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Re:Fairphone 5 by ryncewynd on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @07:23AM (#37320355)
That can't be right. The last phone I bought (Xiaomi Mi 9) only cost me $600nzd and that's the most expensive phone I've bought.

And it's so powerful it still does everything I need years later.

Are normal people actually utilising phone specs these days? Sure some people game but surely everyone else is barely using the CPU etc

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Re:Fairphone 5 by organsnyder on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @08:09AM (#37320798)
For me, the cameras are the main reason to go with a flagship phone.
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Re:Fairphone 5 by V1ndaar on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @08:27AM (#37320976)
Exactly. The camera is the only thing I will care about N years down the line when I look at pictures from past phones. It's a realization I've had only somewhat recently ~1-2 years ago.
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Re:Fairphone 5 by dingaling on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @06:48PM (#37330158)
The camera modules are commodity, the main distinction is in quality of lenses and the processing software.
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