People do the same thing for the concept of android phones. An even better example of this is Elon musk who still has fanboys despite seemingly trying to prove he’s an idiot. People get capitalism pilled in so many ways. Whether they simp companies, products or billionaires.
what a funny take, apple is a hardware company that makes money selling products and actively promises not to sell your information while being one of the most progressive companies in sustainability. Meanwhile android (google) is a software company and they make money by selling you data and by selling your information and forcing ads on devices you just paid hundreds of dollars for. which they do not even try to hide. Not defending apple they are big evil coperation, but am saying your take is L.
@@ahahuehafook4207 this is actually a great example for a conversation I’m having in another thread about how insanely egregious a comment has to be to get automoderated. This gets through just fine😂 outright blatant anti-semitism is totally fine. And they were saying auto moderation claps right wing comments
Something I’ll always advocate for is manual things. Manual car windows can’t stop working unless they physically break for instance. Stop making things weaker and electronic only, just because electronics are more convenient doesn’t mean they’re better in every single case.
I've always preferred manual things, but after working in IT for a few years I actively search out more manual/mechanical things. Electronics are just so fragile and difficult to repair in comparison.
my car has ZERO electronics between you and the road, and i feel more confident driving it than my moms 2024 super advanced car. then the car is driving, with my car you are fully and completely in control of everything for better and for worse
We need more people like you Charlie who spits out facts it’s still crazy when apple and Microsoft gets away things like ripping off people with broken products
Planned obsolescence is probably one of the grossest things companies started doing with their products, intentionally making things shittily because you'll have to buy another is something that should land the originators of that trend to hell
You would be surprised at how durable the iPhone 11 is. I’ve had mine since launch, and since I have butterfingers, I tend to drop it a lot, mostly on it’s front side (no screen protector btw) and there isn’t even a scratch on it.
I have a 13 and this thing has taken a few brutal drops onto hardwood and tile floors and has no problems. Don’t know if I’m just insanely lucky, but most of my iphones have been able to be fine after drops with just a basic rubber case
My samsung s7 was pretty much invincible. It only stoped working when one day the frame gave out from all drops, and actually indented to the point of breaking the display (the drop pushed the frame into the display). The glass never ever broke on the front or back even though i dropped it hundreds of times without a case on various surfaces around the house.
Like I always say, people who buy apple products get what they deserve. As if I can be bothered to care what someone who is just fine with child slaves building their phone has to say about anything.@@CurieBohr
Fun fact: The biggest new feature on the iPhone 15 is the new standard charging port which they were legally forced to adopt due to the EU legislature that was recently passed. Shame on Apple.
@@tehtommy7 I highly doubt it. Yes, they were a high financer of usb-c... to lightning cable. Or usb-c as thunderbolt on their mac products. They were MILKING prices on lightning cables.
@@captainnelson9833problem with standardizing on USB-C is that there won't be any innovations for faster charging cables. You'd be stuck on USB-C basically forever
Charlie I really appreciate you promoting Common Sense. I tell my kids pretty much the same things and warn them not to be influenced into buying useless upgrades or becoming sheeple to the latest trends. Of course, I'm the dad so they don't listen to me, but my boys absolutely worship you. Anyway just wanted to say thanks just putting it out there.
Unfortunately it's in the interest of the free market to sell you things, and they can't sell you things if the stuff you have is still working. Capitalism baybeee!
Everything should. But hey, the teachings of the scumtrash Bernard London have been resonating to modern era, teaching these 2bit dimers how to scam everyone out of hard earned money. It's done on purpose. Ultimately, if you want a rock proof phone, buy a decent phone that does all the sh!t you need, then take it apart and have someone make the chassis out of stainless steel, not porous pot metal or the cheapest variation of aluminium you can buy.
@@baylietrout7888 seven years, solid effort! I rocked my 5S for four years, upgraded to a refurbished 5SE (2016 SE), and now have a 13 Mini. Apple has always frustrated me yet as a ‘small’ phone lover, nobody offers anything better. But they don’t even offer a Mini anymore, so what I go to next is a mystery…
"Planned obsolescence" is absolutely a real thing. I remember one of my high school teachers telling us about it all the way back in like 2008. It's simply the idea of a company purposely designing their products to be fragile and have shorter lifespans so you keep buying the "new" one that's only incrementally better than the last one. There's also "perceived obsolescence" which is when a company purposely makes that incrementally better product seem so much flashier and newer than that drabby old one (cough, adding more camera lenses, cough... making up a bunch of pro ultra plus max models, cough)
To be fair, the pro actually has a way better camera than the standard iPhone, as well as better performance. The rest is true. But pro isn’t just some flashy name, it’s legitimately a better product
@@kenthodges9838 well. Still true is it not? iPhone 15 performance wise is worse than 15 pro However, price / performance will vary depending on people.
Galaxy Ultra 23 is a beast. Battery for days. Giant telephoto lense. Massive heat management. Super Fast charging. Reverse charging for your buds or watch. And the killer Dex mode to replace a desktop for 99% of most uses.
@bravo_10 do you use battery apps? I'd be curious to see the battery temperature when it was running full screen streaming video. The heat chamber was a huge upgrade from the S22 Ultra. My Fold 3 runs about 86f but when charging it goes up to 99f. So I just put a bag of frozen peas under it and it quickly comes down to 86f and allows it to charge at the fastest possible speed while maintaining capacity. I ran my Note 9 for three full years charging this way (or placing it over an air filter fan, Air conditioner outlet, etc.) and still had 85% capacity at the end. I'm still using my N9 as my Dex setup with an 1080 OLED flat display from Inocn I picked up for $190. Meanwhile my Apple stuff is crawling with bugs or can't handle the newest iOS.
We need more influencers and people in general who think like Charlie. "I'm not going to upgrade because I don't NEED to" this is exactly the kind of mindset we should all have as consumers.
I think one thing that may have helped break the glass is the titanium. I don't know what the properties of titanium but maybe the different elasticity had an effect.
Titanium is a great shock absorber so the chances are the phone either has very little titanium in it or the titanium is far too thin to actually absorb any shock.
After using a second gen SE for 3 years, I got a 14 pro max. The SE was a good phone. Had a bunch of cracks on the upper left hand side but it still worked amazingly. It was just starting to slow down and I wanted to get something with a better camera. This was about 3 months ago when the 15 just came out and I had already heard about overheating issues so that was the initial reason I went with the 14 pro max instead. But seeing how fragile the 15 is I’m extra glad I chose the 14 now. I’ve dropped it a few times by now (granted with a case and one of those privacy screen protectors) and the only time it got any sort of damage is when it ricocheted off my henny bottle and cracked the screen protector, but thankfully I had a free replacement under warranty
I mean the guy doing the break tests wouldn't do it on your personal phone, even if it's nearly impossible why would you risk the fact you may snap Ur phone and lose it
@@pip3505 idk about the rest but iphone X, 11, and im assuming the rest of the X's and the normal 12 definitely cannot break just from tight jeans lmfao. P sure that was a problem with a few models, and only one was bad enough to go viral.
I love to imagine half a year ago some depressed caged up Apple worker who was keeping iTunes on iPod alive just for Charlie finally broke free of his shackles.
I was a pretty early adopter of Android phones. Some of the first HTCs and Samsungs did suck and were really fragile. I moved to the pixel when it first came out and have been pleasantly surprised despite being a Google product.
Charlie immediately earned a respect boost by saying, I don't need any technical updates unless something breaks. We need more people to return to this mindset.
Unfortunately, hackers find security flaws over time. Then exploit them. Technically Apple don’t realise it’s broken until it’s exploited. So yes, by that definition you should get technical updates when they become available.
A few years back I snapped an iPhone 6 in half fairly effortlessly. Just hold it by both ends with the backside to your palms, and bend it towards you. When I did it, I had the screen against my hand and got a chunk of glass lodged in my hand so don’t do that. they haven’t really changed in any way in the later models. The phone in the video that survived the bend test is genuinely impressive because it is not hard to do to any phone at all.
To be clear this is only the pro max because of the mix of a larger glass cover (less support) and the rigid titanium. Aluminum and stainless steel will flex a bit with the glass when slightly bent (like when sitting on it. Not enough to bend it permanently but there is some strain and flex. With the pro max the glass flexes into the rigid titanium and cracks.
Definitely agree. Even for android, i try to use my devices for as long as possible, but after 5 years of use I've always found that my biggest issue is always with the battery. Going from an 8 to 10 hour battery to 3 to 4 hours is too noticeable to accept. And then even after replacing the batter I always have some software issue or glitches. I don't get why people do get new phones every year, transferring information and all that is always such a pain
try turning off data and location when you don't need it, with my j7 i've had it on for almost 12 hours now and it's at 78%, i only turn on my data when i need to text someone but even then i can just connect to wifi
@@zombiekiller4yo495the brightness too, one can argue this is like agressive min-maxing but why'd you need max brightness indoors all the time though you're not an old man point is your phone will last longer if you take care of it. This phone I'm using right now is from 2019 but it still performs amazingly
I still use a OnePlus 6t as my work phone , battery lasts me all day and there is no glitches ... so maybe actually do some research when you shop for a phone and you will have better luck , that's advice you should do with literally everything in life.🤦♂️🤣
That apple battery thing was crazy. I worked at an apple certified repair shop at the time and we literally had massive half way up the wall stacks of replacement batteries because Apple had a deal for them as part of the whole situation.
2:13 THANK YOU. I thought I was the only one for so long 😭 I had an LG too before going to iPhone, and also, this vid inspired me to just not get the iPhone 15 because I was contemplating to jump on it but kept thinking how my phone works extremely good and it’s durability and benefits. This thing still look brand new and is even bigger then the iPhone 15 vs the iPhone 11.
