L4sBotSamsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter
hardypartWhen money is tight you might use your phone for a year or two longer. 1000 Euro phones also don’t help the matter.
vinnymacWhile I don’t use a Samsung, I am over half way through my phones fifth year. Other than a battery replacement I’ve had literally no problems whatsoever.
If only lifespan and right to repair were written into law everywhere.
Software updates are the problem unfortunately
HamartiogonicDevelopers require money, and software maintenance requires lots of developers, testers and other people.
Yes and no. Installing last version of android on a pixel 4 is most likely absolutely fine. And keeping at least security support is likely not a big deal. 3 years of security update support it is clearly a finance department decision. Why 3, why not 3 and half? Why not 4?
Just because they need predictability in sales, and they attached the support to the “classical” number of years after which you’d like a customer to buy a new tech product. 3 years has always been a magic number for hardware companies, since forever