Today, Samsung posted its Q2 2023 financial results. The report says Samsung's profits have dropped considerably compared to last year.

Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter::Today, Samsung posted its Q2 2023 financial results. The report says Samsung’s profits have dropped considerably compared to last year.

  • donut4ever@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    It IS to spend more money. Does apple or Samsung sell you Bluetooth headphones for $5 - $20? Nope, those cheap ones are a side effect of the removal of the jack and the instruction of Bluetooth airpods. And it’s a good side effect, btw. I do agree with you that Bluetooth headsets are much better than wired in terms of convenience and not being tethered to your phone, but there are way more use cases of the jack than just for headphones. There are professionals who would never ever use Bluetooth over wired that got fucked over and had to use converters and shit. I do see your point.

    • cdf12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I think also, the removal of the port allowed for better engineering around the screen and better waterproofing and thinner devices.

      I think with the EU mandating phones use USB-C, it might push apple into to drop port charging all together. You may see MagSafe only charging iPhones in the EU or everywhere soon.