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Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade::North American sales are bad for everyone, except, miraculously, Google.

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[-] FireWire400@lemmy.world 67 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They should really stop over saturating the market by releasing new models every year with little to no meaningful upgrades.

Even mid-range phones nowadays are good enough to last long after they stop receiving updates, it therefore makes little financial sense (for the average consumer) to buy the newest model every year, not even touching on the environmental impact.

[-] Squizzy@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

They could try innovating, I couldn't give a shite about the cameras really. If I want to take proper photos I'll get a DSLR. I'll never want their smart processing of pics either.

Give me cool features again.

[-] khorak@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

I was considering getting a mirrorless camera and a compact lens setup for traveling with my family. After a week of researching I stayed with my phone. It's a huge pita (especially once you consider post processing) and the only situations where you will really need one is low light or evening pictures, and nature photography.

So no, hauling a dslr and 3kg of lens is not really a solution, especially with a kid in one arm. My phone is several years old (Oneplus 7 Pro) and the only thing I wish it had was modern camera and software to match.

[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

My phone's camera is complete shit and I still don't bother with my DSLR for the reasons you describe.

[-] severien@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

You can get way more compact mirrorless, my Fuji X-E3 + 35mm f/2 is 550g and the difference in image quality is very clear.

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