I remember when phones were using durability and water resistance as marketing points but they’ve dropped it and expected that nobody cared about those features so they stopped making innovations in that department
A channel called "Some More News" literally did a story on this. There was one company that made really high quality pressure cookers that were designed to last and because of that they put themselves out of business. Companies make products with the intention of making them obsolete for one reason or another. One of the examples this channel covered was how light bulb manufacturers colluded to fix the number of hours a light would work for and reduced it from 1,200 to 1,000 and had sales go up.
I know their more to that story Because If you made a pressure cookers that is better then your competition. All the high tier chiefs will buy that product over the others.
The reason why old blackberry phones never broke when you dropped them is actually really interesting. The phone was designed to eject the battery if it was ever dropped, so most of the kinetic energy is ejected through the significantly more massive battery, leaving the relatively lightweight phone with minimal energy to actually get damaged by.
Thats not how physics of that works. Overall Mass of the object falling will still experience the full force of the object since the battery will only eject after the impact. The gravitational potential energy of the phone falling and hitting the ground is still transferred to the phone in it’s entirety.
@@robster7787except that is how it works. Energy can't be created, so if you transfer a lot of the energy of the fall into ejecting the heaviest part of the phone then there's less energy going into the other components of the phone. It's high school grade physics. The battery doesn't just launch itself, it uses some of the energy of the impact to do so.
My Nokia disassembled after a fall and survived many falls without a scratch, so there may be some truth to this. Apple is a closed system. Users will buy another if it breaks so Apple make sure it will break.
Just this year i finally upgraded to a new phone bc the last one i had for 8 years was so outdated and the battery was so worn out, i couldn't install any new apps and my storage was borked due to memory issues But not a single scratch was on that thing for the whole near-decade i had it. It was well cared for and quite sturdy for all that i put it thru, having it on my person every single day of those 8 years. It died of natural causes: old age. Goes to show no matter how well you engineer something or how tough it is, nothing can withstand against time itself
Earlier this year I had to upgrade my old phone because it started getting super hot when it was on for any amount of time and the battery lasted like three hours. It was an amusing experience because it was a Blackberry Priv, and everyone at the store just could not stop staring at it because they'd never seen anyone who had one of those before. I originally got it because of the sliding keyboard, which I prefered over onscreen keyboards, and that was it. It was a good phone, I miss it dearly. I especially miss how it didn't slide off of even the slightest uneven surface, unlike my Google Pixel. I swear it secretly excretes oil when I'm not looking at it because some place i've put it down on it should not have been able to slide and fall from...thankfully, it's pretty hardy, because I don't intend on upgrading it until it too is completely unusable.
It's still shocking to me that after bending a phone with your bare hands and crumbling to pieces, people will still continue to defend the company that will make your older phones slower so you buy their newest model that you will never actually need.
It's utterly mind-boggling, it's a masterclass in marketing. People get so sucked up in the way the products make them feel that they're willing to stick by and vehemently defend Apple despite repetitively getting screwed over and over. And the sad part is that it'll never change.
What's worse is that they built 3 components in to the back glass and if you try to replace them yourself, apple has a software block that does not allow them to work anymore so you have to get it fixed through Apple.
i think thats the old one because the repair videos show that now its just one piece of glass. even apple announced that and you can repair it with like $10 glass
I saw some post of someone saying they dropped their iPhone and now they can't use it because that same software thinks a component was replaced by a 3rd party.
I’m with you Charlie, my old iPhone 4s has been used as a music player/podcast machine since they stopped doing updates on it and I was forced to upgrade. It’s nothing to do with money I just think we should really drive tech into the ground before throwing it away for recycling otherwise we’re just making more needless tech waste. Unlike your iPod touch I found a couple morphie power bank cases with a built in hard drive being sold for practically nothing because it’s for old tech they are just drag and drop allowing me to completely cut out iTunes.
The only way I've ever accidentally broken an android product was jumping off the hood of a humvee holding a MK19. The corner slammed into the cargo pocket that my phone was in, and the screen shattered but was still usable. The fact phones will break just being dropped is insane
I remember “bend gate” being a huge controversy with the Iphone 6 or something. It took so much more force to bend that phone compared to this. I miss my indestructible Iphone 4
At that time other phone makers also competed each other to made a phone as thin as possible, before finally turned back to standard 7-8mm thickness after those bend gate issues
I’m similar because I never update anything if it works. My iPhone is at 13.5.1 and I refuse to update to version 17 or whatever. The lawsuit against them for slowing down older models with newer updates only justified my actions.
As a person that works in tech retail, stuff really has been designed to break easier. Stuff just isn't built with durability in mind or ease of access. You are encouraged to buy extended warranties and extra accessories to get the most basic of functions for things such as laptops that have USB-C only. you have to go through a lot more work to service some devices if you buy them from certain manufacturers.
If they wanted it durable it would weight 2-3lbs like the smart phones we give to our construction crews. People say they want something without realizing they’d need to walk around with a 2” thick brick
@@nuudelz3711 I get you. I kinda miss the days when phones didn't have such oversized displays. I feel like that greatly contributed to the durability of phones being worse over time.
Honestly, I respect you for using technology to it's fullest and not falling victim to the consumer culture that we unfortunately live in today. Just because you can afford something doesn't mean you should buy it.
My galaxy s23+ has slid off 2 story roofs multiple times, with no screen protector, never scratched the glass, half the time landing on concrete and just barely denting the metal.
I still haven’t upgraded from the iPhone 11. The way I see it, there’s no point to updating technology unless there’s you know…some kind of technological innovation. Every year, it’s “it’s slightly faster and the camera is slightly better”. It just doesn’t do it for me. I went from the 5S to 11 because of Face ID. It’s an innovation I loved. Just waiting for the next thing I can love
Upgrading your phone is probably the most disappointing purchase ever. The excitement fades within an hour once you realize it's the same as your previous phone with more bells and whistles you'll never use.
My Z Flip 5 is pretty awesome. Durable, and kinda feels like a Gameboy Advance SP with the chunky case I put it in. Getting it for free was the best part.
6:49 I too have an iPhone 11 and 100% agree with Charlie. My phone has become a lot glitchier in the past couple of months and that the battery drains much quicker now. This has happed every single year around the time the new iPhone comes out, then after a few months it *magically* fixes itself. If Apple wanted to be environmentally oriented, they wouldn't use planned obsolescence but I guess then no one would buy new phones and we would keep ours for a lot longer like Charlie's magnificent iPod.
Check your battery health. This sounds like you need a new battery. All lithium batteries drain over time. The 11 is at the point in its life that most who haven’t had their batteries replaced yet, need to.
i also have an iphone 11 and we only are upgrading because our plan was paid off and we only have 64 gigs which isnt enough space for anything coming our, so we decided to upgrade to the 15 pro. im not to worried as we are immediately getting cases and screen protectors. battery health is at about 80% now so also is good time. no broken backs nor screens yet on my 11 so if we had no reason to upgrade, we would have the 11. The 15 pro will work just fine. the pro max is much bigger so its more susceptible to damage.
I remember when the 10’s came out. My iPhone 5s shit the bed and got stuck in infinite reset loop. So I got a brand new iPhone 10. Some time after getting the new phone. I noticed my 5s received and update. It was running again. It’s 2023. I broke my 10 in January. I had a promotion so jumped up to a 14. But in between phones. That 5s that mysteriously wouldn’t work some years ago… still worked. Charged. And was fine.
I have an iPhone 4 that survived a car crash, literally bent in a 20° angle and despite the screen being nearly dust it still works perfectly to this day. I miss using that phone, it had a large capacity chinese battery in it too lasted almost two days. How the mighty have fallen.
What's funny about this whole thing is the iPhone 14 pro series was actually pretty damage resistant. It's probably the only iphone I ever used without a case. Look up some of the drop tests with it. the 15 pales in comparison
It’s called “planned obsolescence” the first lightbulb is still on and going, As a gardener I spent triple to get boron steel gardening tools that will last 1-2 lifetimes instead of 1/3 the money buy only last a couple of month.
It's being sensible. The truly rich don't spend their money on a new phone or car every year. They save their money and use what they have. You don't get rich by spending money.
As an Apple "hater" I gotta say, hearing that you stuck to the iPod Touch for so long brings me joy. Those were fantastic devices and I wish phones and other devices were that good.
i try to keep my devices as long as possible - had my iphone 6 forever, got a hand me down x that crashed and upgraded to an 11. im keeping this thing for as long as possible. my friend upgrades her phones pretty consistently and has handfuls of problems with them. i refuse to let my laptop die, its a 2015 air - battery life is atrocious but this thing is getting me through university whether it wants to or not lol
Same situation, an Iphone 11 that has the battery life of a koala on a tree and an air 2015 that can stay open without a charger for max 2 hours but as long as they light up when u charge them I’m keeping them.
About 10 years ago, I was working in a oil change shop when a lady came in for a oil change, she walked into the waiting room and sat on the couch all excited with her brand new iPhone still in the box. I was in there talking to another customer, I left and came back in a few minutes later and the lady with her new phone stood up with the phone on her lap and forgot it was there, the phone fell from her lap and landed on the throw down rug and the screen broke. Unbelievable, the look on her face and disbelief that a phone screen would break landing on carpet about 2 feet high.
@@Shark-pj8in you shouldnt need a case with how much they cost. However even though thats my line of thinking, i do agree you should always put your phone no matter the brand or how much it cost in a case. Its better to be safe than sorry.
