Anyone else feel phone upgrades are getting boring?

[filhalbate]

I used to look forward to phone upgrades every year. lately it feels like the changes are smaller and harder to justify. still solid devices, just less exciting. anyone else feel upgrades don’t feel like upgrades anymore?

 

[SpookDroid]

BUT IT'S ORANGE NOW!!!!

 

[notforhire]

Boring works for me.

 

[spARTacus]

The tri fold concept seems kind of neat, with potential to serve as basically a phone and a tablet and therefore one less device. If I was in need of replacing both then I'd probably consider one. However, not worth it to me to get one as my current devices should still have several years of life left in them and I normally keep my devices as Iong as I can. Also, I haven't been tracking how well the folding screens last or wear over time. I assume they're getting pretty decent to last a few years. I haven't been looking to see what else is new in phones/tablets. Current ones do everything they need to for me, but I've been saying that for years (last night I reimagined a Windows10 laptop and a Windows98 machine).

 

[Mr. Lucky]

I haven't been tracking how well the folding screens last or wear over time. I assume they're getting pretty decent to last a few years

It can be spotty. My 2023 Razr+ is still like new, though my primary dd has been the OnePlus Open. OTOH, my wife's 2024 Razr+ was a total dog. Within 7 months, pixels started going dead and it rapidly got worse (and she baby's her phones). By month 10, it had a black band across the crease. One month later, the black crease started getting noticeably worse... to the point where the black area of the screen was so widespread that she couldn't answer calls or select anything on the screen except for the extreme top or bottom. The end came when a scheduled alarm went off at 100% volume just before bed time. The only way to shut it up was with a sledge hammer! Good riddance.

The 1+ is still a problem free performer, but since they or Oppo decided not to come out with a successor to the Open, it's kind of become just utilitarian.

 

[mustang7757]

Welcome to AC!
Yes if you update yearly it's less of an upgrade but if you hold on to a device 3 or 4 years then you notice it more.

 

[Bkdodger1]

I feel the same. I got bored with the yearly update. So now I update every 6 months or less

 

[notforhire]

I feel the same. I got bored with the yearly update. So now I update every 6 months or less