So, wait... you provided "5 years of OS updates" as a selling point and now you provide "the ability to turn them off" as another selling point? Makes no sense. But I am not here for the Android versus iOS or Google versus Apple wars. I was just refuting your argument, because it's very easy to cherry-pick positive things and omit negative things.
My take: if we analyze both pros and cons for either of the two opposing parties (Apple/Google or Android/iOS) there will be perfect balance in the end. Either are
No you can turn off the "feature" that slows the OS down when the battery is old and struggling (or replace the battery). As for the rest of your post, Slashdot is no place for rational analysis and common sense;-). I actually have an Android phone as well, a Galaxy S4, and it runs nicely with LineageOS 14 but to me it should be up to Samsung or Google to provide this rather than abandoning their customers after 18 months maximum.
Takes like an hour if youâve never done it before but are relatively competent. Technicians that do it all day long can manage 20 minutes. And many Android phones arenât significantly easier fyi.
The kind of OS updates that slowed down the CPU on phones where power draw exceeded what could be provided by the worn out battery?
I'd like if I could slow my phone down (running Lineage without Google Play so I don't know how to do this). It has more CPU and GPU power than I need, and it's got a dual core 1GHz with out-of-order execution.
Apple phones stay in circulation longer than other phones.
Its a matter of preference that you don't like apple phones but many people do because they work well for quite a long time.
Any statistics to back that up? I'm not saying you're wrong, just curious. Off the top of my head I'm thinking of a few reasons for this outcome, none related to reliability in time.
A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.
-- Alan Perlis
The 5W charger is a joke (Score:2)
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Why would anyone want OS updates for 5 years and no Google watching your every move?
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The kind of OS updates that deliberately slow down your phone "to protect customers"? Yeah, I wonder...
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The update that can be turned on and off you mean? Is that worse than no updates at all leaving users vulnerable?
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So, wait... you provided "5 years of OS updates" as a selling point and now you provide "the ability to turn them off" as another selling point? Makes no sense.
But I am not here for the Android versus iOS or Google versus Apple wars. I was just refuting your argument, because it's very easy to cherry-pick positive things and omit negative things.
My take: if we analyze both pros and cons for either of the two opposing parties (Apple/Google or Android/iOS) there will be perfect balance in the end. Either are
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No you can turn off the "feature" that slows the OS down when the battery is old and struggling (or replace the battery). As for the rest of your post, Slashdot is no place for rational analysis and common sense ;-). I actually have an Android phone as well, a Galaxy S4, and it runs nicely with LineageOS 14 but to me it should be up to Samsung or Google to provide this rather than abandoning their customers after 18 months maximum.
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Wait, wait, what? You can replace batteries in Apple products now?
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Yes, you take it to the dealer and pay them and they put in a new battery.
Or you can do it yourself with a bit more difficulty
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Takes like an hour if youâve never done it before but are relatively competent. Technicians that do it all day long can manage 20 minutes. And many Android phones arenât significantly easier fyi.
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Re: The 5W charger is a joke (Score:2)
Better than ignoring your customers and leaving them vulnerable to malware.
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The kind of OS updates that slowed down the CPU on phones where power draw exceeded what could be provided by the worn out battery?
I'd like if I could slow my phone down (running Lineage without Google Play so I don't know how to do this). It has more CPU and GPU power than I need, and it's got a dual core 1GHz with out-of-order execution.
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The kind of OS updates that slowed down the CPU on phones where power draw exceeded what could be provided by the worn out battery?
That's what they say, isn't it? Believing it is a choice.
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I’ve had a 6s since 2015 and it’s only gotten better.
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Any statistics to back that up? I'm not saying you're wrong, just curious. Off the top of my head I'm thinking of a few reasons for this outcome, none related to reliability in time.