When I got the iPhone 8, I just got it out of the case to look then went to a shop to put a case and protective screen. The screen was already chip from me opening the case to look, putting it back in and bringing it to the shop
Product designers / manufacturers used to drop test their OWN products over and over and over to make sure you can't just break them easily, imagine that
As a industrial designer, yes, this is true. All sorts of durability test happens, I never worked with phones but I did do kayaks and let me tell you, we had months and months of breaking tests, the engineering interns even designed contractions to drop test some
I totally agree. I don't get a new phone unless it breaks. I'm still using a Galaxy S10 and it still works just as good as the day I got it, I haven't even noticed a loss in battery capacity. I only stick with Samsung because a while ago I bought a Samsung surround sound system that was heavily discounted because it was a display and missing a lot of parts. I sent an email to Samsung asking where I can purchase replacement parts. Within 2 days they replied asking for my address. They sent me every part that I needed for free, plus they through in a 128g SDcard. This was over $150 in parts, I didn't even have to pay shipping. Thats how companies keep customers for life.
I'm still using my S10 too. Extra SD slot, head phone jack, excellent battery and survived multiple drops. Not looking forward to changing to the newer models.
@propop1 my only issue with the newer models is the lack of a headphone jack. I finally replaced my S20+ after the screen that I cracked 2 years ago started losing pixels and touch response last month, but besides that it still ran so smooth. If you like your S10 then you'll like the newer models too. I've had the S3, S5, S7, S10+, S20+, and now the S23.
@@propop1 Right! The expandable memory is awesome, btw Samsung says the S10 can use up to a 512GB micro SDcard however your S10 can actually support a 1TB Micro SDcard. The 1TB is whats in my S10 right now and works great. And not having the freedom to use expandable storage on the new S23 is the reason why I won't ever "upgrade" to the S23, and also I absolutely love the Prism Blue color of my S10 and meanwhile Prism Blue isn't available on the S23, only a very muted Sky Blue. Damm, now you got me looking for spare S10. And I'm guessing a lot of other people also like the S10 because for a new unopened S10 the price is a little ridiculous ($500+) for a phone released 4 years ago. Anyway nice to meet and talk to another super awesome intelligent person... but for real stay safe out there.
@@mastod0n1 I heard others say the S20 is great as well. So maybe I might get the S20 if my S10 breaks. Since the S20 has expandable memory(micro SDcard) and the S23 doesn't. For some idiotic reason Samsung got rid of that feature. Which is really dumb since expandable memory was one of the main reasons people went with Samsung over Apple. Hopefully Samsung brings it back.
The Samsung line has some good products, even on their side brands. I've got a Galaxy A20 that I've had for well over 5 years and it still works fine. I cracked the screen recently, but that was my own fault. I didn't crack it for 5 years, even after dropping it more times than I'm willing to admit. Plus I got this phone cheap for the life time it's had.
Yes sir, the first iterations of new tech is always a little bumpy… Tesla, Nintendo, IPhone, everything. I always give it a couple of years before I start allowing myself to be invested.
@@The.Nasty.I did the same thing with the Nintendo Switch. I’m glad I got the version 2 upgraded battery in the red box instead of the version 1 model with low battery
Hi Charlie. The planned obsolescence is not just with phones. I am an appliance sales man, and it’s the same there. All these companies make them so cheap they usually won’t last over 3-5 years. It’s sad and such a waste.
Yep. I have a 20 yr old direct-drive Whirlpool washing machine. A very honest salesman convinced me to spend the $300 in parts that I needed to fix it rather than buy a new washing machine. I was ready to just throw my old washing machine out, I had no idea what I had
@@baylietrout7888 Auto manufacturers literally invented planned obsolesce. All the American auto companies did it until they had to start competing with Japan in the 60s
The EU is planning to pass an act making planned obsolescence banned and anyone is able to replace their battery as easily as changing a battery in a toy. The EU is also the only reason that Apple has USB-C on their phones now 😂
Maybe the fact that he heated up the phone and let it cool before breaking it contributed to the ease with which it broke. Probably warped the structure and introduced flaws.
Though it is worth mentioning that in every one of these tests its solely the TITANIUM iphone pro. Not the regular 15. Aluminium has much more give than titanium which doesnt cushion impacts or bends at all. Effectively if you drop a 15 pro its just glass sandwiched in something much harder than glass. Where as aluminium and even steel are softer.
I 100% agree about using older products. I was using my ipod shuffle for MANY years until recently, which I stopped for the same reasons. Stuff from back then really last longer, and I loved the convenience of attaching my ipod shuffle to my shirt and boom, ready to go. It's the best
I had a IPhone 6s, thing was the best phone I have ever had. It had a headphone jack (unlike my current 11) and it was apparently the most repairable iPhone ever made. I beat that 6s hard and it just kept working. Meanwhile I set my 11 down on a rock and it lightly slid and got 4 scratches on the bezel, with a case on.
Oh man, same thing happened to me. Also i just use separate devices for reading, music and a simple phone to just make calls without anything else in it.
5:12 As an One Plus 7T user, you don't know how funny and embarrassing is to see Charlie first reaction to a modern Android being a demolished new One Plus. That brand fell off so hard 😂
Honestly the OnePlus 10 series is probably the worst android series in my opinion. I like the 11, I don't find the 9 fascinating, the 8 with its x ray camera 😂, and the 7 which was the best Android of 2019 (I can proudly say as a OnePlus 7 Pro user)
And I've used the iphone 11, the galaxy note 10 plus, the a 10-70 lineup, the S10 and s10plus and s10 e. And in my opinion it was nothing compared to the OnePlus 7 pro. True OnePlus prime
I've never understood the urge to always get the latest phone. Like Charlie, I also have an iPhone 11. Prior to that I had a 6. I get a new one when I have to.
Yep. I'm super clumsy but the only time I get a new phone is if mine gets absolutely demolished from me dropping it so much or because it's starting to crack a lot lol
I got my samsung s10e when I NEEDED a new one in 2019. Being only a child, I had to pay off the 600€ over the course of two years and you can't imagine how often it fell with and without case. I now have a 360-Case, so it's protected as much as possible and the only thing bugging me is the slowly worsening battery-life... I'm very content with my phone and plan on using it for as many more years as I can
It’s the same for me. I only got an 11 because my 6 was completely cracked, but that was after like, years of use. I’ve had my 11 for like 2 years almost, and I’m planning on keeping it till it completely breaks
Actually, Apple was sued because they’d done so without disclosing it to customers. It was said to be intended to optimize the life of older batteries, but in doing so, users saw a dramatic decline in performance. This is now offered as an option in settings that can be shut off. Marques Brownlee did a short video on this topic.
In Settings, scroll to Battery, tap on “Battery Health” this will then show you the real capacity of the phone when you charge. Although Apple will only give you the option to degrade performance when it hits 85% or below.
The reason the back glass is weaker is because a metal frame used to be adhered to it. It's now part of the body making the glass a separate piece that's easier to replace, while making it weaker at the same time. But if you wanna replace screens, cameras, even microphones you'll run into issues because they've serialized all the parts. You will lose tons of functionality replacing parts DIY because of this. Face ID, battery health, etc. etc. will lose functionality unless you get the serial #'s to match which basically only Apple and repair shops granted access to the tools by Apple can do
My iPhone 4 was my very first smartphone and that thing was an absolute tank, I upgraded a couple times down the line but it honestly was one of my personal favorite phones.
i got hit by a car with my iphone 4 in hand, no case on it, it smashed into the road and the car ran over it and it was just a little dented around the edges. No cracks, no chipped glass, just some dents. The 4 was their best design by far.
Why are these bots always spamming? Do they even go to school? Do they have education? Do they skip school just so they can get attention? I bet these bots gets bullied everyday!
Funnily enough, i bought the iPhone 11 shortly after release and i am not the most careful person, it felt to the ground a good amount of times and it still only has a feel marks and scrapes but in general is pretty fine and intact.
I recently downgraded (upgraded?) to a flip phone (no, not the smart phone ones. a true call/text "dumb phone") and an MP3 player, and it's definitely ranks as one of the best decisions I've ever made.
seeing charlie’s smile sparked a gleam in my eye and a slight palpitation of the heart. my grandmother was watching as well and now she can walk again. my goodness, may charlie inspire millions once more
As an owner of a 2007 iPod touch and still use it, this is pretty relatable for it surviving this long. Mine has survived a 30 foot drop without a case and severe water damage and it still works. I have an iPhone 12 as well but I still use my iPod at times.
@@coatlessalimine was fine till about two years of use, it started heating up when I watch porn or go on Instagram. My battery capacity is still at 87%
Correct me if im wrong, you can jail break the iphone and ipod and tranfer all music to it easily perferly mp3. Alway wanted an ipod back in school day, too bad it aint a phone
My iPod Touch from 2010 fell from waist height and was fucking SHATTERED the whole front glass. I remember going to the Apple Store ready to pay $150 to have the display replaced. Thankfully the guy working at the Genius Bar was sympathetic to my issue and comped the replacement fully. To say thank you I bought a case for it before I left. Apple products have always been fragile. If you care about it, put a case on it. I think they were reasonable solid for a few years from the the X to the 14 Pro when they used stainless steel frames, but I would never go naked with $1000 device that goes in my pocket.
My first UA-cam experience was on an iPod touch first gen. No speakers or Spotify. I still have a collection of iPods that I like to use occasionally. I only recently gave up taking an ipod to work because the newer vans don't support ipods anymore. Now I have a pair of bone conductive headphones and a Cat S62 Pro
France outlawed artificially lowering performance, so if you set your region to France (doesn’t affect language, App Store, or anything really), it should work noticeably better. I had different apps frequently crash before I did this with my iPhone 11 and a year later, I rarely ever have app crashes
My first electronic device was a Samsung GalaxyTab E, super cheap even when it was new. It's been through nearly 8 years of constant use now, I dropped it out of my bedroom window in protest once and it still looks brand new to this day, not even a scratch. In fact I'm watching this video on it right now. Android forever.
My android slipped out of my hand the day after I got it and the entire thing shattered all around. My iphones after almost a decade have small hairline cracks at most.
