Not in about 3 years, current phone still works as well as the day I got it.
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Is a flagship smartphone worthwhile?
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Progenix Oj101
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Phones have become ridiculous in general. I'm still on my iPhone 12 (not Pro or Pro Max), and if you were to offer me a trade with a R 1k pay-in to get a 17 Pro Max or S25 Ultra or whatever I'd decline, as I won't get an additional R 1k value out of it.
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Might need to hold on to it for longer.
I see a S24 is around R9500 and a S23 is about R8500. So I guess they have climbed a bit.
Kung Fu Porkchop
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The only reason I have a flagship phone is because it's company issued. If I had to move to personal contract, I'd for something midrange. My SO currently has my S22 ultra (Around 4 years old) while I have the S25 Ultra (around a year old)
What I look for in a smartphone is performance, battery and camera. I would love to get a Pixel or something similar (with no bloatware), but I'd have to get a pretty good deal to actually do it.
What I look for in a smartphone is performance, battery and camera. I would love to get a Pixel or something similar (with no bloatware), but I'd have to get a pretty good deal to actually do it.
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If you're paying more than R12k for a smartphone what the F are you doing?
Smiggles
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Living life.
Hemi300c
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This is what I go for.
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Category:Flagship smartphones - Wikipedia
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Well that’s just stupid since it’s the base tier device and not the flagship.
Also as per the thread.
It’s also under R20k.
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You're all about the overpriced life my dude.
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Yup and those aren't really the flagship. The ultra series would be
Jan van Riebeeckstad
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How do you expect to get laid when you have an iPhone 11?
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So is the regular S series, the iPhone 17 is a flagship phone. Even if it's the bottom tier of flagship
Smiggles
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You're all about the stuggle.
Okay, then Im poorer than I realized.
Jet-Fighter7700
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even the last gen flagships are still pretty decent phones, sitting here with my S21 ultra,
but again, and this is with Samsung and all the other manufacturers,
they deliberately slow down devices, stop updates from being pushed out, and generally nudge you ever s slightly to buy a new phone,
it started with the non removable battery, then it went for the limited software updates, and finally they went for apps that wont run on older phones, and making it hard for you to continie using an old phone,
its all deliberate and calculated, hence why I sometimes hate myself for having my Wileyfox swift with its removable battery stolen,
and why I wish for a fairphone to enter my life once again.
but again, and this is with Samsung and all the other manufacturers,
they deliberately slow down devices, stop updates from being pushed out, and generally nudge you ever s slightly to buy a new phone,
it started with the non removable battery, then it went for the limited software updates, and finally they went for apps that wont run on older phones, and making it hard for you to continie using an old phone,
its all deliberate and calculated, hence why I sometimes hate myself for having my Wileyfox swift with its removable battery stolen,
and why I wish for a fairphone to enter my life once again.