fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoA new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgradeswww.straitstimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up190arrow-down1external-linkA new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgradeswww.straitstimes.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSwim@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoproblem is planned obselescence… dont buy it? fine… a few more years we will do it for you to by dropping suppport for the one you are using
minus-squareToribor@corndog.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoBatteries are the biggest culprit for this even beyond software support. They degrade predictably over time… thus they are disposable. But with no way to replace them on most phones that means the entire device is disposable.
problem is planned obselescence… dont buy it? fine… a few more years we will do it for you to by dropping suppport for the one you are using
Batteries are the biggest culprit for this even beyond software support. They degrade predictably over time… thus they are disposable. But with no way to replace them on most phones that means the entire device is disposable.