bleistift2@feddit.de to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoIf a handheld device cannot withstand being dropped, it’s planned obsolescencemessage-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1253arrow-down162file-text
arrow-up1191arrow-down1message-squareIf a handheld device cannot withstand being dropped, it’s planned obsolescencebleistift2@feddit.de to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoSamsungs have been advertising water resistance to 10m for yeeeears with headphone jacks and sdcard slots. It’s not exclusive.
minus-squareSigntist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoI agree that the features are possible while still making the phone sturdier, which I wholeheartedly support, but I also understand that capitalism doesn’t usually let us have upgrades, only tradeoffs, and usually bad ones.
Samsungs have been advertising water resistance to 10m for yeeeears with headphone jacks and sdcard slots. It’s not exclusive.
I agree that the features are possible while still making the phone sturdier, which I wholeheartedly support, but I also understand that capitalism doesn’t usually let us have upgrades, only tradeoffs, and usually bad ones.