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What's a piece of technology you LOVE the progress of? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We talk a lot about enshittification of technology, so tell me about technology that is getting better!

I personally love the progress of electric scooters. I've been zooming around on a 400$ escooter for a year and it works so well. It has a range of around 20 miles and top speed of 15 mph, so it works just super well for my uses, and 10 years ago scooters with that range/speed/price were no where near a thing.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

On the point of Samsungs, maybe dont get them. They have the worst battery management of any android phone out there. Thats even after detailed usage management on the user's part. I.e. turning off GPS/Bluetooth, deleting and disabling bloatware.

Lesser known brands like Sony and Motorola have mid range phones with excellent battery life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I'm going to keep an open mind, but I haven't seen much positive about Sony & Motorola smartphones. Haven't even looked at them for probably 10 years.

A big thing that kept me away from them, aside from their reputation for lackluster/poor performance, was the lack of root/ROMs.

But I've gotten older. Specific root benefits have become much fewer, punishments for rooting are more common, well maintained custom ROMs just aren't a thing (and for what phone?). So all of the rules have changed on me...and maybe it's time to take another look at Sony, Motorola. 🙂 Do you have any specific recommendations?

I want USB-C, I mean they all should be. I want microSD expandable storage. I'd sure like an aux port but I can go without.