My last 2 phones over the span of 8yrs were 2 Samsungs as well, sometimes I even accidentally dropped those from up to my height down and they still remain good as new
Totally agree, Due to my work I HAVE to use a smartphone but that said for my personal use to communicate with people ... I still have my nokia 3210 , I just change the battery when it no longer lasts like 6 days with 1 charge
The issue with the iPhone 15 pro max is the frame is titanium so the tensile strength is too high for the surface area so the glass just snaps because the titanium won’t bend, whereas the smaller 15 pro has less surface area so the glass is less likely to break
Also to add on to the planned obsolescence thing, all phone companies do it but apple decided to hide it because they thought it would be better… essentially what happens is as the battery naturally degrades phones performance reduces as to keep the battery alive longer, to fix that just get a new battery and your phone should return to a higher level of performance
These upgrades are only underwhelming if you buy one every year. Ideally, you should be using your phone for at least 3 years or more. I have the 12 Mini since 2020 and it's still rocking great.
@@thang1144 imo, you might as well jump in with both feet and get the newest one to be as “future proof” as you can software-wise. Should be fine for a good amount of years until you feel the need to upgrade again
Had a samsung note ultra for 3 years now and the only thing that broke was the auto focus. I drop it everyday in a mous case... iphones just kept breaking for me even in a case.
If you watch JerryRig's videos on it, you'll soon realize how much he has been misinterpreted. He actually says the 15 is quite durable, screen wise it is more so than previous models, and it is cheaper to replace. But people keep grasping on to his video of him cracking the max version, because it's good clickbait, even though it ironically doesn't even represent his takes lmao. The max backside has the weaker durability, but every other model does not have this issue (he does the same test in the video with a pro non max, immediately after the max version)
@@blazex224people are dumb, you know this. It’s actually kind sad, but I’m glad I came across your comment as you seem to know what you are talking about. Same thing with people complaining that the non pro models don’t have usb 3 and think the phone will charge slower because of it lol
My 14 pro max handled my abuse really well. The design allowed the back to take all the shock so my front screen is just so much better. I have never understood how people think iPhone products are bad(not talking about the new one) because I moved to iphone because of how low quality androids were. My chargers don’t fall apart. My phone batteries last. The screens handle damage more. The only downside with my current phone is that the speakers didn’t hold up my extreme use of it, but that’s more about how often I use my phone like a tv. 😂
The problem is iTunes. Still using a third party MP3 player and it’s very satisfying to just be able to put files on an sd card and have it just work for music storage and file backup.
honestly its impressive you kept a piece of modern technology working for more than 10 years
My farts are better than Charlie’s farts 💨
where my Gameboy Advance SP owners at
@@AngryHandstandsright here boiii. Mine still works and haven't charged it in years
most of my android tech would still be working if my hands stopped draining batterys
*apple
I've been using my same Samsung 11 for god... years and years, works just fine
The whole company of Apple has to be some sort of social experiment because the lengths people go to defend such a soulless company is insane
People do the same thing for the concept of android phones. An even better example of this is Elon musk who still has fanboys despite seemingly trying to prove he’s an idiot. People get capitalism pilled in so many ways. Whether they simp companies, products or billionaires.
what a funny take, apple is a hardware company that makes money selling products and actively promises not to sell your information while being one of the most progressive companies in sustainability. Meanwhile android (google) is a software company and they make money by selling you data and by selling your information and forcing ads on devices you just paid hundreds of dollars for. which they do not even try to hide. Not defending apple they are big evil coperation, but am saying your take is L.
@@ahahuehafook4207 this is actually a great example for a conversation I’m having in another thread about how insanely egregious a comment has to be to get automoderated. This gets through just fine😂 outright blatant anti-semitism is totally fine. And they were saying auto moderation claps right wing comments
@@tarettime9392anti semitism is such a Karen concept. It's the same as modern concept. It's actually better to call it KARMA.
@@lunascomments3024 how to spot the antisemite.
Something I’ll always advocate for is manual things. Manual car windows can’t stop working unless they physically break for instance. Stop making things weaker and electronic only, just because electronics are more convenient doesn’t mean they’re better in every single case.
I've always preferred manual things, but after working in IT for a few years I actively search out more manual/mechanical things. Electronics are just so fragile and difficult to repair in comparison.
my car has ZERO electronics between you and the road, and i feel more confident driving it than my moms 2024 super advanced car. then the car is driving, with my car you are fully and completely in control of everything for better and for worse
@@stutterpunk9573 some things have a huge benefit though. I'd say having ABS is worth it; plenty of other things arent.
We need more people like you Charlie who spits out facts it’s still crazy when apple and Microsoft gets away things like ripping off people with broken products
I don't think Microsoft makes much hardware at all these days
@@sioux22they make this weird looking folding phone
@@sioux22yeah, arent HP and like, Dell making the hardware?
@@sioux22 Microsoft makes xbox consoles. My series x doesn’t have working wifi anymore after light usage over 3 years…
This is exactly what broke people say
Planned obsolescence is probably one of the grossest things companies started doing with their products, intentionally making things shittily because you'll have to buy another is something that should land the originators of that trend to hell
It should be illegal
Also the amount of waste generated is so bad for the environment since most electronic trash ends up being burned
@@tidbit_509 Planned obsolescence is not illegal. DESIGNED obsolescence, on the other hand, is hyper illegal and can result in company-killing fines.
Prison. It should land them in prison.
it's illegal in the EU, but companies still try to circumvent the law in any way possible.
I liked how he reached for his phone about to put it through a jerry rig stress test and stopped himself when he realized what he was about to do.
Charlie almost sacrificed his phone for science
if you use anything newer than a 6 you suck
Ayooo I seen that 🤣🤣🤣he thought ab it and was like nahhh lol
He remembered how keeping it real can go wrong
"Wait, that's dumb."
You would be surprised at how durable the iPhone 11 is. I’ve had mine since launch, and since I have butterfingers, I tend to drop it a lot, mostly on it’s front side (no screen protector btw) and there isn’t even a scratch on it.
I have a 13 and this thing has taken a few brutal drops onto hardwood and tile floors and has no problems. Don’t know if I’m just insanely lucky, but most of my iphones have been able to be fine after drops with just a basic rubber case
I'm guessing you've never dropped it on concrete? A good 2 foot drop onto concrete and that spotless screen is history.
I've dropped it on to concrete a couple of times, but I've never had a problem with it. I'm just fortunate, I guess.@@curtisyue182
The iPhone 11 was great, I had mine since launch till May this year.
This is why I swear by otter box defender cases.
My samsung s7 was pretty much invincible. It only stoped working when one day the frame gave out from all drops, and actually indented to the point of breaking the display (the drop pushed the frame into the display). The glass never ever broke on the front or back even though i dropped it hundreds of times without a case on various surfaces around the house.
More people really need to care about the durability and longevity of technology, and the "right to repair" is so, so crucial to protect consumers
While I’ve never paid to fix my phone, mainly cuz I’ve never broken a screen, everyone should be able to fix the shit they have
I’ve always had an iPhone. Never needed a single repair save broken screen (my fault)
@@CurieBohr Never needed to repair my phone either, people should just look after their stuff more.
Just do both. People can be more careful and the right to repair. It’s not like it’s free to repair, just far less wasteful and costly.
Like I always say, people who buy apple products get what they deserve. As if I can be bothered to care what someone who is just fine with child slaves building their phone has to say about anything.@@CurieBohr
Fun fact: The biggest new feature on the iPhone 15 is the new standard charging port which they were legally forced to adopt due to the EU legislature that was recently passed. Shame on Apple.
Not to be an apple hater but they were already changing within like 2-3 years. They were the largest developer/financier of usb-c
@@tehtommy7 I highly doubt it. Yes, they were a high financer of usb-c... to lightning cable. Or usb-c as thunderbolt on their mac products. They were MILKING prices on lightning cables.
@@tehtommy7usb-c doesn’t magically make the phone charge instantly who cares what port is on the damn phone 💀
The new telephoto lens and sensor for it are pretty cool, but yeah besides that there's really nothing crazy
@@captainnelson9833problem with standardizing on USB-C is that there won't be any innovations for faster charging cables. You'd be stuck on USB-C basically forever
I had an iPhone 8 since it was released up until the 13 was released. I traded in for a normal iPhone 13, and it works extremely well in my opinion.
Charlie I really appreciate you promoting Common Sense. I tell my kids pretty much the same things and warn them not to be influenced into buying useless upgrades or becoming sheeple to the latest trends. Of course, I'm the dad so they don't listen to me, but my boys absolutely worship you. Anyway just wanted to say thanks just putting it out there.
Huge respect, a phone should be treated as something that has many years of life in it
Unfortunately it's in the interest of the free market to sell you things, and they can't sell you things if the stuff you have is still working. Capitalism baybeee!
Everything should. But hey, the teachings of the scumtrash Bernard London have been resonating to modern era, teaching these 2bit dimers how to scam everyone out of hard earned money. It's done on purpose. Ultimately, if you want a rock proof phone, buy a decent phone that does all the sh!t you need, then take it apart and have someone make the chassis out of stainless steel, not porous pot metal or the cheapest variation of aluminium you can buy.
have had my phone for seven years it got cracked abd the screen is black on 40% of it....
@@baylietrout7888 seven years, solid effort!
I rocked my 5S for four years, upgraded to a refurbished 5SE (2016 SE), and now have a 13 Mini. Apple has always frustrated me yet as a ‘small’ phone lover, nobody offers anything better. But they don’t even offer a Mini anymore, so what I go to next is a mystery…
@@baylietrout7888You must put on a screen protecter. The battery getting to hot is always what kills my phone. But I keep them forever!
