I saw this post and wanted to ask the opposite. What are some items that really aren’t worth paying the expensive version for? Preferably more extreme or unexpected examples.

  • fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
    161·
    10 months ago

    Agreed. I’ve gotten expensive android phones, and I know plenty of people with expensive apple phones, but they all go to crap. A cheap phone last about as long and does 90% the same stuff and into photography or gaming, both of which have better alternatives at the high-end phone price ranges.

    • Bwaz@lemmy.world
      6·
      10 months ago

      Or get several models previous, bought used. I had a Pixel 3 I bought for very little on ebay… Now I have a Pixel 7, from a deal with my wireless company (which will of course cost me over time). And at least for my use, I can’t say the 7 is any more useful or nice to work with than the 3.

      • ridethisbike@lemmy.world
        2·
        10 months ago

        I bought my pixel 4xl at the end of 2019 used and it’s still going strong. There was an issue that affected the batteries that Google fixed under warranty, but other than that I see no reason for me to need to get a new phone for a couple more years. It’s plenty snappy and the camera is still good enough.

        • miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml
          2·
          10 months ago

          The only argument would be software support. Getting newly discovered flaws fixed would be ideal, but many manufacturers don’t do that for nearly as long as we should reasonably expect them to.

    • nicerdicer@feddit.deEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      A cheap phone last about as long and does 90% the same stuff

      This is true. You can get an almost equal performance out of a cheap phone. But I learned that more expensive or high-end phones recieve more software updates than cheaper entry-tier phones.

      For instance, I own an LG K8 (Model LG-M200E) from 2017. The battery still holds enough charge (although it is designed to be replaced), the camera works, the touch display still responds properly - but it only recieved one update (Android 7 --> Android 8) in 2018. I wouldn’t consider it secure and I certainly don’t have my online banking on the phone. Meanwhile it gets very hot and slow when I use Google Maps. Unfortunately, there is no way to replace its operating system with an alterntive OS, linke Grephene OS or Lineage. None of the many alternative operating systems offer suppert for this specific model.

      My next phone will propably be mid-price ranged.

      Edit: typos