really good compact cameras that aren’t necessarily heavy
severien@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I have a Fuji X-E3 with some nice lightweight lenses like 35mm f/2, but it’s still far from pocketable. It’s also not great for immediate processing and sharing.
There are some 1 inch sensor compact cameras (Sony RX100), but they are pretty expensive and the IQ difference gets smaller compared to highend smartphones.