"Planned obsolescence" is absolutely a real thing. I remember one of my high school teachers telling us about it all the way back in like 2008. It's simply the idea of a company purposely designing their products to be fragile and have shorter lifespans so you keep buying the "new" one that's only incrementally better than the last one. There's also "perceived obsolescence" which is when a company purposely makes that incrementally better product seem so much flashier and newer than that drabby old one (cough, adding more camera lenses, cough... making up a bunch of pro ultra plus max models, cough)
To be fair, the pro actually has a way better camera than the standard iPhone, as well as better performance. The rest is true. But pro isn’t just some flashy name, it’s legitimately a better product
@jacobcooley5266 clearly people will suck apple off no matter what
They taught this to me in history class
@@kenthodges9838 well. Still true is it not?
iPhone 15 performance wise is worse than 15 pro
However, price / performance will vary depending on people.
@@pablopiccaso-jw7qndo you take ap human geography?
Galaxy Ultra 23 is a beast. Battery for days. Giant telephoto lense. Massive heat management. Super Fast charging. Reverse charging for your buds or watch. And the killer Dex mode to replace a desktop for 99% of most uses.
Dude +1 on the battery, on my power saving thing lasts an entire day listening to UA-cam and music all day
@bravo_10 do you use battery apps? I'd be curious to see the battery temperature when it was running full screen streaming video. The heat chamber was a huge upgrade from the S22 Ultra. My Fold 3 runs about 86f but when charging it goes up to 99f. So I just put a bag of frozen peas under it and it quickly comes down to 86f and allows it to charge at the fastest possible speed while maintaining capacity. I ran my Note 9 for three full years charging this way (or placing it over an air filter fan, Air conditioner outlet, etc.) and still had 85% capacity at the end. I'm still using my N9 as my Dex setup with an 1080 OLED flat display from Inocn I picked up for $190. Meanwhile my Apple stuff is crawling with bugs or can't handle the newest iOS.
Watching this on my iPhone 5, this thing has gone through a lot, and still works so well.
Am on my Galaxy J7, very beat up but still going strong.
We need more influencers and people in general who think like Charlie. "I'm not going to upgrade because I don't NEED to" this is exactly the kind of mindset we should all have as consumers.
It could prevent the rich kid syndrome that happens on tiktok if this happens
Im the same way I still got an iPhone 8 but might get an android soon cuz it’s slow af
I will run a phone til it physically stops working, because it still works. There's no reason to go buy a new one if I don't need to.
off topic, but I love your pfp :)
Or how about, idk, just thinking for yourself?.
Charlie almost actually breaking his phone when trying to show how he can't break it is hilarious
Pretty sure he broke it 😂
Yea he definitely broke it
@@lw3894 Yeah I think so too 🤣🤣😂 Pretty sure he played it off with the rice joke he read
My farts are better than Charlie’s farts 💨
@@MikeyVazquez lol how are you getting that information, is their a second camera on the roof.
I think one thing that may have helped break the glass is the titanium. I don't know what the properties of titanium but maybe the different elasticity had an effect.
Titanium is a great shock absorber so the chances are the phone either has very little titanium in it or the titanium is far too thin to actually absorb any shock.
After using a second gen SE for 3 years, I got a 14 pro max. The SE was a good phone. Had a bunch of cracks on the upper left hand side but it still worked amazingly. It was just starting to slow down and I wanted to get something with a better camera. This was about 3 months ago when the 15 just came out and I had already heard about overheating issues so that was the initial reason I went with the 14 pro max instead. But seeing how fragile the 15 is I’m extra glad I chose the 14 now. I’ve dropped it a few times by now (granted with a case and one of those privacy screen protectors) and the only time it got any sort of damage is when it ricocheted off my henny bottle and cracked the screen protector, but thankfully I had a free replacement under warranty
Charlie realizing that he probably could break his phone with his hands then stopping right before he tests it is hilarious 😂
It’s nuts how they all can break in your pocket from wearing tight-ish jeans and sitting down
@@pip3505like iPhone 6 that could bend like a banana
I mean the guy doing the break tests wouldn't do it on your personal phone, even if it's nearly impossible why would you risk the fact you may snap Ur phone and lose it
@@pip3505 idk about the rest but iphone X, 11, and im assuming the rest of the X's and the normal 12 definitely cannot break just from tight jeans lmfao. P sure that was a problem with a few models, and only one was bad enough to go viral.
Have you seen the guns that guy packs, probably realized there was more than a good chance he be sending that thing to the bin
I love to imagine half a year ago some depressed caged up Apple worker who was keeping iTunes on iPod alive just for Charlie finally broke free of his shackles.
This made me laugh 😂 the poor employee 🤣
oi you forgot dankpods he is keeping alive the ipod
5:19 LOL it crunched like a candy bar
I was a pretty early adopter of Android phones. Some of the first HTCs and Samsungs did suck and were really fragile. I moved to the pixel when it first came out and have been pleasantly surprised despite being a Google product.
ur literally on a website owned by google tf r u doing here
@@RED-my9hl What are you on about?
Charlie immediately earned a respect boost by saying, I don't need any technical updates unless something breaks.
We need more people to return to this mindset.
I used my phone till it died lol. That’s when I finally upgraded. I don’t see the need to upgrade every year, such a waste of money
I thought it was just me, I didn’t see no reason to upgrade unless it was necessary. Unless I was rich, fuck it I would’ve bought a nice car or house
I don't even know why there is any other way at all (other than people having the money - and I don't, tbh).
Charlie grabbing his iPhone and then realizing that trying to break it prooooolly isn’t a great idea. Classic 😂
Unfortunately, hackers find security flaws over time. Then exploit them. Technically Apple don’t realise it’s broken until it’s exploited. So yes, by that definition you should get technical updates when they become available.
Apple is the gift that’s actually a re-gift.
@@CrewmateComplexXP…💀
Why does it seem like when Apple do something good like adding USB-C, they go and make it USB 2 and make it so unbelievably breakable?
3 bots in 1 comment💀
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A few years back I snapped an iPhone 6 in half fairly effortlessly. Just hold it by both ends with the backside to your palms, and bend it towards you. When I did it, I had the screen against my hand and got a chunk of glass lodged in my hand so don’t do that. they haven’t really changed in any way in the later models. The phone in the video that survived the bend test is genuinely impressive because it is not hard to do to any phone at all.
To be clear this is only the pro max because of the mix of a larger glass cover (less support) and the rigid titanium. Aluminum and stainless steel will flex a bit with the glass when slightly bent (like when sitting on it. Not enough to bend it permanently but there is some strain and flex.
With the pro max the glass flexes into the rigid titanium and cracks.
Definitely agree. Even for android, i try to use my devices for as long as possible, but after 5 years of use I've always found that my biggest issue is always with the battery. Going from an 8 to 10 hour battery to 3 to 4 hours is too noticeable to accept.
And then even after replacing the batter I always have some software issue or glitches. I don't get why people do get new phones every year, transferring information and all that is always such a pain
try turning off data and location when you don't need it, with my j7 i've had it on for almost 12 hours now and it's at 78%, i only turn on my data when i need to text someone but even then i can just connect to wifi
@@zombiekiller4yo495the brightness too, one can argue this is like agressive min-maxing but why'd you need max brightness indoors all the time though you're not an old man
point is your phone will last longer if you take care of it. This phone I'm using right now is from 2019 but it still performs amazingly
I still use a OnePlus 6t as my work phone , battery lasts me all day and there is no glitches ... so maybe actually do some research when you shop for a phone and you will have better luck , that's advice you should do with literally everything in life.🤦♂️🤣
My s8+ is still doing just fine no problems. Samsung makes really good phones
It's crazy how they'll make a working piece of software slowly start to have bugs out of nowhere without you changing anything.
That apple battery thing was crazy. I worked at an apple certified repair shop at the time and we literally had massive half way up the wall stacks of replacement batteries because Apple had a deal for them as part of the whole situation.
2:13 THANK YOU. I thought I was the only one for so long 😭 I had an LG too before going to iPhone, and also, this vid inspired me to just not get the iPhone 15 because I was contemplating to jump on it but kept thinking how my phone works extremely good and it’s durability and benefits. This thing still look brand new and is even bigger then the iPhone 15 vs the iPhone 11.
I remember when phones were using durability and water resistance as marketing points but they’ve dropped it and expected that nobody cared about those features so they stopped making innovations in that department
A channel called "Some More News" literally did a story on this. There was one company that made really high quality pressure cookers that were designed to last and because of that they put themselves out of business. Companies make products with the intention of making them obsolete for one reason or another. One of the examples this channel covered was how light bulb manufacturers colluded to fix the number of hours a light would work for and reduced it from 1,200 to 1,000 and had sales go up.
I watched that video too. It’s horrible that making a good product can actually bankrupt you. So much for “capitalism breeds innovation.”
Veritasium
That’s so sad
I know their more to that story Because If you made a pressure cookers that is better then your competition. All the high tier chiefs will buy that product over the others.
Yeaa @theweirdo61 love cool zone media
The reason why old blackberry phones never broke when you dropped them is actually really interesting. The phone was designed to eject the battery if it was ever dropped, so most of the kinetic energy is ejected through the significantly more massive battery, leaving the relatively lightweight phone with minimal energy to actually get damaged by.
ah yes bassberry
Thats not how physics of that works.
Overall Mass of the object falling will still experience the full force of the object since the battery will only eject after the impact. The gravitational potential energy of the phone falling and hitting the ground is still transferred to the phone in it’s entirety.
??? this is terribly explained psuedo science lol
@@robster7787except that is how it works. Energy can't be created, so if you transfer a lot of the energy of the fall into ejecting the heaviest part of the phone then there's less energy going into the other components of the phone. It's high school grade physics. The battery doesn't just launch itself, it uses some of the energy of the impact to do so.
