Samsung Galaxy A11 question

[Ste]

For at least 30+ years now everything in corporations and companies has been about design obsolescence PLus anything they can think of to do microtransactions and "Subscription" based scams, Uh I mean Services.


Sooo it's highly statically likely that no matter how much you paid for it they will always say and do anything to steal more money from you.

TL : DR , try as hard as you can to make your current products or setups last as long as possible.

 

[ikonix360]

Gonna try and make this one last a little bit longer.

Maybe when I get my tax returns in February I'll be able to get a new phone.

 

[MemRefreshABC]

What I also wonder is if Samsung did like Apple did at one point and an update made the phone not be as good to force an upgrade?

That is a possibility. Sometimes upgrades can cause compatibility issues, especially if the charger is older than the upgrade. Devices and old software can be depriciated and when that happens, they may no longer work as expected.

 

[ikonix360]

Not to mention that apps constantly upgrade and many developers tend to make their apps more bloated just because more resources are there. nevermind that the app functionality hasn't changed and looks the exact same.

TikTok is a prime example. Have had it for a few years. The app hasn't changed much visually or functionality wise, yet it seems to get slower on my phone with each TikTok update.

 

[Trotter]

If you decide you don't want to wait until February, you can always check out Swappa. I've bought several phones through Swappa over the years.

 

[ikonix360]

More than likely I'll wait as I can then get a current Samsung phone that will hopefully last several years like my current one has.

When I do get a new phone, I'll likely take off the apps not needed for music and video streaming and just use it as a streaming music player.