thats alot of e waste
Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_ap...lion_devices_due_to_low_demand-news-54759.php
Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_ap...lion_devices_due_to_low_demand-news-54759.php
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Samsung reportedly has 50 million phones in storage at their distributors due to low demand.
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I look at the Samsung A series, and I wonder what kind of lunatic would want to buy them over a phone by Xiaomi, Oneplus Nord, and similar brands. Then again, I have some suspicion that the reason for the stuck inventory is because people are moving to more expensive phones.
There are billions of smartphone users in Asia, and many of them cannot afford expensive phones. There is a huge market for budget phones, but the competition for this market is tough.
List them for less money, and they will sell.
Simple as that.
All smartphones are overpriced to begin with. Inflation ain't exactly helping either, since people got tighter budgets now.
Simple as that.
All smartphones are overpriced to begin with. Inflation ain't exactly helping either, since people got tighter budgets now.
Same boat with the same phone. Tempted to upgrade but don't really see the point too either lol, not yet.
A-series is pretty terrible at the moment. Especially the mid range A-series phones. At work many have those mid price A-series phones and they become so slow in a year. It's almost impossible to even open outlook app and teams is terrible on those phones.
On the other hand I just booted old S6 phone and I was freaking amazed how fast it still was. But I have no idea if it support all the latest apps, so probably won't be using it.
On the other hand I just booted old S6 phone and I was freaking amazed how fast it still was. But I have no idea if it support all the latest apps, so probably won't be using it.
I feel like it's that plus the tech available is outpacing needs since developers have to plan for people to have non-optinal phones. Not that this wasn't true before, but the gains from phone to phone seem to be slowing so it means older phones can still work fine. Like my S9 ran everything flawlessly and the only reason I upgraded was to move from 32gb internal storage to 512gb. I was looking at newer phones and the storage was way lower, 128GB for twice the price and tech gains would have been minimal.
Zflip 3 is by far the worst phone I've ever owned and has turned me off of foldables/flip phones for at least the next 5-6 years. Would never recommend it to anyone.
Def gonna be my last Samsung phone.
Really hoping the nothing phone is godlike, otherwise I'm just going to Pixel 7 when it drops.
Def gonna be my last Samsung phone.
Really hoping the nothing phone is godlike, otherwise I'm just going to Pixel 7 when it drops.
Yeah I don't see a need to ever upgrade from my 13 pro max. It's ridiculously fast and lasts all day and then some. I may replace the battery one day but I'm gonna hold onto this phone until it won't power on.
Who would have thought yearly phone updates with minuscule upgrades or improvements would be such a bad idea? Especially when you have like 264 models
This. I upgraded recently from an LG G8 to an S22 only because I switched carriers from Mint to Google Fi and that included getting an S22 for like $300 bucks.
I did notice the speed boost with 5G and slightly better reception in general even though Mint and Google Fi operate on the same T-Mobile network but I really don't notice the difference in terms of the 120 Hz screen or better processor/memory. In fact, I kind of miss the headphone jack and microSD slot even though I didn't use them that much.
Like ten years ago, you'd have to upgrade just to keep from having apps slow down but any flagship phone made in the last five years should do just fine for a normal user.
Curious why you think that, my Flip has become my favorite phone ever. I've had no issues with it myself and it's just been nice to use.
This is how I feel about them.
The A series is no longer good value because the other brands do better budget phones. Also the A series just lost its headphone jack as well. The phone just has nothing to offer over its competitors.
The MicroSD and headphone jack was one of the good things about the S series and why I've owned 3 of them. Since the removal, just like I said about the A series, the S series has nothing to offer over other phones, so why buy them.
I hope more and more people move on from upgrading their phones in 1-2 years and stretch that to 3-5. The majority of new phones nowadays do the same shit you use your current phone for. These companies pump out crazy amounts of waste for devices you're going to be doing the same instagram/Era doom scrolling on as your current phone. Camera tech has been great for many years already, and those photos get compressed to hell in back when you share them anyway.
Yeah same here, I really love mine. I don't know if it's my favorite but it works great.
Was using Samsung phones since the Galaxy S5 until last year when the iPhone 13 lineup released. Since the new Samsung phones dropped the headphone jack, didn't see any reason to upgrade to a newer Samsung. Went with an iPhone 13 Pro and never looked back. The battery and performance are just insanely better.
After they refused to help me with a Samsung fridge(anyone who has owned one in the past 15 years knows the problem I had with it), I swore off all Samsung gear including their phones. Went to iOS and haven't looked back.
same, got mines last year. The only issue I have is that some apps don't have widget support when the phone's closed
i'll take a free phone upgrade samsung and spend 5 mins a day talking to random strangers about how great samsung phones are, i'm still using the hand me down note 8 i got from my brother lol
I've been happy with my A32 5G except for the (still decent) low-res screen, and the A52 looks like a really nice upgrade. People who buy ultra-high end phones in 2022 are suckers.
I love my 256GB S22 Ultra. I only wish it had microsd support otherwise it's the best phone I've had.
Ahhhh okay that makes sense it's mostly the A series. I had to get a replacement phone after i broke my s22 ultra and it was a pain in the ass. Best phone I've ever owned though
