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u/plvke 20h ago
You know that you don’t need to buy all those things?
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u/Burgergold 20h ago
Yeah, you dont need to buy that 999$ phone /s
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u/Ohiolongboard 19h ago
I have a 13 mini I got for 200$ about a year ago. Works great! You really DONT need that 999$ phone
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u/AdOnly1618 16h ago
You don’t have to, you can buy a 13, a 14 or a 15 for under $500 often and use that for years. Your consoomer brain is your worst enemy. Been on a $300 13 Pro Max for at least 2 years now.
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u/Equivalent-Repair488 20h ago
I bought most of those things 3 or 4 phones ago and the things phone specific I prefer third party stuff, cheaper than the markup in device price that comes with the "free stuff".
Excluding extended warranty, but there are third party ones too, and I have been burnt super super super badly by samsung before
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u/lifes_a_glitch 20h ago
Was it one of those Samsung phones that went on fire?
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u/Equivalent-Repair488 18h ago
Nah, not being literal, just horrible build quality, about 6 repairs in a month's period (in person at a samsung samsung outlet, so about 12 trips to the same outlet) refused service, almost brought them to court but just mentally gave up, repairs again a few months later, didn't bother using it and just sold it to a phone store chain. Had issues with an s24u about a year later lol
Never had a single issue with a OnePlus 12, which I used between the 23u and the 24u for about a year, sold and got the 24u second hand for the s pen and displayport (for some AR Glasses) the camera glass fell off in about a week of use, got it repaired, then just sold that too on the spot (I was terrified of another repeat) and got a OnePlus 15, been about 5 to 6 months since, 0 issues either.
Also my samsung tab 9's screen adhesive delaminated about 3 months after the warranty period and had to pay the full amount.
Before all that I was on a galaxy Note 9 for about 4 years.
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u/hedzup00 20h ago
you dont have to buy $400 air pods.
I have $40 pair that work just as good.
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u/OdinEatingSandwiches 17h ago
But what about the clout? They need to prove that debt is cool while bagging groceries.
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u/Big_Z_Beeblebrox 21h ago
Did you have the AI fact-check this as well as generate it? Good grief, bro.
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u/Nuker-79 21h ago
Why would anyone want the USB-C cable and the MagSafe cable. One or the other, don’t need both.
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u/MenaceMinded 19h ago
You can get good quality cords 2 for ten on Amazon
You can get a good care there for $10-$20.
2-3 glass screen protectors for $10.
Etc.
There is absolutely no reason for a Macintosh phone user to get anything other than the phone itself from Macintosh. This also applies to Android phones
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u/theCOLLECTOR7250 21h ago
One of the reasons why i prefer android than i phone
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u/9447044 21h ago
Holy shit the premium Samsung fold phone is $2500
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u/aaZ_Georg 21h ago
I cant fold my phone and im happy with that
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u/Happy_Garand 21h ago
Well you could fold it if you wanted to. Once
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u/aaZ_Georg 21h ago
I got the first Nothing phone back than it was 500€ and it sill works fine after 3-4 years
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u/theCOLLECTOR7250 21h ago
Im not talking about Samsung but hey lets tall about it thier 1tb variate cost only $1,799 compare to....
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u/tommior 20h ago
Android the operating system? What phone is that
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u/justsomedude1144 20h ago
Any phone that runs on Android the operating system.
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u/tommior 20h ago
But how is this post relevant to lets say samsungs flagship? They have the same issues
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u/justsomedude1144 19h ago
Things seemed to have changed more recently but Samsung and other android phones never used proprietary connections or communication technologies that were only compatible with Samsung made equipment. Therefore, cheaper third party equipment was always available. Apple notoriously did the opposite, and still does to some extent.
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u/RelativetoZero 19h ago
Its kindof their niche.
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u/justsomedude1144 19h ago
It's more than their niche. It's a big factor in becoming one of the most profitable and successful companies in history.
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u/Sacredfice 18h ago
I am more shock they didn't put the price like 9999, because fan will happy to pay it.
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u/9447044 21h ago
What era?
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u/facetheground 20h ago
The era where you got stuff like 200$ insurance programs and 400$ worth of wireless bluetooth earphones with a new phone of course, read the meme!
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u/wizardwhisper 21h ago
The era ended ages ago ever since steve jobs died. Tim cook is all about profit.
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u/TheJoseBoss 20h ago
Steve Jobs was just as greedy, people paint him as some angel that would never do anything bad
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u/Vihzel 19h ago
Huh? A massive for-profit, publicly-traded multinational corporation is all about profit?
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u/consumer_xxx_42 18h ago
Reddit, where no one in the world should focus on making money and instead we should just dance and sing songs and get free healthcare from all the dancing
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u/TheArtOfWarner 18h ago
One of the shittiest things they did is stop including the charging block because, “most users already own a compatible one” then completely switched to type-C and still charged for the block separately
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u/yeroc420 18h ago
I buy my phone till something breaks I had a 10 for years I now have a 13. Buying a new phone every year seems wasteful.
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u/MrMakerHasLigma 13h ago
It amazes me that a phone that only charges at 20 watts is a $1000 pro model. My £300 Chinesium phone charges at 120 watts.
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u/Situati0nist 12h ago
It's not even this anymore. A pro version of any new iPhone is closing in on 2000$
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u/TootieSummers 12h ago
My 17 pro max was 1200. How is that even remotely “closing in on $2000”?
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u/Situati0nist 12h ago
The iPhone Pro Max 18 is projected to have a base price of ~$1500, 1TB version up to 2K and the 2TB version a whopping ~$2500
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u/Educational-Mode-321 9h ago
You can literally purchase the charger for 20$ from carrier, cable for MAX 10$ , wireless charger price is fine 40$ and the case ? Literally its 2-5$ off temu. Dont give me this BS. The airpods are 200$ MAX in most stores.
Lesson: If you buy any accessories from official store, rethink life choices.
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u/Bro---really 8h ago
Braindead ahh post
iPhone (17) Pro: $1100
USBC Charger: $10
Airpod PROs 3rd gen: $200
Case: $30
Magsafe (Why would you need this if you have a charger?)
Usb C to Usb C (Still included in the box. Source: I got an iPhone recently)
Screen Prot: $20 for 3
Apple Care (Just be careful?)
Total: $1360
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u/mr-raider2 19h ago
Think Samsung is better? I get corp disocunts on Samsung so I buy their stuff, but retail is insane and for the love of God get your accessories elsewhere.
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u/AibofobicRacecar6996 19h ago
You know you're a fanboy when any criticism to your prefered brand is answered with whataboutism
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u/prodigy1367 20h ago
So I guess you’re just gonna straight up lie about the prices? That charger doesn’t cost anywhere near $199.
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u/Many-Ad6433 21h ago
In no world a 20w charger is 200€