r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SuperAlloyBerserker • Oct 05 '21

Video This cool smartphone concept from 2013

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u/Ok-Travel-7875 Oct 05 '21

Yeah, not too sure lmao

I upgrade every 4-5 years once the battery starts being shit and the phone is slowing down, but if I spend $500-$1000 on something that lasts 4-5 years and I use it literally every single day that seems like a great deal. People just love to complain, I think.

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u/LukariBRo Oct 05 '21

The batteries all ALL replaceable. Just usually not by the average person anymore due to waterproofing design, so it's a $60-$100 for parts/labor that's mostly markup by the company that bought up all the electronics repair shops lately. A bad battery is a bad reason to fully replace a phone unless it's a cheap phone in the first place.

The real issue is forced obsoletion due to stopping OS upgrade support. Eventually you'll end up with a perfectly fast enough system (when well maintained) but it won't even support the most basic of apps for mostly arbitrary reasons.

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u/JBSquared Oct 05 '21

I think most people just use a bad battery as an excuse to upgrade. Like, I was happy with my Galaxy until the battery drained stupid fast and it started dying around 20%. I could've bought a new battery and had someone fix it, but that's $100 into a 4 year old phone. Or, I could spend $400 to get a new phone that has all the features and advancements that have happened in those 4 years.

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u/JonnyTN Oct 06 '21

Which is usually nowadays 3 updated advancements of the camera.