• veaviticus@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    I’ve replaced some “non replaceable” batteries in phones before… Only to find that after about 5 years of medium use the flash storage goes to shit (which causes massive slow downs), the chips begin to desolder themselves, the USB port gets janky and stops charging, etc.

    Batteries are a great first step, but damn these $1000+ devices just are not built to last more than 3 years

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      Honestly, they are pretty damn stressed devices though.

      If you think about it, they are on 24/7, with active usage at least 4-6 hours a day, exposed to god knows what humidity, unknown low and high temps, dropped every x days. It’s a modern technological miracle that they last as long as they do. Lots of read and writes with photo and video backups.

      My 5 year old X died a month back (flash memory failed), I was actually impressed that it lasted that long.

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      Yeah, that’s the problem with these things: they’re wasting assets. If you want maximum longevity on your phone, not only do you need replaceable batteries but to purchase the absolute maximum storage so you can benefit from wear leveling on the flash. And even then, it will still slowly degrade over time.

      Google tried to build a modular phone and ended up cancelling the project in part because these systems are essentially an SOC surrounded by support hardware. Still, I’d buy a modular phone or at least one that allowed swappable batteries because Android phones are still a beast on battery thanks to all the background services and large, power hungry screens.

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      Yes I’m thinking next time around to go for a good mid-range. Considering the time that phones actually last, it’s too much to pay for flagship phones.

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        Not too mention what even is the point of getting a flagship?

        The cameras are great on most phones, the specs are good enough for most people’s use case (call, text, social media).

        Hell the last few years the consistently best rated phone camera by users has been the Pixel A series of phones. The budget Pixel phones.

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          The only reason I got my flagship Sony Xperia is because it still had a headphone jack, sd slot, and no notch. It was expensive but everything I wanted. Last phone was an iPhone 6s. I wish there was cheaper options honestly for what I’m looking for but those 3 combinations don’t seem to exist other than Sony.

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            I feel you on that

            I miss the days of sd slots, headphone jacks, and removable batteries.

            Phone cameras are pretty good now though and the Xperia has a damn good one