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I heard they are downgrading to 12GB ram too
Oh, the horror. I remember when a 12GB disk was more than you could ever use in your life.
Similarly, data center loans are starting to make cheap mortgages disappear.
Care to elaborate? Are you saying that because banks are loaning to data centers, the rest of the people are experiencing an increase in mortgage rates?
On one hand, despite being someone who makes a living writing software for mobile devices I haven't bought a new phone in more than 5 years because it is so much cheaper to just buy a 1-2 year old used phone in nearly perfect condition and all the new 'innovations' are worthless bullshit.

On the other hand, I'm sure this will trickle into the used market and still impact me so excuse me while old man yells at cloud.

Except that a 1-2 year old phone already has noticeable battery wear. I really hope the EU ends up forcing manufacturers to make changing batteries easy
They already did, didn't they. Should be an applicable law in 2027. Though I can not refer or interpret the actual laws, sorry.
I refuse to pay 1200 eurodollars for a phone or worse go on some shitty plan. Sadly AI boom is killing midrange phones.
So nobody will be able to afford anything, great work - this sort of thing always goes well
Wrong, cheapest smartphone will always exist.
"The poor will always be with you, and they too need phones." -Jesus
iPhone se3 (A15 chip, decent), is about $130 refurbished. It has depreciated, and continues to do so. But I do wonder if there is another to take it's place in the future.
I like my 13 mini. About $230. Best phone I've had so far.
EOL is 2029 for software updates for the 13 mini. On that day i will fall to my knees and wheep in a costco parking lot for my 13 mini. This is the perfect form factor for a phone in my humble opinion
I dont mind old phones, i just want to replace my batteries. I still remember my old nokia and popping out batteries to pop in another. Was perfect.
It's by design, so they can lock you into monthly payments.