Why you do not need a new smartphone

Summer 2019. Manufacturers produce more and more new models of phones, as buyers continue to buy them, carefully portraying the face deep satisfaction, sometimes passing even joy. But in fact, it does not make any sense.

Remember how it all started. Let's go back at least 10 years ago.

The release of each new model was an event. And it is not because of the fact that Nokia and Motorola make presentations at the Louvre, organized a free tour for journalists and embedded TV advertising. No, the thing is that the new smartphones really different from their predecessors. Manufacturers produce devices with high quality and other characteristics of the revolutionary new features.

But things have changed. Now smartphones one series of different body color, processor speed and resolution camera only on paper. In real life, the difference between the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S9 is so small that it is difficult to discern even under a microscope. The ads tell us about the epoch-making innovations, but in practice it turns marking time.

It's a dead end? No, just the ceiling.

The problem is that the manufacturers reached the limit of fresh ideas. Development only follows the path of quantitative increase in the technical characteristics, which can not bring the mobile industry to the next level. We got to the point where continued to smartphone makers want more profitBut do not have to do any new ideas. The only thing that remains - inventing useless functions and advertising, advertising, advertising.

Here is a list of typical problems for a modern mobile phone:

• calls;
• send and receive messages;
• Internet access;
• play music;
• photo and video shooting;
• Email;
• clock, alarm clock, calculator, voice recorder and other trifles.

I forgot something? Well, then add to the list of those items that are important for you. And then honestly answer the following two questions:

• Cope if your existing smartphone with the above objectives?
• What happens if you buy a newer model? Just change one digit in the title or you really get great new experience?

I will assume that if your smartphone just a year or two, then you will not feel on his change absolutely nothing. No, of course, the moment of purchase, the extraction of the packages and off any plonochek brings a lot of positive emotions. But then, when the storm settles, there will come a void. Nothing new. Better to go for the money in travel. A purchase of new toys put off until next season.

If doubts still plagued you use this infographics.

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