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Seems cool and all, but if it stops getting OS and security updates 2 years later, then I don’t really give a shit about the removable battery. My last 2 phones were replaced because the OS was SUPER old and no longer getting updates, and the batteries would still last long enough to get through the work day.

Really, the swappable battery is not the “headline” feature imo.

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BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

The smartphone will boot Android 15 and receive OS upgrades until Android 18.

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- Crozekiel@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  That’s kinda my point. Android 18 is likely to come out in or around 2028. So you’ll get 4-ish years of updates. I know batteries got headlines a few years back, but the complete lack of software support is the real “planned obsolescence” pandemic.
  
  Also, this is not an gripe specifically about this phone, but the phone markets in general. 4 versions of Android is on the high side for a lot of Android phones… I’ve seen several that only get 2 and its disgraceful.
  
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  - BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    It’s defintely an issue, but there is some push to address it:
    
    Fairphone promises 8 years
    
    Google/Samsung promises 7 years for flagship lines
    
    Huawei via Honor brand promises 6 years for flagship lines
    
    Mid-tier lines usually get minus 1 or 2 years with the exeption of Fairphone, but the recent price increase starts to skirt the line of a flagship.
    
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Eww@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
At this price (Half of most of the popular flagships) you could easily buy one in 3 years and not feel the sting. The cameras and durability are what stick out for me, but hot swapable battery is a huge bonus since I hate being tethered to a giant power brick to charge my S25 Ultra.

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- Crozekiel@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  It’s not solely an affordability problem though. A big problem for me is being expected to toss out a piece of tech that still works perfectly fine because the manufacturer said so.
  
  Also, who’s to say this thing even still exists in 3 years to just buy another one. Realistically, the hope is what? They just keep releasing a new version every year so you can always just buy the newest one? Sorry. I hate the mobile phone market so much. :( I should be able to get excited by a phone that looks like you could throw it down a mountain and then still use it without issue, but this industry has me so beat down I just can’t.
  
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