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At some point even "just OK" is likely a lot better than you need when it comes to your smartphone. I know my last smartphone purchase, a Pixel 2 XL, was purchased specifically for the camera. There was not much to it when it came to advances that I truly cared about. This camera will likely be with me till it gets broken, we will see. SlashGear is pointing out that we are already seeing trends that it interrupts as "High-end smartphones are setting themselves up for trouble." With the top-end smartphone models pushing over $1000, its seems as though the pricing is outpacing the actual value of devices.
It might no longer be a sustainable pattern in the near future. User buying habits are changing and, ironically, manufacturers have no one to blame but themselves. In the past, users would often upgrade every two years. Fans would upgrade to a new model every year if there’s an offer for them. But not only are manufacturers making their flagship products more expensive, they’ve also filled them with hardware that doesn’t become obsolete outdated in just two years. And the annual or bi-annual releases means that the differences between models get fewer and fewer. In other words, OEMs have practically given consumers fewer reasons to upgrade frequently.
It might no longer be a sustainable pattern in the near future. User buying habits are changing and, ironically, manufacturers have no one to blame but themselves. In the past, users would often upgrade every two years. Fans would upgrade to a new model every year if there’s an offer for them. But not only are manufacturers making their flagship products more expensive, they’ve also filled them with hardware that doesn’t become obsolete outdated in just two years. And the annual or bi-annual releases means that the differences between models get fewer and fewer. In other words, OEMs have practically given consumers fewer reasons to upgrade frequently.