Fair enough. The S22 Ultra is sort of big although I put it in my pocket, the back one usually. I also have a big-ass case for it, to protect it from drops and that adds to the bulk. I'll get a smaller one next time I think, but I may need bionic eyes to go with it.
You can do some tweaks on it for better visibility. I'm not a fan of using cases but these new models really need em. They're so slippery... I remember how tough the Nokia 3310 was. Dropped it tens of times on all sorts of surfaces and barely had a few scratches.
Lol, yeah these days phones are pretty much made of glass so a case is required. I paid $2,000 for my S22 Ultra, I'm not keen on fucking it up. I had a Nokia 3210 and used it to hammer nails, level out my car when changing a flat and once even used it as a raft to float over Niagara Falls. It was unbreakable. These days, I'm a lot more careful with my phone.
I probably didn't use my 3210 for any of those uses.
Lol, yeah it's bonkers how much phones cost. I was talking to someone about this a few weeks ago. I paid $2,500 for my well-specified Microsoft Laptop three years ago. Last year, $2,000 for a bloody phone. It doesn't make much sense. Still, the demand is there and they'll take advantage I guess.
For sure. The demand has weakened a bit in the past couple of years thanks to higher inflation and less affordability but people will still pay insane amounts of money on the latest and greatest. I know individuals in my country(shitty Romania) who are probably paying something like 15% of their monthly wages for credit that they used to buy a damn smartphone(a flagship of course). We are probably living the era of abundance, and somehow this abundance is also making our lives more convenient but some are really paying the price for that...
Yep, the same here although the average wage is probably higher. (Possibly balanced by the higher cost of living?) Anyway, people are buying like there no tomorrow, so much so that mortgage interest rates have gone up nine consecutive times with inflation sitting at just below eight percent. The rate increases aren't slowing spending enough. I guess people must have the latest mobile phone huh?
There's tough times coming, of that there is no doubt.
Fair enough. The S22 Ultra is sort of big although I put it in my pocket, the back one usually. I also have a big-ass case for it, to protect it from drops and that adds to the bulk. I'll get a smaller one next time I think, but I may need bionic eyes to go with it.
You can do some tweaks on it for better visibility. I'm not a fan of using cases but these new models really need em. They're so slippery... I remember how tough the Nokia 3310 was. Dropped it tens of times on all sorts of surfaces and barely had a few scratches.
Lol, yeah these days phones are pretty much made of glass so a case is required. I paid $2,000 for my S22 Ultra, I'm not keen on fucking it up. I had a Nokia 3210 and used it to hammer nails, level out my car when changing a flat and once even used it as a raft to float over Niagara Falls. It was unbreakable. These days, I'm a lot more careful with my phone.
I probably didn't use my 3210 for any of those uses.
you could if you wanted... New phones are cheap as hell. A fully packed Samsung S23 Ultra is almost the same price as my car :))
Lol, yeah it's bonkers how much phones cost. I was talking to someone about this a few weeks ago. I paid $2,500 for my well-specified Microsoft Laptop three years ago. Last year, $2,000 for a bloody phone. It doesn't make much sense. Still, the demand is there and they'll take advantage I guess.
For sure. The demand has weakened a bit in the past couple of years thanks to higher inflation and less affordability but people will still pay insane amounts of money on the latest and greatest. I know individuals in my country(shitty Romania) who are probably paying something like 15% of their monthly wages for credit that they used to buy a damn smartphone(a flagship of course). We are probably living the era of abundance, and somehow this abundance is also making our lives more convenient but some are really paying the price for that...
Yep, the same here although the average wage is probably higher. (Possibly balanced by the higher cost of living?) Anyway, people are buying like there no tomorrow, so much so that mortgage interest rates have gone up nine consecutive times with inflation sitting at just below eight percent. The rate increases aren't slowing spending enough. I guess people must have the latest mobile phone huh?
There's tough times coming, of that there is no doubt.