FragmentedChicken @ FragmentedChicken @lemdro.id Posts 473Comments 43Joined 2 yr. ago
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To each their own. There's more to a phone than just if it's physically working and supported with updates. I definitely wouldn't be using an S7 Edge today because phones these days have better cameras, larger displays, better battery life, etc.
The company actually skipped Android 12 to deliver Android 13 due to all that "build the BSP yourself" work. Monthly security updates probably don't arrive all that regularly either.
This might be a dealbreaker for many people.