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

  • Squizzy@lemmy.world
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    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.

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      1 year ago

      For me the camera was a selling point. I was tired of hauling around a dslr on my trips. I find that the smart processing is good enough 90% of the time and I don’t want to both haul the camera and handle the post processing anymore. I’d rather just have 90% quality photos of my family and spend more time with them. Hire a photographer for weddings, etc, but really the smart processing is pretty impressive for day to day and even trips.

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        1 year ago

        I mean this right here: I miss those glorious days in the late 2000s when phones were fun. You could buy a phone that fit your lifestyle. If you text and email a lot, get a phone with a keyboard. Take a lot of photos? Get a camera phone. Like listening to music? Here’s a media phone. Like games? Here’s a gaming phone. Just want a thing that can make phone calls that will last a month on a charge because you don’t use it much? Here’s a regular old flip phone.

        Nowadays you don’t even have a real choice in size. Want a small phone that’s easy to fit in a pocket because you usually have a laptop with you anyway? Get bent!

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          Yeah I won’t be buying a new phone until they return to a reasonable size. I have a tablet and laptop for real work.

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      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.

      • severien@lemmy.world
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        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.

    • QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Unfortunately for you, you’re in the minority. People have proven they’ll upgrade for better cameras.

      • Squizzy@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        See how I said “I”, that means it’s a personal view so the statistics for the masses don’t matter…but also this post is about declining sales.

        You made zero substantive input to this conversation.

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            1 year ago

            This is the reply of someone with nowhere else to go, there is no need to be rude just as there is no need to be relevant I guess.

            You were snarky initially and it was unnecessary, you get back what you put out.

            • QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
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              1 year ago

              My intention wasn’t to be snarky. Sorry you took it that way. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Get outside and enjoy the day instead of bickering with me. I’m just some stranger on the interweb. Let it go. I’m not worth it. lol.

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                1 year ago

                I had a lovely day, it was a stunning day on the Danube. Hope yours was just as nice.

      • just another dev@lemmy.my-box.dev
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        1 year ago

        In 2017 I bought a Lenovo P2. It had a midrange processor, 64gb of storage (pretty decent for the time), amoled screen, audio jack, 5100 mAh battery, and a price tag of €350.

        I only had to charge it every other day, video looked amazing and it was decently prized.

      • Mkengine@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        I want my phone to be usable with a dock where I can put in a keyboard, mouse and screen to use as a PC like the steam deck.