Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade::North American sales are bad for everyone, except, miraculously, Google.

  • FireWire400
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    1 year ago

    They should really stop over saturating the market by releasing new models every year with little to no meaningful upgrades.

    Even mid-range phones nowadays are good enough to last long after they stop receiving updates, it therefore makes little financial sense (for the average consumer) to buy the newest model every year, not even touching on the environmental impact.

    • @[email protected]
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      251 year ago

      They could try innovating, I couldn’t give a shite about the cameras really. If I want to take proper photos I’ll get a DSLR. I’ll never want their smart processing of pics either.

      Give me cool features again.

      • @[email protected]
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        161 year ago

        For me the camera was a selling point. I was tired of hauling around a dslr on my trips. I find that the smart processing is good enough 90% of the time and I don’t want to both haul the camera and handle the post processing anymore. I’d rather just have 90% quality photos of my family and spend more time with them. Hire a photographer for weddings, etc, but really the smart processing is pretty impressive for day to day and even trips.

        • Captain Aggravated
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          61 year ago

          I mean this right here: I miss those glorious days in the late 2000s when phones were fun. You could buy a phone that fit your lifestyle. If you text and email a lot, get a phone with a keyboard. Take a lot of photos? Get a camera phone. Like listening to music? Here’s a media phone. Like games? Here’s a gaming phone. Just want a thing that can make phone calls that will last a month on a charge because you don’t use it much? Here’s a regular old flip phone.

          Nowadays you don’t even have a real choice in size. Want a small phone that’s easy to fit in a pocket because you usually have a laptop with you anyway? Get bent!

          • @[email protected]
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            11 year ago

            Yeah I won’t be buying a new phone until they return to a reasonable size. I have a tablet and laptop for real work.

      • @[email protected]
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        61 year ago

        I was considering getting a mirrorless camera and a compact lens setup for traveling with my family. After a week of researching I stayed with my phone. It’s a huge pita (especially once you consider post processing) and the only situations where you will really need one is low light or evening pictures, and nature photography.

        So no, hauling a dslr and 3kg of lens is not really a solution, especially with a kid in one arm. My phone is several years old (Oneplus 7 Pro) and the only thing I wish it had was modern camera and software to match.

        • @[email protected]
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          41 year ago

          My phone’s camera is complete shit and I still don’t bother with my DSLR for the reasons you describe.

        • @[email protected]
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          01 year ago

          You can get way more compact mirrorless, my Fuji X-E3 + 35mm f/2 is 550g and the difference in image quality is very clear.

      • @[email protected]
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        41 year ago

        Unfortunately for you, you’re in the minority. People have proven they’ll upgrade for better cameras.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          See how I said “I”, that means it’s a personal view so the statistics for the masses don’t matter…but also this post is about declining sales.

          You made zero substantive input to this conversation.

            • @[email protected]
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              11 year ago

              This is the reply of someone with nowhere else to go, there is no need to be rude just as there is no need to be relevant I guess.

              You were snarky initially and it was unnecessary, you get back what you put out.

              • @[email protected]
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                11 year ago

                My intention wasn’t to be snarky. Sorry you took it that way. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Get outside and enjoy the day instead of bickering with me. I’m just some stranger on the interweb. Let it go. I’m not worth it. lol.

      • deweydecibel
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        31 year ago

        Like what, though? What is a need you have that your smartphone does not currently serve?

        • just another dev
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          81 year ago

          In 2017 I bought a Lenovo P2. It had a midrange processor, 64gb of storage (pretty decent for the time), amoled screen, audio jack, 5100 mAh battery, and a price tag of €350.

          I only had to charge it every other day, video looked amazing and it was decently prized.

        • Mkengine
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          31 year ago

          I want my phone to be usable with a dock where I can put in a keyboard, mouse and screen to use as a PC like the steam deck.