07-30-2022 01:13 AM
08-03-2022 01:31 AM
erik.paladinI agree partly - and disagree in part. Why use a phone for only 2 years because there are no upgrades after that? Does that render the phone unusable? Not at all. I have many examples of people around me (but not on these forums!) who still use their phones happily and productively after 3 years of zero updates. So why the update fixation? (Or the no-update phobia?)https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/comment/221135#Comment_221135
The problem is that with longer device support, we could use the devices for a longer time and not buy a new phone every two years if we wanted new features or compatibility with current software.
But then the companies couldn't sell us those new phones, and their income would decrease.
However, the problem that we have at this exact moment is that we are producing too much new stuff, and that is hurting the entire human population. Of course we have a lot of technology that is of no practical use now, but we also have a lot of technology that could be usable (if not by us, then by somebody else), if only it was supported. But support requires everybody in the chain to contribute: the phone manufacturers to optimize their software/drivers, and for app developers to also focus on optimization, so various apps are usable on less powerful hardware, instead of just focusing on monetization.
This is a complicatedsubject, but one that is very iimportant RIGHT NOW as our (artificial) need for new stuff is literally endangering our existence.
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08-03-2022 01:36 AM
08-03-2022 07:27 AM
landsomeI agree with your comments, but you said it yourself: "usable for basic tasks". Why is a phone that was lightning fast at release and could be used for more than "basic tasks" today only suitable for those?Btw, I still use occasionally a 2013 Moto G (OG) with a mid-tier cpu at the time, 1gb of RAM and 8gb of storage. With Android 7.1.2 via LineageOS, it is perfectly usable for basic tasks and streaming. The battery can be easily swapped (not the case of my iPhone SE 2016, which would cost me a lot of money relative to its worth to fix).
There are plenty of options out there for sustainability-conscious people, if that is your cup of tea.
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08-03-2022 08:34 AM
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