@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agoA new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgradeswww.straitstimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square233fedilinkarrow-up1619arrow-down134file-text
arrow-up1585arrow-down1external-linkA new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgradeswww.straitstimes.com@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square233fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@RogueBanana@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoIsnt gonna solve the problem entirely but will make a huge difference. Cant say anything about the iphone craze in US but at least here most change their mobile only when issues pop up and repairs get too expensive or impossible.
minus-squareQueen HawlSeralinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-29 months agoIt’s not even everywhere in the US, where I live there are people still using flip phones out of necessity. And I’ve only really ever changed smart phones twice myself, new phones are just too dang expensive.
Isnt gonna solve the problem entirely but will make a huge difference. Cant say anything about the iphone craze in US but at least here most change their mobile only when issues pop up and repairs get too expensive or impossible.
It’s not even everywhere in the US, where I live there are people still using flip phones out of necessity.
And I’ve only really ever changed smart phones twice myself, new phones are just too dang expensive.