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[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

A $200 phone in 2015 is not the same as a $200 phone in 2025. I know from experience.

Those phones in 2015 were awful, but in 2025, they feel more like mid-range phones.

Edit: And $600 is pocket change? Sound like someone lived a privilaged life.

[-] Zen_Shinobi@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

This 100%

I have used tracfone since 2012 and only bought phones from their store, sub $150. The budget phones today are so much better than the last 10 years.

I just can't wrap my head around sinking that much into a phone when you replace it every year and it cost as much as a decent budget computer, but worse.

this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2025
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