• blargh513@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    Just buy an older one. They’re all the same. I buy the “a” versions of them after years of buying the best models I could get.

    I can’t say that there is any meaningful difference. I don’t care about camera quality that much. Screens are all good now.

    Flagship phones are a money grab. I have never had these things bog down or get slow.

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      3 days ago

      The A versions usually have a significantly slower processor and less memory, in addition to physical feature differences (smaller/lower resolution screen, smaller battery, different cameras, etc). That’s probably not a deal-breaker for most people, but saying there are no meaningful differences is a little dishonest.

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        3 days ago

        I’m not saying they’re not different. I’m saying that day-to-day, most people would probably never notice what they don’t have.

        yeah, great you have more moosepower, but for what?

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      3 days ago

      The battery is really the only difference. I’m still rocking a Pixel 7A with GOS on it and I swear its like I can just look at the battery and it drains 20% but for a 4 or 5 year old phone I can’t complain there’s pretty much no lag ever