Re:Is This the End of the Repairable iPhone?
by antisthenes on Saturday October 31, 2020 @06:27PM
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My experience mirrors your somewhat. I bought a refurb Galaxy S5 back in 2015, and have been using it since.
Today, when shopping for devices at a comparable price, their specs are usually worse than S5, a phone that's 6 years old at this point.
Many of the new budget phones today come with 2GB RAM (Laughable), and a less than 1080p screen (Usually some weird resolution like 1520x720?). For me to get the same performance/screen quality as the S5, I would now have to spend around $400-500, not $225 like I did 5 years ago. Mid range now seems to mean $500-700 phones, an amount that wouldn't be out of place for a desktop PC, and way more than I'm willing to spend on a phone.
What was it about tech getting cheaper again? Doesn't hold in my experience.
Today, when shopping for devices at a comparable price, their specs are usually worse than S5, a phone that's 6 years old at this point.
Many of the new budget phones today come with 2GB RAM (Laughable), and a less than 1080p screen (Usually some weird resolution like 1520x720?). For me to get the same performance/screen quality as the S5, I would now have to spend around $400-500, not $225 like I did 5 years ago. Mid range now seems to mean $500-700 phones, an amount that wouldn't be out of place for a desktop PC, and way more than I'm willing to spend on a phone.
What was it about tech getting cheaper again? Doesn't hold in my experience.