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Created September 14, 2016 08:59
Why I decided not to buy new phone
First, a little disclaimer. English isn’t my native language (I’m Dutch) I’m also not a professional writer of any kind. So some grammatical mistakes are guaranteed. I’m a freelance interaction designer that just wants to share his opinion on the smartphone updates.
iPhone 5 still looking good. Source: NölSch.de
I own a 2012 iPhone 5 and today I decided that I won’t be buying a new iPhone. I do like the new iPhone’s, it’s just that I don’t see the added value for me to buy a new phone. And I think I’m not the only one in this situation. My “old” iPhone 5 holds up perfectly to my current needs. And I say “current needs” because “Back in the day” I would basically try out all the apps and play all the games. But Today more than 80% of does apps are long gone. Either I lost interest or they made a really good mobile website that does the job just fine. Today, next to the native apps like Safari and mail, I only regularly use Reddit, Youtube and the mirror apps for Sketch and Photoshop. I have other apps install