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I have just given a rechargeable drill to my daughter that I picked up cheap, all my own tools are 110v,240v, 415v or compressed air and don't run out needing charging etc. I agree about the inconvenience of tripping over wires etc. but I can live with that.
My issue is my expectations but also my use case I suppose. This little A16 5G would be ideal doing the basics. It has the capability to do all the advanced stuff that I'm expecting from it just like the high end models do but without the horsepower to do it 'well'. I suppose it's like buying a Panda which has all the same capability to attach on a roof rack, a tow bar and mount all sorts of things to it which is great if you use one, but to use them all simultaneously with any real use case (a trailer, some heavy weight on top and some set of big bolt on lights across the front) there probably comes a point where although it can do it, it will struggle or not achieve it as easily as some huge oversized 4x4 utility wagon. But it can technically do it fine.
I was just thinking walking into the office today - some of the older folks around today, 60s-80s - lived the majority of their lives, especially younger years completely without the internet, modern computers, let alone smartphones. Probably even up until a certain point without bank cards (credit cards!). Made me wonder what sort of all-in-one probably too much to want to bother with stuff will come out by the time I'm that age that will be 'can't live without'.
I am sort of spoilt with the iPhone though. My girlfriend had an old iPhone 13 mini laying around missing a SIM tray... was able to fire it up and get set up with an 'eSim' and my god, despite the fact it is a 2021 release running newer software and undoubtedly slower than the 16 I had, it is lightning fast still.
I don't do anything advanced like games or much on my phone, it also sits on the desk when I'm at home - there's always a better device or computer to do things on there. Same at the office. It's when walking around, paying for things, bringing up information like booking passes or documents, even in the car it has to manage music, maps, calls which I thought was novel at this stage but apparently not, the things heat up and are constantly switching cell towers and that's where the horsepower really makes a difference. There's also going in and out of a lot of things - making a booking, checking the bank, making a payment, back to the booking, communicating that with someone or multiple people. It needs to be able to keep up.
I'll stick with this until at least September when the new models come out, but frankly this one is beyond capable still for the basic things (combination of basic things) needed - might actually be more of a shame to waste more money until it's absolutely needed.
I feel like a North Korean defector whose just been brought back in and been processed after trying to escape and making it farther than ever, but still caught and brought back......
I was just thinking walking into the office today - some of the older folks around today, 60s-80s - lived the majority of their lives, especially younger years completely without the internet, modern computers, let alone smartphones. Probably even up until a certain point without bank cards (credit cards!). Made me wonder what sort of all-in-one probably too much to want to bother with stuff will come out by the time I'm that age that will be 'can't live without'.
I am sort of spoilt with the iPhone though. My girlfriend had an old iPhone 13 mini laying around missing a SIM tray... was able to fire it up and get set up with an 'eSim' and my god, despite the fact it is a 2021 release running newer software and undoubtedly slower than the 16 I had, it is lightning fast still.
I don't do anything advanced like games or much on my phone, it also sits on the desk when I'm at home - there's always a better device or computer to do things on there. Same at the office. It's when walking around, paying for things, bringing up information like booking passes or documents, even in the car it has to manage music, maps, calls which I thought was novel at this stage but apparently not, the things heat up and are constantly switching cell towers and that's where the horsepower really makes a difference. There's also going in and out of a lot of things - making a booking, checking the bank, making a payment, back to the booking, communicating that with someone or multiple people. It needs to be able to keep up.
I'll stick with this until at least September when the new models come out, but frankly this one is beyond capable still for the basic things (combination of basic things) needed - might actually be more of a shame to waste more money until it's absolutely needed.
I feel like a North Korean defector whose just been brought back in and been processed after trying to escape and making it farther than ever, but still caught and brought back......
Try to think of it, not as a phone, but a pocket computer, that also makes phone calls.
Then you'll feel more justified at hating it.
Get the grandkids to set up an icon or more on the main screen of your most used calls, they'll act as one-touch dialling.
Then, while you're with them, do what all the young people do, 'talk' to each other via text messages across the room, so they can help you get used to it.
Well no you've bought a phone with 4gb of ram if it's the cheapest version, android 15 alone takes 4gb of ram to run without Samsungs proprietary skin on top. Despite all the "whooshy" it's literally the worst specced phone Samsung make new at present except the none 5g version.
It's like the defector tied their own shoelaces together before going for a nap then complaining they were too slow to get away after handing themselves in.
I'm sure it's not wonderful..buts it's also entirely predictable it wouldn't be massively fast.
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Well, as per Samsung's advise... Argos refunded it so the defector seemed to have got off with his stupid plan this time around.
Still, 4GB of RAM used to get you a whole lot more work done... the recently discontinued iPhone SE (5G one) from 2022 had 4GB of RAM but relatively flies. My 13 Pro Max last year (only gone because I broke the back glass and messed up a DIY attempt to fix it myself) only had 6GB and it never missed a beat.
I think the next model up with Samsung was 8GB, I'd say that's probably much better composed. I also had the for-work profile running, a number of authenticators running as memory resident apps etc - all played a role no doubt. I admit it was silly for me to try it. The concept was so alluring.
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
oh deers. That sounds painfulElectric Brompton ride
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
Mine is 32GB nad its really not enough at least 64 next time. Its always warnimng its full. Its got 4.4 free but I have to work at stopping stuff downloading.
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