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Re:Europe Is Guaranteeing Citizens the Right to Repair by sergeykish on Monday January 11, 2021 @12:50PM (#25732740)
It is quite easy — invest in the most limiting factor, for example:

* OnePlus 3, released in June 2016, 6 GB RAM.

vs

* iPhone 7, released in September 2016, 2 GB RAM.

* iPhone 12 Pro Max, released in October 2020, 6 GB RAM.

From my perspective smartphones have not changed much.

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Re:Europe Is Guaranteeing Citizens the Right to Repair by na85 on Monday January 11, 2021 @02:43PM (#25735186)
The processors have changed significantly. I had a OnePlus 3T which I really liked, and recently pulled it out of a box because my daily driver phone broke. The 3T struggled to load modern, bloated apps like Google Maps. The device would chug at most tasks more intensive than scrolling a webpage (and sometimes even then... what a sad state the web is in these days)

By contrast the processor in my work phone (an Iphone) is faster than my laptop.

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