The Pixel 9 series has way better battery life, but it also delivers improvements to charging. One of those improvements is that the Pixel 9 has higher requirements for fast charging, helping you better know if your charger is truly up to speed.

  • leisesprecher@feddit.org
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    18 days ago

    Life.

    I need a smartphone for my job (authenticator), bank, social life, etc.

    Buying a new phone in the range of 500€ and having to replace that every 4-5 years, comes down to about 10€ per month.

    Of course I could buy a cheaper phone, but those usually get barely any software updates, which I find rather frightening, and often enough break for other reasons (battery dead, ports worn out, cracked display). So it’s not really cheaper.

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      18 days ago

      Buying a new phone in the range of 500€ and having to replace that every 4-5 years, comes down to about 10€ per month.

      Fair enough, I thought you meant a real subscription of some sorts.

      Yeah I definitely agree with you, phones are a necessity nowadays and it’s not getting better

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      18 days ago

      You can get a good phone for less than that. Also a 1yo phone is even more cheap so if you need a cheaper alternative…