I'm not poor but phones do not interest me in the slightest, so while all the stupid people participate in some sort of mobile phones arm race, I just keep what I've got until it breaks.
Well, it happened last week and all the dorks at work were all "OMG you have to wait until the Pixel 8 Pro is announced!* or "Dude right the iPhone Bully XL Max 69 is only £1200".
Me being clever just ordered the cheapest mid-range Sony I could find because rdrama.net is actually far more lightweight than a lot of people realise so I don't need heaps of pointless power that uses the battery up in a morning.
Anyway, you guys, it has now been 48 hours since I last charged my phone and guess what percent my battery is on?
59%!
Incredible.
Lesson for everyone: buy mid-range phones. They're better.
Thanks for reading my blog.
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I am also not that into tech and I had an iPhone X for ages and ages. But I didn't like people thinking I was poor so I upgraded.
Edit: that's a lie, the battery was dying within 15 min on an Uber trip
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how could they even tell tho
I swear normies have zero tech knowledge but somehow memorize the exact camera layout and dimensions of every single iPhone released in the last 8 years so they can tell at a glance whether or not you're a good consoomer
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hotukdeals.com is basically this. People bragging about having all of the latest phones while probably not having enough money to eat hot food.
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Is that why poors all talk on speaker and hold their phones like a slice of pizza?
MARSE!!
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I get the anti-social urge to slap the phone out of their hands when I see people doing this especially when they're on speakerphone.
Like do you not think your fricking phone was engineered to be held like a god darn phone?
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One of these days, I'm going to snap
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tbh I've never heard anyone once do that here. It must be a new worlder thing
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Is this a real thing? I don't get it, most people aren't rich.
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the only people who feel the need to show others how rich they are are poors themselves
-sun tzu
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Yeah pretty much
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I don't have a large Sun Tzu collection, just the greatest hits, plus I got it for $1 from the meme book bin
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This is so true. The real rich have mid-range Sony's and drive 6 year old Volvos.
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Embarrassing!
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I have an iPhone something for work and I don't like the ios experience, but I love how little it is.
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I have an 8, but only replaced my 5 because I was running out of space. I will probs get the 15 to increase space.
Krayon sexually assaulted his sister.
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Same about the phones. I never really cared about phones or having the latest one or even tryina flex on having this or the other. I got the first iPhone in 2007 and it was cool. The next gen I got after that was the iPhone 5. lol Don't care about "muh android is superior" or "muh iphone is for rich people." dgaf. The iPhone was cool in 2007 and I just stuck with it because it's easy. My ex was one of those "muh android is superior" and he had to root it because of all the bloatware.
I guess when people have nothing going for them, phones are their way of flexing.
Krayon sexually assaulted his sister.
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I wouldn't buy mid-range modern slop - buy top-of-the-line slop that's a few years out of date. The r-slurs that buy a new phone every year for no fricking reason will balk at a phone from, say, 2020 - even if it was considered hot shit when it released. You can get most for under $300 on ebay ime.
I only buy a new phone when my previous one has become useless because EVERY FRICKING APP UPDATED WITH 600 NEW BACKEND NODE PACKAGES OR SOME SHIT AND NOW I NEED MORE PROCESSING POWER TO RUN A FRICKING BASIC WEBPAGE
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"software dev" is so obviously going to become some low status script kiddie indian shit job it's not even funny. There's no requirement for talent anymore it's just how fast you can put theory to code, performance be darned. When 80% of your field is simping for shit like Agile and Scrum you know it's fricking over and it's brownnosers all the way up.
Anyone reading this, Specialize in something mildly challenging and get out before it's too late. Don't say I didn't warn you
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Don't forget you have to also brag about creating your SaaS startup!
Krayon sexually assaulted his sister.
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Sometimes the modern midslop got some of the new stuff, like mine has high refresh rate oled, which sufficiently old topslop didn't 2 yr ago when I was looking
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I'm so happy in the Congo9mo ago #5020089 spent 0 currency on pingsMost of the time, people need a new battery not a new phone. Thats why batteries have gotten harder and harder to replace
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My last phone lasted like 5 years, then when I got a new one I just bought last year's Pixel for like $300 because I wanted wireless charging and the fancy wide angle camera. I think it's funny when people keep up with the joneses with smartphones and then all they do is use tiktok and gmail. You could do that shit from a $100 OnePlus
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Relatable, I use a really cheap motorola and I'm happy with it, battery lasts ages too.
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The next phone I get will be the cheapest one I can find with an up to date Android. I use it solely for IM and maps and you don't need much for that.
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Omg i also got a new phone last week its the galaxy fold 4 i love it so much
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My phone is 3 years old and runs brand new. I'll keep this fricker till it quits running.
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