My Nokia disassembled after a fall and survived many falls without a scratch, so there may be some truth to this. Apple is a closed system. Users will buy another if it breaks so Apple make sure it will break.
Just this year i finally upgraded to a new phone bc the last one i had for 8 years was so outdated and the battery was so worn out, i couldn't install any new apps and my storage was borked due to memory issues
But not a single scratch was on that thing for the whole near-decade i had it. It was well cared for and quite sturdy for all that i put it thru, having it on my person every single day of those 8 years. It died of natural causes: old age. Goes to show no matter how well you engineer something or how tough it is, nothing can withstand against time itself
Earlier this year I had to upgrade my old phone because it started getting super hot when it was on for any amount of time and the battery lasted like three hours.
It was an amusing experience because it was a Blackberry Priv, and everyone at the store just could not stop staring at it because they'd never seen anyone who had one of those before.
I originally got it because of the sliding keyboard, which I prefered over onscreen keyboards, and that was it. It was a good phone, I miss it dearly.
I especially miss how it didn't slide off of even the slightest uneven surface, unlike my Google Pixel. I swear it secretly excretes oil when I'm not looking at it because some place i've put it down on it should not have been able to slide and fall from...thankfully, it's pretty hardy, because I don't intend on upgrading it until it too is completely unusable.
It's still shocking to me that after bending a phone with your bare hands and crumbling to pieces, people will still continue to defend the company that will make your older phones slower so you buy their newest model that you will never actually need.
they dont
@@xevaloryes they do dawg😭
It's utterly mind-boggling, it's a masterclass in marketing. People get so sucked up in the way the products make them feel that they're willing to stick by and vehemently defend Apple despite repetitively getting screwed over and over. And the sad part is that it'll never change.
@@xevalorshut up cant you just stand up for yourself instead of defending apple?
@@xevalorHate to break it to you, planned obsolescence is a huge part of most products.
What's worse is that they built 3 components in to the back glass and if you try to replace them yourself, apple has a software block that does not allow them to work anymore so you have to get it fixed through Apple.
i think thats the old one because the repair videos show that now its just one piece of glass. even apple announced that and you can repair it with like $10 glass
I saw some post of someone saying they dropped their iPhone and now they can't use it because that same software thinks a component was replaced by a 3rd party.
Hence it don't buy that overpriced shit
hey atleast its not an android@@dubstepXpower
@@cameraman8329 android is still more convenient
I’m with you Charlie, my old iPhone 4s has been used as a music player/podcast machine since they stopped doing updates on it and I was forced to upgrade. It’s nothing to do with money I just think we should really drive tech into the ground before throwing it away for recycling otherwise we’re just making more needless tech waste. Unlike your iPod touch I found a couple morphie power bank cases with a built in hard drive being sold for practically nothing because it’s for old tech they are just drag and drop allowing me to completely cut out iTunes.
The only way I've ever accidentally broken an android product was jumping off the hood of a humvee holding a MK19. The corner slammed into the cargo pocket that my phone was in, and the screen shattered but was still usable. The fact phones will break just being dropped is insane
Charlie knew he would have ripped his iPhone clear in half if he didn't stop himself.
Charlie better than me dude 💀☠️
My farts are better than Charlie’s farts 💨
didn't he say that the dude from the yt video tried it with every iphone and the only one that snapped was the 15?
Can u guys see my post?
Finally, I got some more bots to block in your replies.
I remember “bend gate” being a huge controversy with the Iphone 6 or something. It took so much more force to bend that phone compared to this. I miss my indestructible Iphone 4
At that time other phone makers also competed each other to made a phone as thin as possible, before finally turned back to standard 7-8mm thickness after those bend gate issues
That was not planned tho
It did not get bent. The glass broke on the back, the structure stayed intact.
@@Ettzil right, but if it’s in my back pocket it’s gonna break with less force than it took to bend the old ones.
Dude my iPhone 6 was goat
I’m similar because I never update anything if it works. My iPhone is at 13.5.1 and I refuse to update to version 17 or whatever. The lawsuit against them for slowing down older models with newer updates only justified my actions.
As a person that works in tech retail, stuff really has been designed to break easier. Stuff just isn't built with durability in mind or ease of access. You are encouraged to buy extended warranties and extra accessories to get the most basic of functions for things such as laptops that have USB-C only. you have to go through a lot more work to service some devices if you buy them from certain manufacturers.
If they wanted it durable it would weight 2-3lbs like the smart phones we give to our construction crews. People say they want something without realizing they’d need to walk around with a 2” thick brick
@@nuudelz3711 I get you. I kinda miss the days when phones didn't have such oversized displays. I feel like that greatly contributed to the durability of phones being worse over time.
Honestly, I respect you for using technology to it's fullest and not falling victim to the consumer culture that we unfortunately live in today. Just because you can afford something doesn't mean you should buy it.
Fuckin right? I wish blind consumerism wasn't so rampant. Some people are bankrupting themselves slowly
Lol he didn’t even respond to you
@@NortyMushhe never responds to anybody wtf are u on abt
Honestly, he doesn’t care about what you think of him
@@Gmxyz883happy 13th birthday buddy
I’m not surprised that the iPhone 15 is worse than its predecessors, but I AM surprised at how many people are shocked this is happening lmao
remember when iphone 7 max pro turbo epic deluxe whatever edition was bending in pockets ?
It's very funny when the *TITANIUM 15 PRO MAX* ad plays before the phone gets obliterated
@@catgaeming2025iPhone 6 too
Still shocked there’s people getting the newest model every year
@@catgaeming2025that was the 6 the 7 was fine
My galaxy s23+ has slid off 2 story roofs multiple times, with no screen protector, never scratched the glass, half the time landing on concrete and just barely denting the metal.
Truly the Nokia of our time.
I still haven’t upgraded from the iPhone 11. The way I see it, there’s no point to updating technology unless there’s you know…some kind of technological innovation. Every year, it’s “it’s slightly faster and the camera is slightly better”. It just doesn’t do it for me. I went from the 5S to 11 because of Face ID. It’s an innovation I loved. Just waiting for the next thing I can love
I love how he just stops himself from absolutely demolishing his phone😭😭 3:14
I dont get a new phone unless it breaks, like if its literally unusable. i dont waste my money like that
these bots fr man 💀
Bro why so many bots in the comments? Penguinz0 needs to make a video about these bots so they can be banned.
@@THEMIMIKfr bro 💀
Upgrading your phone is probably the most disappointing purchase ever. The excitement fades within an hour once you realize it's the same as your previous phone with more bells and whistles you'll never use.
@@BigPurpleCarrotAnd of course more cameras.
My Z Flip 5 is pretty awesome. Durable, and kinda feels like a Gameboy Advance SP with the chunky case I put it in. Getting it for free was the best part.
Wish my mommy would buy me a Z Flip 5
Zack from JerryRigEverything is pretty damn strong. Just something to note with regards to his bend tests.
6:49 I too have an iPhone 11 and 100% agree with Charlie. My phone has become a lot glitchier in the past couple of months and that the battery drains much quicker now. This has happed every single year around the time the new iPhone comes out, then after a few months it *magically* fixes itself. If Apple wanted to be environmentally oriented, they wouldn't use planned obsolescence but I guess then no one would buy new phones and we would keep ours for a lot longer like Charlie's magnificent iPod.
Check your battery health. This sounds like you need a new battery. All lithium batteries drain over time. The 11 is at the point in its life that most who haven’t had their batteries replaced yet, need to.
i also have an iphone 11 and we only are upgrading because our plan was paid off and we only have 64 gigs which isnt enough space for anything coming our, so we decided to upgrade to the 15 pro. im not to worried as we are immediately getting cases and screen protectors. battery health is at about 80% now so also is good time. no broken backs nor screens yet on my 11 so if we had no reason to upgrade, we would have the 11. The 15 pro will work just fine. the pro max is much bigger so its more susceptible to damage.
I remember when the 10’s came out. My iPhone 5s shit the bed and got stuck in infinite reset loop. So I got a brand new iPhone 10. Some time after getting the new phone. I noticed my 5s received and update. It was running again. It’s 2023. I broke my 10 in January. I had a promotion so jumped up to a 14. But in between phones. That 5s that mysteriously wouldn’t work some years ago… still worked. Charged. And was fine.
you probably shouldnt update your IOS when they release a new phone. the only way for them to make your phone slower is through IOS
@@ldtech5999I swear people walk around with a 5 year old battery and wonder why their phone doesn’t last long lmao.. idiots
I have an iPhone 4 that survived a car crash, literally bent in a 20° angle and despite the screen being nearly dust it still works perfectly to this day. I miss using that phone, it had a large capacity chinese battery in it too lasted almost two days. How the mighty have fallen.
My mom slammed her iPhone 4 in the door of car and it bent it like a banana and it still worked 🤣 her iPhone 5 never worked out of the box
now imagine getting an Iphone 15 and having it shatter because you accidentally dropped it on a carpet
@@ninjafrog6966 my iphone 8 did that..
@@RageUnchainedsure bud
Back when Jobs was around iphones were actually repairable and built to last
What's funny about this whole thing is the iPhone 14 pro series was actually pretty damage resistant. It's probably the only iphone I ever used without a case. Look up some of the drop tests with it. the 15 pales in comparison
It’s called “planned obsolescence” the first lightbulb is still on and going,
As a gardener I spent triple to get boron steel gardening tools that will last 1-2 lifetimes instead of 1/3 the money buy only last a couple of month.
Charlie being obviously well off but not upgrading to the newest everything is a solid indicator of character.
I mean why do people need the latest and greatest if they don't need it ? Same thing with GPUs cars, etc.
