Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is Best Connected Consumer Device, Honor Magic V2 RSR is Best in Show. The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is wrapping up, and the...
  • Best Smartphone: Google Pixel 8 series
  • Breakthrough Device Innovation: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
  • Best Connected Consumer Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
  • Best in Show: Honor Magic V2 RSR Porsche Design
    • CaptainSiscold@kbin.earth
      4·
      8 months ago

      I’m a diehard headphone jack enthusiast, and yet I still switched to a Pixel 8 (had a Galaxy S9 previously). The unfortunate reality is that just about everything above the “bargain bin phone” price point has given up on the headphone jack (at least in the US market), and the options that do exist (Asus, Sony) have crappy software update policies*. I still hate not having it, but honestly its been a pretty decent phone otherwise. Granted my perception of the price point for it is a little skewed, since I got a 256GB model for $510.

      *Plus my carrier sucks and only supports VoLTE on Samsung, Apple, and Pixel…

    • SuperSpecialNicknameEnglish
      3·
      8 months ago

      I feel like 10 to 15 years we wouldn’t let this shit fly, but nowadays we’ve become so complacent and just let companies stomp all over us. Phones keep getting more expensive and (in my opinion) worse and yet they break sales records.

  • Vex_Detrause@lemmy.caEnglish
    23·
    8 months ago

    After pixel 5 or 6 I’m done I think. Before the free photo storage was an advantage but after enshitification I’m done with it. I’ll probably go back to Motorola or Nokia.

  • danielfgom@lemmy.worldEnglish
    45·
    8 months ago

    What a joke! It’s literally the LAST phone I’d ever consider buying. With that Tensor junk inside and a very basic UI, plus the actual design of the phone is quite ugly with that horrible camera bar.

    Wonder how much Google paid for the result?