There doesn't need to be any 'warring' here, let's be level headed. And in a level-headed tone myself, I think a lot of folks probably feel Apple grossly overprices all their products. I'm looking at phones myself so I can upgrade from my 6S and holy hell I ran for the hills looking at new iPhones honestly. Can we say the same for Samsung products? Probably not.
I think you're grossly understating the level of anti Apple fanboyism that shits up every thread and I'm disappointed to see admin endorsement because it basically helps to ensure phone threads will remain a cesspool on Era.
I get what you're saying, but I do want to phrase it differently. People want amazing CUSTOMER FACING upgrades year over year. They want new bells and whistles on their immediate user experience. And from 2000 to ~2012 this was possible because of the rapid advancement of all mobile technology. ALL MOBILE technology. Cameras, speakers, screens, enclosures, sensors, connectors, etc. Now that growth in a lot of those areas has slowed (speakers, camera sensors are at the limits of physics for their current size, USB Type C with enough headroom for the next 7-10 years, display density reaching the limits of human vision, etc) most of the major advancements are under the hood.. and unfortunately these don't become customer facing until devs figure out cool and widespread uses for them... and devs won't do this until said devices reach critical market penetration... and on and on we go.
Endorsement? I'm telling everyone not to do it. I've rarely stepped into phone threads on here as it's not what I'm generally interested in, I don't see everything. If you see clear trolling going on, report it and move on.
To be clear, you said there's no warring to someone pointing out the ongoing warring, then you give a justification for what people were doing. That's why it comes off as an endorsement.
I said there shouldn't be any, which goes for anyone. I don't know which posts you refer to specifically as I rarely go into those threads, so giving a possible reason (not 'justification) is me speaking in hypotheticals.
I hope you're consistent when it comes to reporting and, report Apple fanboys, too (like: android users are poor, green bubbles are "x, y and z", I rather gouge my eyes instead of using Android, etc)
Ok whoops, missed the "need" -- you're right. Sorry had just woken up.
This seems like the correct take. Market is simply maturing. Cheap foreign alternatives are more competitive in hardware markets when the technology behind the components are ubiquitous (see cars)
That's why Apple is positioning itself in the phone market like BMW is in the car market. A premium product at a premium price for those who can afford it. The Chinese brands are going to eat everyone's lunch on the lower tier.
