Weekly poll results: most people prefer older flagship chipsets

19 November 2023
Not that they wouldn't get the cutting edge chip if the price is right, but more often than not it isn't. Mid-range chips have their fans too.

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justasmile, 19 Nov 2023Nah. Even their snapdragon phones?Snapdragon 888, runs like an oven. It's inevitable since it's made by Samsung.
8th gen 1 has massive battery drain, doesn't overheat that much but still isn't as great as 8th gen 2 which is made by TSMC.

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    Snapdragon 870 user here. Motorola G100. Stock android, running perfectly and smoothly for any game I want. I don't need an upgrade for years to come.
    And I can also purchase Xiaomi 12 for 380$ with SD 8th gen 1. Worth it ? meh.

      Anonymous, 19 Nov 2023Anything made by Samsung is going to be a mobile oven Nah.
      Even their snapdragon phones?

        Anonymous, 19 Nov 2023Award for most clueless comment in this section goes to …We will soon find smartphones with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 around $350... Flagship SoCs will see the price increase when the previous generation is at a knockdown price.

          Foxtrot2Novmbr, 19 Nov 2023Still have and currently using my samsung galaxy note 9. Wh... moreStill on Oreo with mine. Works great.

            Anonymous, 19 Nov 2023How often do we have to tell: Newer chips are not just bett... moreIt's still serviceable if you don't update to the final software update which was Marshmallow for most 801 phones.

              Still have and currently using my samsung galaxy note 9. Which is a SD 845. It may have hiccups and such. But it still performs the things that I wanted on the device. Although, the screen and the battery definitely needs a replacement. Problem is its still expensive!

                Ouifuf, 19 Nov 202399% of people don't need new ones. They call, text, ta... moreIt will not change anything it will have AI or not, you still need to browse and use your phone, AI on a phone it's all gimmicks, it will be done on server sides anyway and chipset will do same basic queries on device only.

                  Yes, getting flagship phone with best chipset at time will make your phone last 5 years easily, considering we are in the era where phones are as fast as regular laptops.

                    Pretty sure there's gonna be some kind of Qualcomm vs MediaTek war going on in the comments somewhere.

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                      jerem06, 19 Nov 2023Old flagship SoCs should be banned: they consume too much e... moreAward for most clueless comment in this section goes to …

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                        Krisbenea, 19 Nov 2023These new chipset every year is okay, but come on, we don&#... moreWindows 10 still had feature updates every 6 months. It was just a marketing choice to not give the new OS versions new names.

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                          Anonymous, 19 Nov 2023How often do we have to tell: Newer chips are not just bett... moreTo clarify, I agree that 865 is good enough for most people. But that should not be an excuse for manufacturers to start using 3 year old chipsets on their $1000 flagships because „it’s good enough for most people“. It’s a good chip but only for $300-400 or maybe $500 phones.

                            rosesarerosie, 19 Nov 2023The problem with using older SoCs is the efficiency We hav... moreSamsung usually needs a few firmware updates for better battery management. It'll get better, but won't be marketing leading for sure😁

                              NOK6600, 19 Nov 2023but they not reduce the price . S23FE still overprice ..They have steep price reductions during promos.

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                                Ellen Dale, 19 Nov 2023Some older ones are still relevant today and will be a few ... moreHow often do we have to tell: Newer chips are not just better for current day performance, but also for efficiency and longevity. It’s not like a phone camera where the one on a 10 year old phone is still serviceable today and the newer one is just nice to have. Or a car where the old one still drives just fine but a newer one has more features. Snapdragon 801 was great when it came out, now it’s barely serviceable even if user behavior didn’t change (for example: YouTube, web browsing, WhatsApp, playing clash of clans). And doing these tasks today, it will get hot and chew through battery because it has to work much harder for the newer app versions. Also, better efficiency will lead to longer battery life even today and not only be noticeable years later.

                                  I do not see that the title of the article faithfully represents what is asked (and therefore what is answered) in the survey. They are different formulations, “still matter” is not the same as “prefer”.

                                    "most people"

                                    You mean most tech savvy people which means 2% of the world population

                                    The vocal MINORITY strikes again

                                    If one doesn't know any better you would assume popular opinions in these tech spaces represents the masses... Lol no use words like " older flagship chipset" out in the wider world and watch the confusion on people's faces lol

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                                      I remember COD mobile play flawlessly with 5+ years old
                                      helio P70_android 8.0 _ midrange from oppo F series .
                                      Very good optimization from developer ACTI Vision studio .
                                      So i dont need flagship phone to play cod mobile .

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                                        Minu, 19 Nov 2023I'm still using a Nokia 8 with a SD835, and it prefect... moreI'm still using a 4.5inch Sony XZ1C with S835, no lags hiccups still fast loading everything ®™

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