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[–] [email protected] 44 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I still don't think the tech is there. My current phone is 6 years old and there still is no reason to get a new one - I couldn't imagine a foldable lasting that long. The ones I've seen in person didn't age particulary well.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And you still have an SD card slot and headphone jack - you are ahead of the curve

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Also an IR blaster as someone who also has an LG V20. It's a shame that these phones can't rock custom roms beyond android 8 or 9 (only if you live in Korea) due to Qualcomm refusing to give the community volte drivers and technically these phones never having an official way to unlock the bootloader. But using android 8.0 in 2024 isn't that bad yet and I can totally justify still using a 2016 smartphone in 2024 especially when it benchmarks the same as low end smartphones today plus it has a removable battery.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Exactly, folding phones have so many issues people very rarely buy a folding one again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I'm still rocking an LG V20. Haven't seen anything since I got it that interests me enough to switch. The fact that I'd lose so much functionality is a big reason for that. Thankfully it's really tough and the battery is trivial to replace. I imagine the days are numbered before apps stop supporting it but until that becomes a problem I don't see myself replacing it. It's sad really. I was so optimistic for the future possibilities of what smart phones could do when I got this one and it turned out to be just about the last one before they all started stripping every feature they could think of.