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Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade (arstechnica.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

And coming out with a new one every year despite it being the same as last year's

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

The ea fifa sports of consumer electronics.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Despite it being WORSE than last year. I went from a iPhone 10 Plus to an iPhone 11 after dropping my phone in used motor oil and fucking up all the speakers/mics. I didn't realize that I'd be getting a MASSIVE downgrade in image quality. Comparing the photos they take side by side, the iPhone 11 looks like a 4 MP camera from a decade ago. EDIT: OK guys, I get it, I was wrong. It was an iphone 8 Plus, not 10 Plus.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

There was no iPhone 10 plus...

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There was, until some feckless schlub dropped the prototype into used motor oil

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

hahah that's about the sum of it. Never keep your phone in your shirt pocket when changing your oil. This is bugging me, maybe it was a 10 Pro? I haven't thought about it since I retired it from use. It was an iPhone 8 Plus

[–] captain_aggravated 1 points 11 months ago

Don't keep your phone in your shirt pocket, period. Most shirt pockets won't securely hold a US dime let alone today's 4 pound, 8 inch long smart phones.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It was an iPhone 8 Plus. The only thing I like about the iPhone 11 camera is low light performance vs. the 8 Plus. But nearly everything else about the 8 Plus cam seemed better. Image sharpness, noise, telephoto more desirable to me than fisheye, etc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

lol no worries I was just thinking you meant an XS Max which would be the equivalent to a 10 pro max. Going from that to a regular 11 would be a relative downgrade.

Idk I jumped over to Apple with the 12 and the camera on that was better than my pixel 4XL. I got a 15 pro max now and it blows the pants off my 12.