Counterpoint Research's analysis shows that at its peak in 2017, there were more than 700 smartphone brands contributing to the 1.5 billion units sold annually. In 2023,...

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  • MyFairJulia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    1 year ago

    I wish LG was still on the market. I would have loved to buy the LG Velvet plus the second screen case. However no carrier offered the phone with a contract.

    • flossdaily@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      1 year ago

      The LG V20 was the last great flagship phone that had a removable battery. I miss those.

      • JokklMaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Mine was a piece of junk. It would crash whenever I tried to open snapchat. Super slow in general. Completely stopped working after like a year and had to be replaced.

      • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        All the v line phones were at least still pretty easy to replace the battery on with minimal effort, even if they weren’t quick access. The problem became finding new oem batteries.

      • MyFairJulia@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I had the LG G3, which was the first phone with a 2K display. It was also my first android phone that had a lot of power.