One year of postmarketOS
One year of postmarketOS
Posted Jun 12, 2018 12:08 UTC (Tue) by hkario (subscriber, #94864)In reply to: One year of postmarketOS by marcH
Parent article: One year of postmarketOS
and, people are changing phones so often because they are on plans that give them the phones for "free" and plans laps in 1 to 2 years, not because people have to switch to new phones
and just because some of the phones die early doesn't mean that they have to die early, my Nokia N900 still lasts 4-5 days on a charge.
Posted Jun 12, 2018 14:28 UTC (Tue)
by marcH (subscriber, #57642)
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Not every country works like the US (and even in the US it's been changing), example:
Even 2-3 years-old smartphone that are not falling apart look nothing like today's phones at the same price. Yes they could still be useful with updated software but newer phones appeal to a large number of people. If not then it's probably because the person doesn't even have a smartphone in the first place. The phone market is one that actually works well (at least outside the US = the country of free oligopolies) and where consumers drive.
Progress is slowing down though.
Posted Jun 12, 2018 21:42 UTC (Tue)
by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
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Fortunately.
I had a Galaxy Ace, which I replaced about four years ago. I didn't have much choice - with 2MB of RAM I was in the following catch 22 ...
In order to run the apps I wanted I needed to upgrade them. In order to upgrade the apps, I needed to update Google Play. In order to update Google Play I had to delete the apps to make space ...
At least with 16MB that's no longer that serious a problem, but even then, as the apps "we won't let you delete even if you never use them" grow bigger, I can see 16 MB being too small at some point :-(
That's why cheap phones die - they skimp on RAM, and then the junk crowds out everything else.
Cheers,
Posted Jun 12, 2018 23:12 UTC (Tue)
by anselm (subscriber, #2796)
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It's a matter of priorities. I have had a Jolla phone for the last 2,5 years or so – not cutting-edge technology, hardware-wise, even when it originally came out, but it works reasonably well, is way better for my privacy than anything with “Google” or “Apple” on it, and gets a new and improved version of Sailfish OS every few months. Jolla are planning a major-version-number upgrade of Sailfish OS for later this year and apparently even old phones like mine will still be supported by that.
I've had various Android phones before the Jolla phone and am still using an Android phone provided by my employer for work, but none of those have the same sort of commitment from the manufacturer when it comes to software updates. That's presumably because Samsung etc. would rather sell me a new phone than upgrade my old one; since Jolla is no longer in the hardware business itself, supporting the existing customer base of their software product has a higher priority to them.
Posted Jun 13, 2018 21:39 UTC (Wed)
by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
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Samsung/Apple/Motorola may well want you to buy a new phone, but until the apps break users mostly couldn't care less. High end phones are like cars from a user view-point. Some customers just want the latest and newest. Others prefer to buy a good new one and run it into the ground. That latter is what I've tried to do with my latest phone - a Motorola G5.
Cheers,
One year of postmarketOS
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One year of postmarketOS
Wol
One year of postmarketOS
One year of postmarketOS
Wol