I felt the same about android flagships, now it barely matters which one you buy almost all of them surpassed basic needs and expectations years ago
Comment on Apple Store Down Ahead of iPhone 15 Pre-Orders
ZeroTemp@lemmy.world 1 year agoBack then each new iPhone was such a massive improvement over the last it was like Christmas day when you’d upgrade. Now the new phones are just slightly better than the one you own. So it is hard to get excited over a new $1000 phone when you just bought one two years ago.
chrizbie@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
ZeroTemp@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Exactly! The new features are getting more and more lackluster each year and it is all just novelty stuff you look at and go “neat!” but that’s about the extent of it.
gibbedygook@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
worse, they’re just removing stuff now (like microsd support)
alphacyberranger@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Phones these days removing stuff more than adding or optimizing them
Belazor@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Which is a really good thing, IMO.
I’m upgrading from a 12 to a 15 because of USB-C and the other improvements that have accumulated, and after that I’m leaving it alone for a long time.
If USB-C wasn’t there, I wouldn’t even bother as my 12 works perfectly fine, Safari feels snappy and this phone could last a good long while still.
TerryCustard@feddit.uk 1 year ago
I’ve got a 12 and sticking with it for now. The X won’t get the new iOS which I think means 6 years of firmware support. I can see this one lasting 5-6 years. Definitely a good thing - can remember avoiding iOS upgrades when they would slow down older phones beyond being usable.