Why are smartphones so boring? What reason is there to upgrade

6700k/Fury X masterrace

They are just expensive toys.

Blackberry brags about sharing your data with governments.

why would anyone want 1440p on a tiny screen?

>>52343068
its a meme so smartphone users feel elitist over pc users who still use 1080p when their smartphones have 1440p screens

>>52342940

Don't forget about "Material"

>>52342940
No reason, they are actually WORSE. We'll see how things will change with SD820.

>>52342940
>have Xperia Z2
>sort of want Z5
>can't justify the purchase because it's purely an incremental hardware upgrade and my Z2 still runs really well

I guess the fingerprint reader is kind of neta.

>>52343068
Even flac is less meme than a 1440p phone.

>>52342940
>Why are smartphones so boring?
I think the problem here is: Why is a smartphone such a big part of your life?

It's nice to have a fast smartphone and nice screen, I use mine about 20% which makes the speed crucial to spend as little as possible using it. Answer a message quickly while being at work, or watching a video or two before going to sleep, plus every other misc use it may have.

Other than that, a smartphone is an insignificant part of my life. I could care less how it looks, or how it feels. No one around you will care other than for the first impression. "Oh look, I got X phone. It has Y feature."

How the fuck is a faster processor a meme? And there are plenty of reasons. Storage, battery life, better camera, increased performance, increased durability

If you don't want to upgrade, then don't, but don't go full retard

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Can't wait for a 8K, 64-core phone with a couple TB of 3D XPoint memory. I've been dreaming about a pocket-sized computers with desktop levels of performance since I was 5.

Stay mad.

>>52343068
Because MOAR IS BETTER XD

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>>52343281
>could care less

>>52343299
By the time that happens computers will have quantum capabilities. It won't even be that impressive compared to Virtual Hyper Reality 3D touch space screens that desktops will have.

>>52343068
Fonts look bretty good. And at some point there won't be need for antialiasing.

>>52343322
Good, so there will always be room for improvement and a reason to buy a new phone every two years to keep OP mad.

>>52343328
you've been suckered in by marketing

>>52342940

>not owning an iPhone 6s/6s Plus

I wish the poor would leave.

>>52343390

Tesla is the new iPhone if you want to show how rich and special you are.

>>52342940
>literally
You don't know what this word means.

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>>52343415
>implying people in /g/ can't afford a Tesla
I'd be more careful on your assumptions.

>>52342940
I went from the n5 to a shitty blu phone with a 5000mah battery. I'd say the only reason to upgrade at this point is to get a bigger battery but even then you can just get a case with a battery pack for a lot of phones

>>52343281
Putting aside calls and texts, I only really use my phone to browse web sites when there's downtime and I'm not at home. I have a Motorola G2 and it doesn't have any problems despite the low amount of RAM.

When I'm home my desktop system does everything better than any phone ever could.

>>52343377
The fonts do look good though

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>>52343299
kek

>>52343539
why is that worth the hit for performance, battery life or cost?

>>52343573
Battery is not affected much, only as a consequence of performance hit - see lowered res tests for g3 for example. As for performance, it's more complex. 3d takes direct hit, no arguing here, as for 2d it's more of a high-dpi resources fault. Nexus 6 and 9 see massive improvements with lower dpi.

>>52343530
Tbh browsing 4chan and Tumblr is somewhat more comfortable on a phone when using their respective apps.

>>52343606
If you want numbers, for me Antutu scores 30% more on average when changed from 1080p to 720p.

>>52343299
well hexa-core 8K 256GB phones are coming this year.

>>52343068
>>52343328
I know 1440p and higher resolutions are worth it on laptop and desktop monitors because the PPI is so low. I can clearly see the difference in font quality with my 1440p monitor compared to my low res laptop. But I'm not sure how worth it it is in phones when even a 5.5 1080p screen has 400ppi. Fonts look very sharp on my OPO.

But I think the real hype about 4k phones is how it can be used with VR.

1440p on phones is for VR

>>52343792
They're using 4k and 8K for VR on phones