• Alphane Moon@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    12
    ·
    edit-2
    2 days ago

    iOS has a design change, but otherwise there is nothing interesting. Smartphones have been around for a quarter of a century, both smartphone hardware and software are extremely mature.

    • Skyline@lemmy.cafe
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      2 days ago

      hardware and software are extremely mature

      And that’s a good thing, perhaps except for tinkering purposes. I have to rely on my phone for several things throughout the day, sometimes more than I’d like to, so the last thing I need is bugs introduced just for the sake of changing things.

      • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        2 days ago

        The one thing I’m continually annoyed about though is battery management.

        Why, in this day and age, do we not have a smartphone that can last on a single charge for a week? Instead, after a year or two of use, the devices with a glued in battery can barely last 8 hours on a charge.

        Doesn’t seem all that smart.

      • Alphane Moon@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        2 days ago

        I agree. It also means that you can spend $300-$400 on a smartphone and it does everything without lag and at a high quality level. What’s more, you can use it for 3-4 years.

        There are some niche use cases like specialist smartphone photography and high demand gaming where you might need a flagship, but IMO a relatively small part of the market.