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minus-squareSon_of_dad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoAnyone else notice how insane expensive phones have gotten in the last couple of years?
minus-squarealuminium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoNo? The spectrum just got way wider. you can still buy 150$ phone, no problemo, its just gonna be a piece of junk. But same was true 10 years. Only thing that changed is that back in the day 300 - 400 phones gave you 90% of the experience of the 800 - 1000 phones. Thats different now.
minus-squareSon_of_dad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoWell your second paragraph is the meat of what I mean. A $300 phone now is shit, whereas 5 years ago you could get a decent one. You gotta get to the $600+ (Canadian) to find anything that’s decent now
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoI disagree. Motorola makes decent phones, and I’ve been rocking one I got for $50 ($250 retail) from Google Fi a few years ago.
Anyone else notice how insane expensive phones have gotten in the last couple of years?
No? The spectrum just got way wider. you can still buy 150$ phone, no problemo, its just gonna be a piece of junk. But same was true 10 years.
Only thing that changed is that back in the day 300 - 400 phones gave you 90% of the experience of the 800 - 1000 phones. Thats different now.
Well your second paragraph is the meat of what I mean. A $300 phone now is shit, whereas 5 years ago you could get a decent one. You gotta get to the $600+ (Canadian) to find anything that’s decent now
I disagree. Motorola makes decent phones, and I’ve been rocking one I got for $50 ($250 retail) from Google Fi a few years ago.