@@Gatorade69 greed, sense of importance, not knowing another way, etc. People act more on wants than needs, so it's normal that they do it
@@Gatorade69 feeding ego, feeling special and unique as they have something others do not, same goes for fast cars etc
It's being sensible. The truly rich don't spend their money on a new phone or car every year. They save their money and use what they have.
You don't get rich by spending money.
You know some people that arent that well off also can afford good shoes, some clothes, shitty new phones, even if its inconvenient
As an Apple "hater" I gotta say, hearing that you stuck to the iPod Touch for so long brings me joy. Those were fantastic devices and I wish phones and other devices were that good.
NO
Yeh everything before the iPhone 6 was solid but then Apple went downhill pretty fast. iPhone 4 was my first and only iphone
My only apple product was the iPod nano. Had nothing but pirated songs and Happy Tree Friends episodes
@@ls200076yes
@@bluevanga30happy tree friends slaps fr
Where is the villager that sells mending when you need him 💀💀
i try to keep my devices as long as possible - had my iphone 6 forever, got a hand me down x that crashed and upgraded to an 11. im keeping this thing for as long as possible. my friend upgrades her phones pretty consistently and has handfuls of problems with them. i refuse to let my laptop die, its a 2015 air - battery life is atrocious but this thing is getting me through university whether it wants to or not lol
Same situation, an Iphone 11 that has the battery life of a koala on a tree and an air 2015 that can stay open without a charger for max 2 hours but as long as they light up when u charge them I’m keeping them.
About 10 years ago, I was working in a oil change shop when a lady came in for a oil change, she walked into the waiting room and sat on the couch all excited with her brand new iPhone still in the box. I was in there talking to another customer, I left and came back in a few minutes later and the lady with her new phone stood up with the phone on her lap and forgot it was there, the phone fell from her lap and landed on the throw down rug and the screen broke. Unbelievable, the look on her face and disbelief that a phone screen would break landing on carpet about 2 feet high.
Did she have a case tho?
Case or not, that's still some shitty ass durability.
@@Shark-pj8in you shouldnt need a case with how much they cost.
However even though thats my line of thinking, i do agree you should always put your phone no matter the brand or how much it cost in a case. Its better to be safe than sorry.
@@corbinkendall6330sounds like you just wanted to argue.
When I got the iPhone 8, I just got it out of the case to look then went to a shop to put a case and protective screen. The screen was already chip from me opening the case to look, putting it back in and bringing it to the shop
My father still uses his iPod touch for his alarm/ music it stays on the charger 24/7
Pretty amazing how many “premium” level products are designed to fail
Product designers / manufacturers used to drop test their OWN products over and over and over to make sure you can't just break them easily, imagine that
My farts are better than Charlie’s farts 💨
As a industrial designer, yes, this is true. All sorts of durability test happens, I never worked with phones but I did do kayaks and let me tell you, we had months and months of breaking tests, the engineering interns even designed contractions to drop test some
They don't care that it's pitifully fragile, just more money to make you visit an apple store to fork over 900$ to fix back glass
@@VeilSideZ32
Well with phones, you aren't responsible for injury or death if the product breaks.
Also testing kayak durability sounds crazy fun.
@@VeilSideZ32what’s a contractions
I totally agree. I don't get a new phone unless it breaks. I'm still using a Galaxy S10 and it still works just as good as the day I got it, I haven't even noticed a loss in battery capacity.
I only stick with Samsung because a while ago I bought a Samsung surround sound system that was heavily discounted because it was a display and missing a lot of parts. I sent an email to Samsung asking where I can purchase replacement parts. Within 2 days they replied asking for my address. They sent me every part that I needed for free, plus they through in a 128g SDcard.
This was over $150 in parts, I didn't even have to pay shipping. Thats how companies keep customers for life.
I'm still using my S10 too. Extra SD slot, head phone jack, excellent battery and survived multiple drops. Not looking forward to changing to the newer models.
@propop1 my only issue with the newer models is the lack of a headphone jack. I finally replaced my S20+ after the screen that I cracked 2 years ago started losing pixels and touch response last month, but besides that it still ran so smooth. If you like your S10 then you'll like the newer models too. I've had the S3, S5, S7, S10+, S20+, and now the S23.
@@propop1 Right! The expandable memory is awesome, btw Samsung says the S10 can use up to a 512GB micro SDcard however your S10 can actually support a 1TB Micro SDcard.
The 1TB is whats in my S10 right now and works great. And not having the freedom to use expandable storage on the new S23 is the reason why I won't ever "upgrade" to the S23, and also I absolutely love the Prism Blue color of my S10 and meanwhile Prism Blue isn't available on the S23, only a very muted Sky Blue.
Damm, now you got me looking for spare S10. And I'm guessing a lot of other people also like the S10 because for a new unopened S10 the price is a little ridiculous ($500+) for a phone released 4 years ago.
Anyway nice to meet and talk to another super awesome intelligent person... but for real stay safe out there.
@@mastod0n1 I heard others say the S20 is great as well. So maybe I might get the S20 if my S10 breaks.
Since the S20 has expandable memory(micro SDcard) and the S23 doesn't. For some idiotic reason Samsung got rid of that feature. Which is really dumb since expandable memory was one of the main reasons people went with Samsung over Apple. Hopefully Samsung brings it back.
The Samsung line has some good products, even on their side brands. I've got a Galaxy A20 that I've had for well over 5 years and it still works fine. I cracked the screen recently, but that was my own fault. I didn't crack it for 5 years, even after dropping it more times than I'm willing to admit. Plus I got this phone cheap for the life time it's had.
6:28 i laughed way too hard at this idk why.
I just got the 15 pro in blue, it’s been great so far!
This is why I like being a late adapter. You don’t find the kinks and design flaws until a large number people try it out.
Just like a cars! Don’t buy the first model of a new generation!
Yes sir, the first iterations of new tech is always a little bumpy…
Tesla, Nintendo, IPhone, everything.
I always give it a couple of years before I start allowing myself to be invested.
@@The.Nasty.I did the same thing with the Nintendo Switch. I’m glad I got the version 2 upgraded battery in the red box instead of the version 1 model with low battery
@@ThisGuyDannyyy yessir, plus the analog drift was apparently horrendous on the first iterations of the switch!
Hi Charlie.
The planned obsolescence is not just with phones. I am an appliance sales man, and it’s the same there. All these companies make them so cheap they usually won’t last over 3-5 years. It’s sad and such a waste.
yep my family has to replace at least one appkiance a year ( microwave dishwaher fridge) its probably already happening to cars
Yep. I have a 20 yr old direct-drive Whirlpool washing machine. A very honest salesman convinced me to spend the $300 in parts that I needed to fix it rather than buy a new washing machine. I was ready to just throw my old washing machine out, I had no idea what I had
@@baylietrout7888 Auto manufacturers literally invented planned obsolesce. All the American auto companies did it until they had to start competing with Japan in the 60s
The EU is planning to pass an act making planned obsolescence banned and anyone is able to replace their battery as easily as changing a battery in a toy. The EU is also the only reason that Apple has USB-C on their phones now 😂
@@dergin38467that doesn’t even make sense tho because modern cars literally last longer than old cars used to. Cars rarely used to last past 100k
Maybe the fact that he heated up the phone and let it cool before breaking it contributed to the ease with which it broke. Probably warped the structure and introduced flaws.
Though it is worth mentioning that in every one of these tests its solely the TITANIUM iphone pro. Not the regular 15. Aluminium has much more give than titanium which doesnt cushion impacts or bends at all. Effectively if you drop a 15 pro its just glass sandwiched in something much harder than glass. Where as aluminium and even steel are softer.
I 100% agree about using older products. I was using my ipod shuffle for MANY years until recently, which I stopped for the same reasons. Stuff from back then really last longer, and I loved the convenience of attaching my ipod shuffle to my shirt and boom, ready to go. It's the best
I started collecting iPods back in 2021 and my Nano honestly gets just as much use as my phone these days.
It still works fine
I still have a 64gb iPod mini that Ive been using almost every day
I had a IPhone 6s, thing was the best phone I have ever had. It had a headphone jack (unlike my current 11) and it was apparently the most repairable iPhone ever made. I beat that 6s hard and it just kept working. Meanwhile I set my 11 down on a rock and it lightly slid and got 4 scratches on the bezel, with a case on.
The iPhone 6s was the goat. Wish the headphone jack sticked around tho :/
I think my 6’s battery swelled up and broke or maybe that was my 8
It's definitely the most repairable one ever. I'm not an apple fan, but if I had to pick the GOAT of iPhones, it was the 6s.
@@bravo_10 Yeah, my 11 has a nonfunctional speaker in place of the headphone jack. Sure they are changing to USB-C but no headphone jack?
as a former 6s owner i agree fully
I only upgrade when my dad’s work upgrades his work devices, they let him keep the old ones. Been rocking with a cracked iPhone 8 since 2018.
Oh man, same thing happened to me. Also i just use separate devices for reading, music and a simple phone to just make calls without anything else in it.
5:12 As an One Plus 7T user, you don't know how funny and embarrassing is to see Charlie first reaction to a modern Android being a demolished new One Plus. That brand fell off so hard 😂
Honestly the OnePlus 10 series is probably the worst android series in my opinion. I like the 11, I don't find the 9 fascinating, the 8 with its x ray camera 😂, and the 7 which was the best Android of 2019 (I can proudly say as a OnePlus 7 Pro user)
And I've used the iphone 11, the galaxy note 10 plus, the a 10-70 lineup, the S10 and s10plus and s10 e. And in my opinion it was nothing compared to the OnePlus 7 pro. True OnePlus prime
I still own the oneplus 3 😂😂😂 and it’s much more durable than the latest 😂😂
@@aRonStoneX if you still use it then congratulations! But if you don't it's still a very good backup phone in case your current one dies or breaks
I have one plus 7 and this phone is built like a tank kinda bummed the other series are so bad
I've never understood the urge to always get the latest phone. Like Charlie, I also have an iPhone 11. Prior to that I had a 6. I get a new one when I have to.
