Comment on Affordable Android Excellence: Best Smartphones Under $200 in 2024
wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 8 months agoNone of these are getting updates though.
it doesn’t matter, they don’t stop working If you are a couple of Versions behind. App developers have adopted and Always Support multiple old Versions.
Security - yeah maybe but I’d personally would feels 10x safer using a Stock Android Phone that doesn’t get updated than a up to date Samsung.
It does matter, and parts of them do stop working.
Older devices that no longer security updates are vulnerable to exploitation.
The Google play store won’t let you download certain apps if you are behind on andriod versions.
The phone does slow down as it ages, solutions are time consuming to keep phone up to speed.
The battery degrades and it gets harder and harder to replace a battery with each generation of phone that comes out.
Cases/screen protectors are rare and expensive as they are no longer being produced.
Doesn’t have anything to do with updates, but yeah hardware might fail over time. Thats a risk you gotta take.
Yeah thats partially true, but many cricital issues get patches with Google Play Protect Updates. Also at least I’m not aware of any big hacks that happened on old Android Versions.
True yes, but id say 99% of Apps still support Android 9 which is 5 years old.
No they don’t Software becomes more demanding and so things overall feel slower. There can be cases where stuff like the battery can’t supply the voltage and thus the CPU can’t reach its peak Clockspeed, but thats pretty rare
No it became much easier since all phones now are made with glass or plastic. They now can be opened from the back which means you never have to touch the Display - the most fragile part.
Yes thats an issue but if your phone was somewhat popular you can still easily get them. I for example replaced my Galaxy S6’s screen protector last year. Still was able to easily buy one.
You’re right, but all these phones will be better than any current budget. People who just need a phone to do basic things will probably not care updates, and they’ll be fine as long as they don’t download anything off random sites.
Yeah that’s not at all how malware distribution works these days. It’s done through hacked websites, shady ad networks, and highjacked apps.
9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Yeah, buying phones that old is dumb advice
I’m 100% all for keeping old phones running for many years, but buying a note 9 in 2024 is not how to go about doing that
steveman_ha@lemmy.world 8 months ago
… Unless you put your own OS on it? Think that’s still possible in 2024, right?
ben_dover@lemmy.world 8 months ago
even that will be out of date. when the oem stops updating a device, there’s only so much custom roms can do
Pwnmode@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s assuming you even can. I do not believe Snapdragon based Samsungs can be rooted/rommed.
utrinity@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Well you’re wrong tho, I have a S22 and rooting it was a piece of cake same as flashing a custom rom👌