Submitted 1 year ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
SO. MUCH. THIS.
Yep. When you can’t easily replace a battery it’s a strong (intentional?) disincentive by the manufacturer that pushes people towards buying a new phone. If you need to surrender your phone for a day or three to get the replacement done, people would rather sign a new contract for a phone than be without.
It’s not about more reusable hardware it’s about software being constrained to support existing hardware rather than ditch it to save a fee bucks on development.
I bought a second hand flagship from 2019 and surprisingly seamless keeping up with the new ones. And always keeping it on an optimized manner. The only apple device i have is ipod touch 6th gen, yes its old but still working serving my music needs. Also bose speakers from 2000s they get dusty pretty easy but still functioning up to this day.
The default wallpaper looks so much like testicles photographed from below and I can’t unsee it
I was skimming the comments just for this, I’m baffled by nobody else seeing what I saw! Though I see a butt. Why aren’t people mentioning that weird image?
5 year old Oneplus 6.
Does everything I want it to. Everything still works. Rooted. No ads. Still runs fast. Never used up 80% of storage.
Only notable issue is my battery. If i’m away from WiFi and I’m using it a lot (listening to YouTube ad free on fire fox) then I’ll run outta battery by the end of the day.
Near as I can see cell phones hit a plateau 4 years ago. And unless you have a phone with built in obsoletence - there’s no reason to upgrade anymore for the average user.
Eventually, when your phones gives out,.consider a pre-rooted Fairphone.
5 year warranty, decade long software support, and everything is easily user replaceable including the battery.
The steps are in this order. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Keep your own phone for now to reduce
I looked at this today. Aside from the initial investment this seems to be amazing.
Makes me with I cared more about my privacy to take advantage of the options.
And that I had the motivation to learn more phone based programming…
I’ve book marked it for future investment
Wow! That sounds right up my alley.
I found out the last time I bricked my phone that the number of people willing to help me had gone from ‘help in minutes - live help’ to ‘answers via a forum - hours and days response time’ and that’s why my phone hasn’t changed anything major in 8 months. I’m too afraid to mess anything up.
I ain’t reading this but I would like to. Anyone got a paywall free version? I tried 12ft.io to no avail.
Thank you
Samsung S21 Ultra that I got in September of 2021
I’ll probably go another year before upgrading, depending on how much it makes sense financially.
I still use my Galaxy S8. Works just fine, could use a new battery.
I sill have my s9. I have had it for years, but I think next year I might change, only because this ones battery is starting to drain a little toofast.
On a s7 edge right now, but it’s really showing its age
I still use my S9.
Actually after 2 years I got a S21 or whatever and gave the S9 to my daughter. But that one died after 2 years, so I took back the S9 and have been using it for another year.
Jailbroken ios 15 dopamine iPhone 12 user:
“It’s okay I’m good “
My old iPhone phone gets sent to a developing country to be used by another person.
It’s not going to landfill just yet.
My last phone had a cracked screen, loose USB-c charging port that required me to wiggle the cable to charge it, and a battery that drained the last 20% in about an hour. Finally I upgraded, but I still use that last one, plugged in with the wire taped to the back so it stays there, as my streaming box
figaro@lemdro.id 1 year ago
Yep. I’ve had a pixel 6 for the past 2 years. It’s still phenomenal. Zero issues with it. I’m keeping it another year.