People considering ‘cancelling’ new iPhone order after seeing comparison between older generation::Some have noticed the new iPhone 15 is not as strong or as durable as the older generations of iPhones.

  • orizuru@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    Why someone keeps chasing the latest gadgets when the old ones work just fine is beyond me.

    Nobody is waiting every year for the brand new line of washing machines. Why is there a need to swap phones this frequently?

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      1 year ago

      Back when smartphones actually had big leaps in tech in made sense pre 2015 or so. Now, it’s very small interative changes. It makes no sense.

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      Good point, I need to check when the new washing machine from LG is being released.

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      For Apple products there is the petty “status symbol” thing. If I share my experience, my father has a mania of buying such stuff only for the sake of imagining that he is on some position where he is like, “Oh I own this and that, you peasants won’t understand.” The macbook he bought many months ago now lies dusted on a shelf because it is practically useless to everyone in the household at the moment. It’s a total waste of money for something no one cares about but him. I do not argue about it as it is a waste of time for me. It’s his dogma and his money. I have a more rational mindset of looking at things with a materialistic approach i.e. analytically measuring an object’s use value rather than its prestige.

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        1 year ago

        Yah, good job I have zero interest in Apple products so I can’t actually tell the difference when they start to brag about their phones!

        Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

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      I don’t know how many people do upgrade that frequently tbh.

      I mean, anecdotal obviously, but the 15 has been out for a couple of weeks now and I don’t know anyone (IRL) who has one. Most of the people I know are rocking phones that are two or three years old at least at this point. My mum has a 14PM that she’s had a year that replaced her X. My wife has a regular 14, which was a replacement for an 11. Those are the only two people I know that have a 14.

      I think it’s fair to say that people as a whole are upgrading less frequently, which is reflected in how much these things cost now, which is part of the reason people are upgrading less frequently…

    • SmashingSquid@notyour.rodeo
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      Usually the camera or other things. I usually upgrade every year because I’m on the upgrade program. Last year added the satellite SOS which meant I didn’t have to worry about no service. That and I took the opportunity to switch to the max because my eye sight got worse. I didn’t bother upgrading this year, I saw no reason. I don’t need USB-c, I use a MagSafe charger and have more lighting cables than usb-c. The feature to locate your friends using the ultra wideband chip is neat but requires your friends have a 15 as well. And I don’t really have a need for the shortcut button.