Samsung’s $1,300 phone might someday have fees for AI usage::Samsung says Galaxy S24 AI features are “free until the end of 2025.”

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    10 months ago

    Man, I was considering an upgrade, but I absolutely don’t want anything to do with AI on my phone.

    I want the hardware and some usable software to make my phone work the way I like.

    Why does every damn company these days feel like enshitification is the only way forward?

    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Everyone is shitting on Apple for barely any upgrades except the camera over the past few years.

      And really what we need is to stop it as a society that you need the latest things all the time.

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        10 months ago

        And really what we need is to stop it as a society that you need the latest things all the time.

        I completely agree, and I don’t think as many people are buying phones as often as they once did.

        But if I’m going to replace a 4-5 year-old phone, the replacement should be significantly better after that long.

        I don’t see anything compelling in the last 5 generations of phones, other than the camera. And even those are simply OK. Nothing justifies the prices we’re seeing.

        My perfect phone would be something like a Fairphone with a good camera. Reparability these days means way more to me than gimmicky crap.

      • Tiger Jerusalem@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        The one upgrade from Apple that I see it’s worth was the 15 line, because the finally dropped lightning for USB-C.

      • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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        10 months ago

        No, people shit on Apple because they release the same phone every year at an absurdly high price point.

        If their phones were affordable, I think everyone would nearly universally love them. They sell standard at premium prices with lofty advertising that promises you the world, yet delivers the baseline, or just below it.