muaveri@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agoFairphone 3 gets seven years of updates, besting every other Android OEMarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkFairphone 3 gets seven years of updates, besting every other Android OEMarstechnica.commuaveri@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
minus-square133arc585@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoWhy not? If the phone is physically still functional, and receives software updates, why does it matter if its 7 years old?
minus-squareFragmentedChicken@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoTo each their own. There’s more to a phone than just if it’s physically working and supported with updates. I definitely wouldn’t be using an S7 Edge today because phones these days have better cameras, larger displays, better battery life, etc.
minus-square133arc585@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year ago better cameras, larger displays, better battery life Gotcha, that’s exactly what I was asking. I can see how that could matter to some.
Why not? If the phone is physically still functional, and receives software updates, why does it matter if its 7 years old?
To each their own. There’s more to a phone than just if it’s physically working and supported with updates. I definitely wouldn’t be using an S7 Edge today because phones these days have better cameras, larger displays, better battery life, etc.
Gotcha, that’s exactly what I was asking. I can see how that could matter to some.