IDC: Smartphone market sees unprecedented 18.3% decline during 2022's last quarter
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- Anonymous
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- 27 Jan 2023
Why bother buying new phones when 2020 and even 2019 flagship phones are still a capable powerhouse in 2023? I can still get smooth gaming in Ultra setting despite only having Snapdragon 855 or 855+.
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- Anonymous
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- 27 Jan 2023
Orbiter, 26 Jan 2023Global economic slowdown, rampant inflation and smartphone ... moreRight. An instant opportunity for features demands, preferred brands promoting and fun based theories in GSMArena comments.
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- 27 Jan 2023
ithehappy, 26 Jan 2023I guess the kids are finally growing a brain. kids were never buying their own phones
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- Anonymous
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- 27 Jan 2023
No Exynos, no buy.
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 27 Jan 2023
only tech reviewers, enthusiasts and loyalists buy a new one year-after-year and they only account for a very small portion of the market share that's why it's no surprise seeing a decline in sales as most buyers are contented with their devices - unless you're a tech reviewer, enthusiast or loyalist... which as always...find ways to make "reasonable" means for small hardware and software upgrades
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- 27 Jan 2023
Many vamos points made here in the comments, but in the end, the main reason people stop buying new phones is that the ones they're using are pretty great.
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- Anonymous
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- 27 Jan 2023
Domestoboto, 27 Jan 2023I mean, - the loss of the 3.5mm port is sad, but parts h... more"Micro Sds are crazy unreliable" - what an garbage statement. The only time in 10 years of using sd card failed on me was one bought from Ebay, apparently counterfeit. Also stupidly selfish approach- If i don't need it, no one does. And yes there is still millions of people that listen to FM radio, not only for music btw
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- 27 Jan 2023
Anonymous, 26 Jan 2023What will they do when smartphones are too good to upgrade?they will use software to make phones obsolete
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- Anonymous
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- 27 Jan 2023
Domestoboto, 27 Jan 2023I mean, - the loss of the 3.5mm port is sad, but parts h... moreThe radio is a good feature every phone should have it
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- 27 Jan 2023
AnonD-834088, 26 Jan 2023I've also stated this in other forums,no jack no SD ca... moreI mean,
- the loss of the 3.5mm port is sad, but parts have gotten crazy expensive. You need to spend THOUSANDS to get truly good, audiophile grade quality (think Fiio M15 and M17, Sennheiser HD600). There's a reason LG smartphone died DESPITE having the "quad DAC".
- MicroSDs are crazy unreliable. There are way too many people posting on Reddit mourning their microSDs that suddenly became READ-ONLY, a sign that they're no longer functional, after mere months of use. And those people bought genuine SanDisks and Samsung EVOs at their Best Buy! Imagine losing ALL your photos, videos, and memories to s_____ flash memory like what all microSDs are using!
- Cash is King still. Why'd you think paying by phone has failed to take off in everywhere but the USA and Japan? That's the only use of NFC nowadays, and even then our phones still were unable to replace our plastic credit cards which they were supposed to do.
- Only old people and cab drivers listen to traditional AM/FM radio these days. Spotify and Qobuz are where it's at nowadays.
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- fren
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- 27 Jan 2023
of coz it will drop due manufacturers continuously increasing pricescoz they know they can't sell as much as before so price increases will ensure they earn back from less sale
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- Anonymous
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- 27 Jan 2023
Anonymous , 27 Jan 2023Huawei never was most durable phone out there. That's ... moreThen how come I still see people using Mate 8?
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- 27 Jan 2023
I'm still using realme 5 and still ok compare to vivo y15 freaking lag and bugs
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- Anonymous
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- 27 Jan 2023
Anonymous , 27 Jan 2023Huawei never was most durable phone out there. That's ... moreHuawei in the telecommunications industry has a reputation of the cheapest and most durable hardware out there. Their after sales support is phenomenal and best of the best. That's why many telecom companies still choose Huawei despite the ban.
Apart from that, Huawei's PV and railway signalling business is also gaining traction. They are everywhere, just that nobody knows their existence.
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- Anonymous
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- 27 Jan 2023
i hope it will decline more.
all phones are overpriced
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- 27 Jan 2023
skimminstones, 26 Jan 2023ho surprise, they are all the same type of thing. Better pr... moreTrue.
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- 27 Jan 2023
potato4k, 26 Jan 2023I disagree. iPhone 14 Pro was selling like hotcakes to the ... moreMost people will buy 1000+dollar phones only if they are pro or ultra versions even if it is iPhone.
Nobody will pay 1000 for iphone14 or galaxy S23/S22.
That is why S22 and iphone14 sales were low because they were priced close to 1000 dollars at launch.
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- 27 Jan 2023
Anonymous, 27 Jan 2023Huawei in the telecommunications industry has a reputation ... moreHuawei never was most durable phone out there. That's total false claim. It was Nokia whose phones were called by durable.
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- 27 Jan 2023
potato4k, 26 Jan 2023I disagree. iPhone 14 Pro was selling like hotcakes to the ... moreDeadhead apple fan can't see that even with new design (garbage obviously) the shipment has been declined by a good margin.