Gork@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 28 days agoNew mobile features are sh*t these daysfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1901cross-posted to: nonpolitical_memes@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1901imageNew mobile features are sh*t these daysfiles.catbox.moeGork@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 28 days agomessage-square109fedilinkcross-posted to: nonpolitical_memes@lemmy.ml
minus-square4lan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·26 days agoWho are these people? All my friends and family keep phones for 3-5 years. Im the “new phone” guy and I’m on a 3 year schedule
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-226 days agoI don’t have an iPhone but quite a few people I know are on that plan with Apple where you can upgrade every 12 months: https://www.apple.com/shop/iphone/iphone-upgrade-program I’m in the San Francisco Bay Area so maybe it’s region-specific. People do like new shiny tech here.
minus-square4lan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoIf they want new tech why get on an iPhone program? They are withholding progress to give a slow trickle over time. I guarantee I could not tell the difference between the last 3 years of iPhones if you put them in front of me.
minus-square4lan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-226 days agoGross. Then why not buy the $3400 $9000 Huawei XT? It’s like the price of a used car
minus-squareJakeroxs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoBecause being in the in crowd is more of a status symbol at that level then for things like cars.
Who are these people? All my friends and family keep phones for 3-5 years. Im the “new phone” guy and I’m on a 3 year schedule
I don’t have an iPhone but quite a few people I know are on that plan with Apple where you can upgrade every 12 months: https://www.apple.com/shop/iphone/iphone-upgrade-program
I’m in the San Francisco Bay Area so maybe it’s region-specific. People do like new shiny tech here.
If they want new tech why get on an iPhone program? They are withholding progress to give a slow trickle over time. I guarantee I could not tell the difference between the last 3 years of iPhones if you put them in front of me.
Status symbol
Gross. Then why not buy the
$3400$9000 Huawei XT? It’s like the price of a used carBecause being in the in crowd is more of a status symbol at that level then for things like cars.