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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] 32 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Phone plateaued 5 years ago for the average user.

I have a one plus 6. I'm on it for hours everyday. Reading. Browsing. Listening. No gaming. Lots of pictures.

My online data ran out long before my phone data - for pictures.

Phone runs fast. No more updates so nothing changes on me anymore.

I have zero reason to update. Would I like a better camera? Sure. But not for 1200$ I don't.

Could my battery last longer? Yeah. Sure. But I can replace it if I want for 20-40$

My next phone will probably be a refurbished last Gen phone. Nothing more then 400 I imagine.

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

I upgraded from a 7 to a 14 pro and while it doesn't hang up on the newer OS as much (a problem the 7 developed over its lifetime), it's not really an appreciably better experience overall. The camera is nicer.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

On the 7 Pro, stuck on the oneplus navigation gestures, pop up front facing cam. Fully working phone, still no other phone to replace it when it comes to having a screen without a bump. And I can get a free phone through work, but there isn't one I want yet...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I switched from the 7 pro to 10 pro just to double my storage and have a better camera. For actual use as a phone, there wasn't a need to upgrade whatsoever.

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

Plus you can probably run stock Android on the op6 if you wanted to run Android 13