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Re:All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries f... by vanviegen on Monday April 20, 2026 @01:33PM (#47837745)
A flagship is ~1000, a good enough phone is ~200. So, no.
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Re:All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries f... by wao0uuno on Monday April 20, 2026 @01:46PM (#47837964)
Those cheap phones are made out of garbage and are chock-full of bloatware and spyware. This also applies to Samsung flagships so I guess more expensive doesn't always mean better.
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Re:All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries f... by vanviegen on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @06:48AM (#47847054)
Not necessarily. I bought a 150 EUR Xiaomi for my son 1,5 years ago. The software is pretty okay, the thing is plenty fast, the screen looks good and battery life is great! The camera is not so great, but hey..
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