Here’s to you, AnandTech - thank you for the detailed smartphone reviews all these years.
They’ll be missed.
Thought about this recently. I have a pixel 6 pro, and I searched and I couldn’t find a reviewer that said it’s not worth the upgrade to the 9/9 pro. They usually had several reasons why. Literally the only reason is the camera. Meh. I ain’t spending MORE money to buy a slight camera upgrade. Fuck that.
Do you actually need a new phone? If you don’t need any new features just have your battery replaced and keep using it.
I don’t even need a battery. Basically my point is it’s more expensive, with little more to offer, and I’m not spending that much on such an incremental upgrade. I don’t need to upgrade.
So don’t buy one? You don’t need a new phone every 1-2y unless you’re a spectacularly well trained consumer.
I usually replace my phone every 3-4y when power efficiency and performance have significantly improved, or there’s a new radio standard that I need (5G, AX WiFi) or the camera makes me want an upgrade. If none of those things are true then use your phone until it dies 🤷♂️
I never said I was going to buy one…lol. Also pixel 9 is 3 iterations over the 6.
My point is that they’re charging so much for what’s basically the same. Therefore I will not buy one.
Did you comment on the correct post? Not sure how this comment is related to Anandtech shutting down.
True
Oh, for fucks sake
Ah bollocks, another trusted voice silenced. Now it’ll be that slight bit harder to find a review that isn’t just parroting stuff from the press release.
Hey, some of them just throw up some AI generated garbage too!
i wasnt aware they were having a hard time. i hate this.
guess theres only space for ai bullshit now.
