What really annoys me about phones.
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They may be a bit faster which makes no difference when you're on OCUK and other social media sites. The screen may be a bit better which makes not much difference on a 6" screen and so on....
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Developers are doing circles now, we are going back to flip phones just with a different OS and faster hardware.
Innovation in phones is starting to slow down now I think.
Innovation in phones is starting to slow down now I think.
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Why did you care about updates?
There's a gulf in difference with screens if you are comparing a £300 phone to a £1000 phone, amongst other things:
Camera
Battery
Software updates
What phone do you use?
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There really isn't. Xiaomi's entire business model was built on this fact. It's only now they're increasing prices to bulk their margin since they can.
I'm still using the Pocophone F1 I inadvertently got for free. It's still as good for 90% of uses as any other flagship costing twice, three times as much.
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I can't see any need for a better screen than the one I've got when I'm watching documentaries at dinnertime on a 6" screen
My G8 Plus camera is excellent, I regularly see £1000 smartphone pictures uploaded to Facebook by friends and there's no difference.
Same with battery, if I was paying 5x more for a phone I'd want my battery to last 15 days compared to the 3 I get out of the G8 Plus.
Software updates - I've had 3 since I bought it in December.
I will concede that games will run faster.
There is a difference between £300 devices and £1,000 devices. They can do some things cheaper phones can't. Other things they just do better. Whether those things are any use to you is the question.
As has been said, it can be applied to many other things. Cars for example. You could argue why spend money on an expensive BMW when a cheap Skoda will essentially do exactly the same thing.
As has been said, it can be applied to many other things. Cars for example. You could argue why spend money on an expensive BMW when a cheap Skoda will essentially do exactly the same thing.
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Such as?
Okay, again, remember we're not discussing how useful a feature is or if you'd use it.
My Pixel 4 has Soli radar. Hand controls and waking when I approach it. It also has secure face unlock.
Just two examples off the top of my head.
**EDIT** And another nice and easy one, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip can fold in half, to make it much smaller in your pocket.
**EDIT2** Oh and 90hz and 120hz screen too while we're at it...
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The screen on the Note 10+ is absolutely incredible to look at. Cheaper phones might have OLED-type screens but they aren't as good as this one. Since the screen is how you interact with a phone, having the best screen possible is a useful improvement over a "good enough for me" screen on a cheaper device.
I mean, there are differences but if you can't see them that's a bonus for you.
The S8+ is a quality phone, but it wasn't £300 when it came out.
It's a Motorola g8+ he's talking about, not a galaxy s8+
Ah okay, well point still stand, even more so.
And to another point. The screen on the Moto G series are generally very good and I would say they're generally good enough, but again something they can't do against more expensive phones is go above about 500 nits. Again, not a discussion on if you need the feature or not, it's something cheaper devices often can't do that expensive ones can.
A lot of cheaper phones wouldn't usually have oled screens. They would normally be LED. OLED phones are generally better for extending battery life as they use less energy plus blacks are meant to be better but hard to tell on such a small screen really.
Still rocking my Galaxy S7 and, so far, I see very little reason to upgrade. It still does everything I ask of it and the battery lasts all day. I don’t take many photos so don’t really need a better camera. I have no need or incentive to change and nothing any manufacturer has shown me so far makes me want to.
For me the key thing is usually whether my phone will still give me a days battery life before it needs replacing. Specs are not as important as COC will play on most things. Lol. Thats impressive from an S7. My Mrs one was struggling big time after 18 months to even last half a day even when she wasn't using it much while at work.
When I said "cheaper" phones, I actually meant "non-flagships" and didnt make that clear enough. Most mid range phones have amoled screens.