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Re:A decade-long boom is ending as consumers hang on to devi... by pcr0 on Sunday January 13, 2019 @10:00AM (#18896893)
I've purchased flagship Android phones from Samsung/Google for a while. The biggest differentiator for me is the quality of the camera. I've owned budget phones before, and even though I'm not much of a photographer, I find the (relatively) poorer photo quality a big turn-away.

Other smaller reasons include convenience features like wireless charging, a fingerprint reader, water resistance, a nicer screen, and faster Android updates that are available for longer.

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Re:A decade-long boom is ending as consumers hang on to devi... by dddddaviddddd on Sunday January 13, 2019 @11:17AM (#18897217)
Water resistance is easily prioritized if the previous device failed due to water damage -- this was a big factor in my last purchase
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