They are sold directly. They don't have a very significant market share but they are still a player.
kirk781
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I think there can still be some balance between updates and price points. I had a Nokia (by HMD) that received two major Android upgrades whilst my Techno phone remained on Android 12 only.
No one is asking for 4 or 7 years of support from Techno but something like 2 Android upgrades is not too much to ask.
Techno offers decent value for money but they need to ramp on their software support part. For some cheap devices, you had be lucky to get a single major Android upgrade.
My city is already unlivable in summers with temps crossing 45C this time. If the site's projection is true, it will probably become Death Valley in 2080.
Everything is a streaming service now. I like to think of even Peloton first as a content driven business and second as a hardware seller.
Don't most music streaming services have all the major bases covered? Unlike for films or TV shows, there are hardly any music streaming exclusive versions of albums. Sure, Tidal tried to make it happen but still, at this day, most streaming services have most of the stuff one wants.
There is the unwanted Glance software on Android, usually preloaded on budget models that displays random wallpapers (read:ads) on Lock screen but nothing equivalent on Apple.
I think 30+ people died directly in India due to fake message rumors on WhatsApp last year. The rumours were basically of child kidnapping rings doing the rounds and if someone new wandered in into a secluded community, they would be suspected and in rare cases, killed. Since India saw an exceptional implosion in smartphone usage in recent years and WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform there, it's a travesty that it happened.
Not exactly. Nothing's sub brand CMF has SD card support in it, so Nothing could have provided it if they really wanted. It also misses a headphone jack, but Carl Pei would rather have you sell his earpods than give a jack. I don't think any phone in mid to high range segment except Sony retains headphone jack now, which is a pity.
Samsung used to be even worse I think. In the initial days of the smartwatch industry, I think Atleast one of their watches was for Samsung phones only, not even Android compatible fully.
Many companies reserve certain features for use only within their compatible product range (looks at Samsung for their gatekeeping of Galaxy Watch features to Samsung phones only; heck even TWS manufacturers sometimes bake a feature or two exclusively for use with their phone series only). I wonder if Oneplus offerings are completely platform agnostic or not.
It's a weird choice. I remember r/latestagecapitalism had one where if you accrued certain number of karma in unrelated subs, they would ban you.