Today, Samsung posted its Q2 2023 financial results. The report says Samsung's profits have dropped considerably compared to last year.

Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter::Today, Samsung posted its Q2 2023 financial results. The report says Samsung’s profits have dropped considerably compared to last year.

  • Myrbolg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    48·
    1 year ago

    Or simply that prices have become insane. Good phones used to be around 400, taking me a few days to think about it and say yes. Now they are beyond 1000, so I will do my best to avoid having to upgrade and go with custom ROMs again. In the meanwhile, we also lost exchangeable batteries, external SD cards, and microphone jack, and we gained more Google spyware and bloat.

    • uberkalden@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      Good phones are still $400. They just have this ridiculous tier now that is even higher

      • Neflubaguzzi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        I had a Pixel 3a for years. It was a great phone and it was $350. Eventually it stopped getting updates :(

    • dgilluly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Good phones used to be around 400, taking me a few days to think about it and say yes. Now they are beyond 1000

      I’m not sure what you mean by a “good” phone. Like yeah, they came up a bit. A Pixel 7a costs $499, and if one wants wireless charging and a better camera they can go with the Pixel 7 for $599. Regular non-Pro iPhones are around the same price.

      Like yeah, folding phones are well over $1,000 in most cases, but personally I think that’s a gimmick, my hot take. But for me and 99% of the people I know, we’re sticking with our slab smartphones.

    • Pofski@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I bought a m52 a while ago on a black friday promotion or something like that for 280. It’s the most expensive phone I ever bought (usially i try to stay under 200). I know that for some that is peanuts, but I have it hard to justify spending so much money on a phone. 1000 for a phone is something I would never be able to do. The thing I do like about it is the quality of the photos and the ease to connect with my wireless buds.