I'm am American and recently moved to Europe. I had to get a new phone because my old contract wasn't up. I had a LG G6 before, and ended up with a Huawei P20 and can't imagine why someone would pay 3-4x for a Samsung or an iPhone. The camera is phenomenal!
Smartphone shipments: Apple down 30%, Samsung down 8%, Huawei up 50%
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#12That's probably because smartphones are way too expensive. Huawei and Xiaomi sold a lot of phones because their phone are good enough not to make people miss iphones and stuff yet cost only a fraction. Personally, I got a brand new Xiaomi phone for 200 euros off Amazon with a 4-core cpu, 5.5 inches display, 64 gb storage and 4 gb ram. So far it served me good and has done everything I've needed. I got an iPhone 6 fro…
I purchased a new iPhone 6 for under $200 cash about two years ago. You can get them a little cheaper now.
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#13Smartphone innovation stopped a few years ago and the general public is finally catching on. At the same time, there is little difference between cheap models and expensive ones. Taking both of these into account, Apple still increased their prices significantly counting on their brand as a fashion statement more than anything. It should be no surprise that sales are significantly down overall and especially for Apple. I expect this trend to continue and likely accelerate in the future.
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#14Last summer I replaced an iPhone 6 or 6s with a 7 that cost about $500, or half the cost of the new, high-end phones. I don't perceive the new ones to offer 2x the value of a new or refurbished 7.
I've got a Xiaomi phone for $220. Large bright IPS screen, gestures, 4-5 days on battery with all comms on (Nexus 6 did 1 day).
Only 2 drawbacks: not AMOLED (would add $100-$150, did not consider it worth), mediocre camera, which I rarely use anyway.
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#15Give me a smartphone I can install with what I want.
Installing what you want is generally pretty easy, it's uninstalling what you want the main issue. Phones are coming loaded with bloatware you can't uninstall.
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#16Huanwei is pretty expensive too.
Re: Smartphone shipments: Apple down 30%, Samsung down 8%, Huawei up 50%
#17Give me a smartphone I can install with what I want.
Installing what you want is generally pretty easy, it's uninstalling what you want the main issue. Phones are coming loaded with bloatware you can't uninstall.
I want my phone like a PC: I can choose the OS with no weird outdated binary blob requirements.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Installing what you want is generally pretty easy, it's uninstalling what you want the main issue. Phones are coming loaded with bloatware you can't uninstall.
I want my phone like a PC: I can choose the OS with no weird outdated binary blob requirements.
Some of the Android One phones still support bootloader unlocking. I was recently searching desperately for a recent-ish phone to replace my subtly-dead Note 3 and found that the Moto X4 Android One version supports bootloader unlocking (voiding its warranty unfortunately) and is supported by current releases of LineageOS (16).
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#19I've never been a fan of Apple because of price. I liked the Google Nexus a lot, until the prices rose also. Now on a S9 from work. Fyi: I still prefer the bare Android experience and not the Samsung shell though
I like to buy last year's Nexus at a steep discount
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#20Check out Dave2d's YouTube video about the same topic. Essentially it is argued that phones are going to become a commodity like printers. But he concludes that Apple is likely to escape that fate due to their ecosystem. Regardless time for change in the phone industry.
Link for reference: https://youtu.be/otHviixLykI