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Luzzy :verified_trans:
@meluzzy@woof.tech

To the question of: "What is the difference between a phone from 2015 and a phone from 2025?"

The answer is: Nothing. Tell me one thing you couldn't do with your 2015 phone that you can only do with your 2025 phone.

"oh I can't install this app on my 2015 phone anymore"

That is artificial obsolescence, 99.9% of apps could work on that phone if they hadn't been made artificially obsolete.

However there is one thing phones have "improved" at: Stealing your attention.

Seriously, think back and tell me, did you use your first smartphone as much as you use your current one? Did you use to do as many things with it as you do now? social media, watching videos, listening to music, web browsing, chatting with friends, checking your bank app, paying with your phone... and that's just the most "common" stuff.

The reason why phones haven't changed that much is because right now the "better" phone is the one that can steal as much attention from you. And you dont need fancy tech upgrades for that. Just a lot of social engineering research.


Inarticulate Otter
@InarticulateOtter@mastodon.social

@meluzzy@woof.tech Artificial obsolescence, yes certainly 👍👍

Time on phone, interesting and unexpected question. Is it generational?

I think peak phone usage was ≈2009-2012, smart phones were new/exciting, people were proud to display new phone, argued about OS (iOS/Android/Windows/Blackberry/Symbian), the latest apps were social phenomena (Angry Birds/Plants vs Zombies/Candy Crush), people still paid for ringtones, watched case reviews.

As an indicator, photo frequency on my phone is way way down.

Luzzy :verified_trans:
@meluzzy@woof.tech

@InarticulateOtter@mastodon.social
For me in 2015 I used my Sony Xperia Z for 2 hours every day.
In 2017 I used my Samsung Galaxy S6 for 4 hours on average.
In 2021 I used my Google Pixel 3a for 6 hours on average
And now, in 2025, I use my Fairphone 5 about 7 hours on average.

However, I only take a fifth of the pictures I used to take when I was at highschool and university. So there is definetly a generational component.