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Reasons Why It Doesn’t Make Sense to Upgrade to the Newest Flagship

Reasons Why It Doesn’t Make Sense to Upgrade to the Newest Flagship

Posted on August 27, 2017June 3, 2019 By Jarvis

It’s that time of the year again when you have all the latest flagships being unveiled by Samsung, LG, HTC, Sony, Apple, and everyone else. Unlike previous years though, I’m personally not inclined to buy the newest offerings. Here are the reasons why.

Because The Last Flagship is More Than Good Enough

My daily driver is the Google Pixel XL and while I never thought of it as the “best Android” smartphone, there wasn’t anything really wrong with it. It never lags, takes great photos, and it does everything that I want it to do. Perhaps my only complaint is that it hasn’t aged gracefully as it has several chinks and scratches. Everything considered though it’s a fantastic everyday workhorse.

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That said, there’s no compelling reason to “upgrade”. A bigger and sleeker screen, more RAM, or better camera optics aren’t powerful enough reasons that want me to ditch the Pixel XL. I’m pretty sure that a lot of people out there feel the same way about their older model Android flagship.
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