• NateNate60@lemmy.world
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        9 days ago

        I wrote this comment on a $150 phone which for all the purposes that I use it for, performs exactly as well as an $800 iPhone.

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      9 days ago

      I bought my Samsung for $240 CAD, brand new, not refurbished.

      I can’t tell the difference from an expensive phone. Less camera lens? I don’t understand why other phones are $1000 to $2000. Processor speed? On a phone? I’m not running games on this thing except online chess. It plays YouTube without ads. It makes calls and sends texts.

      I just don’t get it.

      • CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        9 days ago

        Past $800, you’re not getting a better processor. The base iPhone and Galaxy offer the same chip as the Pro Max and Ultra, respectively, in most generations.

        You’re only getting more cameras or screen. The $2000 ones fold.

      • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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        8 days ago

        Thata why apple made their new cheap MacBook out of some phone processors but wont let us have a dual OS on the phone if we plug it into a monitor. Because its powerful enough to do that, but we wont buy both if we can.