Same, and I remember I upgraded to iphone 11 only because my iphone 6 drowned.
Yep. I'm super clumsy but the only time I get a new phone is if mine gets absolutely demolished from me dropping it so much or because it's starting to crack a lot lol
I got my samsung s10e when I NEEDED a new one in 2019. Being only a child, I had to pay off the 600€ over the course of two years and you can't imagine how often it fell with and without case. I now have a 360-Case, so it's protected as much as possible and the only thing bugging me is the slowly worsening battery-life... I'm very content with my phone and plan on using it for as many more years as I can
It’s the same for me. I only got an 11 because my 6 was completely cracked, but that was after like, years of use. I’ve had my 11 for like 2 years almost, and I’m planning on keeping it till it completely breaks
i got an iphone 11 too i got it when the 14 was the most current iphone because my carrier was having a sale
works like a charm
Still have my iPod touch as well, works fine but the battery is on it’s last legs
It is exciting to get new tech, but upgrading early leaves me cold, as not much changes year on year. I too still rock my old 11.
Actually, Apple was sued because they’d done so without disclosing it to customers. It was said to be intended to optimize the life of older batteries, but in doing so, users saw a dramatic decline in performance. This is now offered as an option in settings that can be shut off. Marques Brownlee did a short video on this topic.
What option is it in settings ?
What setting are you referring too ?
could you link that please?
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In Settings, scroll to Battery, tap on “Battery Health” this will then show you the real capacity of the phone when you charge. Although Apple will only give you the option to degrade performance when it hits 85% or below.
The reason the back glass is weaker is because a metal frame used to be adhered to it. It's now part of the body making the glass a separate piece that's easier to replace, while making it weaker at the same time. But if you wanna replace screens, cameras, even microphones you'll run into issues because they've serialized all the parts. You will lose tons of functionality replacing parts DIY because of this. Face ID, battery health, etc. etc. will lose functionality unless you get the serial #'s to match which basically only Apple and repair shops granted access to the tools by Apple can do
right to repair fell by the wayside thanks to apple.
Apple charges a ridiculous amount for fixations
Apple's proprietary bs is the main reason I won't use their products.
I applaud you for keeping that Ipod touch that is impressive. The iphone 11 is still holding up for me so I see no need to upgrade for now.
Glass on top of titanium. Surprise it broke
My iPhone 4 was my very first smartphone and that thing was an absolute tank, I upgraded a couple times down the line but it honestly was one of my personal favorite phones.
As long as you weren’t left handed lol
i got hit by a car with my iphone 4 in hand, no case on it, it smashed into the road and the car ran over it and it was just a little dented around the edges. No cracks, no chipped glass, just some dents. The 4 was their best design by far.
@@nr1341 "You're holding it wrong" - Apple
lol i had a iphone 4 with a beefy case and after dropping it 2 feet from a tiny table the screen shattered
I still use my iPhone 4.
The titanium is so strong it obliterates the rest of the phone when it’s put under strain, apple engineers are something else
For real 😂😂
Why are these bots always spamming? Do they even go to school? Do they have education? Do they skip school just so they can get attention? I bet these bots gets bullied everyday!
It just made sense a little too much sense
enjoy the bot replies lol
Yeah they are really good at stealing 4+ year old tech. Crazy.
Funnily enough, i bought the iPhone 11 shortly after release and i am not the most careful person, it felt to the ground a good amount of times and it still only has a feel marks and scrapes but in general is pretty fine and intact.
I recently downgraded (upgraded?) to a flip phone (no, not the smart phone ones. a true call/text "dumb phone") and an MP3 player, and it's definitely ranks as one of the best decisions I've ever made.
seeing charlie’s smile sparked a gleam in my eye and a slight palpitation of the heart. my grandmother was watching as well and now she can walk again. my goodness, may charlie inspire millions once more
Trying a little too hard here
Shut up bruh
@@fredfreddy7220fr bruh corny asf😭
Super cringe and weird, fan boy 😬😬
@@fredfreddy7220 i was an eyewitness. it was truly amazing with all the rainbows and confetti
As an owner of a 2007 iPod touch and still use it, this is pretty relatable for it surviving this long. Mine has survived a 30 foot drop without a case and severe water damage and it still works. I have an iPhone 12 as well but I still use my iPod at times.
How is the battery life?
@@coatlessalimine was fine till about two years of use, it started heating up when I watch porn or go on Instagram. My battery capacity is still at 87%
Wait until you get a real job. My pocket electronics last for a couple of months
Correct me if im wrong, you can jail break the iphone and ipod and tranfer all music to it easily perferly mp3.
Alway wanted an ipod back in school day, too bad it aint a phone
My iPod Touch from 2010 fell from waist height and was fucking SHATTERED the whole front glass. I remember going to the Apple Store ready to pay $150 to have the display replaced. Thankfully the guy working at the Genius Bar was sympathetic to my issue and comped the replacement fully. To say thank you I bought a case for it before I left. Apple products have always been fragile. If you care about it, put a case on it. I think they were reasonable solid for a few years from the the X to the 14 Pro when they used stainless steel frames, but I would never go naked with $1000 device that goes in my pocket.
My first UA-cam experience was on an iPod touch first gen. No speakers or Spotify. I still have a collection of iPods that I like to use occasionally.
I only recently gave up taking an ipod to work because the newer vans don't support ipods anymore. Now I have a pair of bone conductive headphones and a
Cat S62 Pro
The battery actually depletes slowly over time by itself, but the data and networking slows down extremely every time a new one releases
France outlawed artificially lowering performance, so if you set your region to France (doesn’t affect language, App Store, or anything really), it should work noticeably better. I had different apps frequently crash before I did this with my iPhone 11 and a year later, I rarely ever have app crashes
How do you change regions
@@MrDelostboy general settings and scroll down to language and region
you don’t need to change your region to france lol just remove the throttle in battery health settings
@@MisterNewYearwdym throttle?
@@celery6365 if you're being throttled it will say your battery is not at peak performance and you have the option to toggle off software throttling
My first electronic device was a Samsung GalaxyTab E, super cheap even when it was new. It's been through nearly 8 years of constant use now, I dropped it out of my bedroom window in protest once and it still looks brand new to this day, not even a scratch. In fact I'm watching this video on it right now.
Android forever.
I had the exact same thing for about the exact same time up until around May of this year
My android slipped out of my hand the day after I got it and the entire thing shattered all around. My iphones after almost a decade have small hairline cracks at most.
i have a samsung and i swear to god it is indestructible
My last 2 phones over the span of 8yrs were 2 Samsungs as well, sometimes I even accidentally dropped those from up to my height down and they still remain good as new
What were you protesting that would be worth dropping you tablet out the window?
Totally agree, Due to my work I HAVE to use a smartphone but that said for my personal use to communicate with people ... I still have my nokia 3210 , I just change the battery when it no longer lasts like 6 days with 1 charge
The issue with the iPhone 15 pro max is the frame is titanium so the tensile strength is too high for the surface area so the glass just snaps because the titanium won’t bend, whereas the smaller 15 pro has less surface area so the glass is less likely to break
Also to add on to the planned obsolescence thing, all phone companies do it but apple decided to hide it because they thought it would be better…
essentially what happens is as the battery naturally degrades phones performance reduces as to keep the battery alive longer, to fix that just get a new battery and your phone should return to a higher level of performance
These upgrades are only underwhelming if you buy one every year. Ideally, you should be using your phone for at least 3 years or more. I have the 12 Mini since 2020 and it's still rocking great.
Beta Male Apple hater
I’ve had mine for 5 years
5 years should suffice for an iphone. Why just 3? No point. Upgrade battery and use until it’s obselete.
Im switching from Android, should I get the 15 or go with older models?
@@thang1144 imo, you might as well jump in with both feet and get the newest one to be as “future proof” as you can software-wise. Should be fine for a good amount of years until you feel the need to upgrade again
Actually the last iPhone they did, the 14 pro max and the last couple before were really durable, it’s shocking how much the 15 fell off
Do a little bit more research than Charlie did plz
Had a samsung note ultra for 3 years now and the only thing that broke was the auto focus. I drop it everyday in a mous case... iphones just kept breaking for me even in a case.
If you watch JerryRig's videos on it, you'll soon realize how much he has been misinterpreted. He actually says the 15 is quite durable, screen wise it is more so than previous models, and it is cheaper to replace.
But people keep grasping on to his video of him cracking the max version, because it's good clickbait, even though it ironically doesn't even represent his takes lmao. The max backside has the weaker durability, but every other model does not have this issue (he does the same test in the video with a pro non max, immediately after the max version)
@@blazex224people are dumb, you know this. It’s actually kind sad, but I’m glad I came across your comment as you seem to know what you are talking about. Same thing with people complaining that the non pro models don’t have usb 3 and think the phone will charge slower because of it lol
My 14 pro max handled my abuse really well. The design allowed the back to take all the shock so my front screen is just so much better.
I have never understood how people think iPhone products are bad(not talking about the new one) because I moved to iphone because of how low quality androids were. My chargers don’t fall apart. My phone batteries last. The screens handle damage more. The only downside with my current phone is that the speakers didn’t hold up my extreme use of it, but that’s more about how often I use my phone like a tv. 😂
The problem is iTunes. Still using a third party MP3 player and it’s very satisfying to just be able to put files on an sd card and have it just work for music storage and file backup.
My grandpa got a free radio back in the 70s I think, it worked for 20 or 30 years
I sometimes forget how hilarious Charlie is. "I'm a pretty strong guy, I'm up there with Hercules " caught me off guard for NO reason. Haha.