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You see, here's the thing.
When this whole smart phone thing started, smart phones sucked. They ate a lot of power, so the battery didn't last, they were slow, both in computation, and loading data, the screens were pretty trash (dim, low res, huge bezels).... Everything needed improvements.
Now-a-days, my phone, whether new, or a couple years old, has an all day battery life, it's pretty quick and snappy, apps load quickly, data appears almost instantly on it, the screen is bright, with minimal bezel area.... Nothing I care about changes.
So why am I upgrading? Slightly better camera? Slightly better everything else? Stuff I don't perceive has been "improved" and I don't actually give a shit.
My reason to upgrade isn't there. Currently, my reason to upgrade is: this phone will no longer get upgrades, I should get something that will.... For security. That's it.
So why in the actual fuck, would I bother doing it if I don't have to? AI? No thanks.
Also 1k or more? Fuck that. I usually get 1 to 2 year old phones. My pixel 6 pro is still doing well.
Nothing wrong with that. I might get a pixel 9 second hand to replace my 7 when it finally goes.
Why would I need more? The 9 has what? 5+ years of updates that Google has committed to... So I'll still have ~4 years of security updates if I switch right now.
Same. Plus you're upcycling.
If you turn your phone off at night and just leave it unplugged the majority of the time, it will last for many, many years.
Hell yes.
Brick phone plus tablet is the combination I am using currently, the tablet was £15 second hand. I could consider spending a bit if I got a significant upgrade out of it but probably not/can't be bothered to.
Yeah, I only use my tablet to read e-books and stream video, so it's pretty cheap too. No need for anything more.
I had to buy a new phone recently. There were 4 or 5 different AI bullshit things trying to hassle me, I managed to remove most but one or two I couldn't uninstall.
I haven't intentionally got a phone to upgrade in well over a decade. I get a new phone because the last one no longer works in some way that matters enough that I will go and get a new one to replace it. The most expensive phone I have ever bought is a Pinephone.