I agree. Reviewers do their reviews in a million dolar set up that can rival a Hollywood studio. I have nothing against that but in doing this, they transform themselves in superstars of YT. So they become more of influencers (hate that word) than tech specialists.
I wholeheartedly disagree with that statement. Buying a first year run of a new design car is typically and extremely dumb thing to do. Cars of a first year run of a new gen are famous for having problems.
I heard that before and I tend to believe it. First gen this or that is a hit or miss. I purchased my car when it was the first gen, Never had any troubles but Iknw of many others that bought the same car model whoo have a ton or problems. As for phones, please teller, is there such a light-year difference between a 12 and 13 that compels somebody to buy the 13 knowing that in in no more than 12 months, there will be a 14, then a 15. This madness has to stop. One cannot collect phones like that. Ok Apple and its buy back program but for God sake, someone shows me one big thing a 13 does so much better than a 12. 25 minutes more on the battery. Like a car sipping 1/8 gallon less than another and being regarded as a marvel of tech. You know that a 1975 Honda Civic could do 35 mpg. Don't you?
Apple sends out early reviewer devices and if you say really bad stuff like linus from ltt said you be blacklisted from getting early access.
Samsung even paid trolls to attack HTC not too long ago:
I actually prefer getting the last model of a design. By then it's battle-tested, it's probably gotten all the features that the design can handle well. My SE 2020 is the last iteration of the iPhone 6 design. They've been making that body with only mild adjustment for years. I am very confident in their ability to do it well, reliably, durably. If this is the last year of this design language, then I'm confident now is the best time to make the switch.
Actually, I bought an 8 Plus over the X that year and even to this day I think it was an excellent decision. The 8 plus had the same internals as the X, and an effectively larger (wider) display, regardless of how Apple measured it to claim that the X had a bigger screen. 8 plus also has better battery life.
I wonder about people who buy phones based on their "resale value". When I get a phone I use it until it no longer works several long years down the road, which means that it's resale value is zilch. Of course there are some hipsters that think they're uber cool by buying the latest thing every year.
Its a complicated relationship between reviewers and the companies whose products they review. If they want to get early test devices they have to maintain the relationship and stay on good terms. But they cannot simply shill for a company either. There has to be some honesty. A good start on the honesty front would be to declare what they received from the companies - test units, cash, other considerations, etc. Put that in the opening paragraph of the review.
Linus is exactly the kind of person I was talking about. He hates on Apple left and right just to generate views. He's the biggest DB in the tech sphere.
I tend to think like you but I would like to know why you are sticking to your 8. Have you ever been tempted to upgrade in the past years?
they complain about USB-C because they have to upload to their workstation and upload to youtube. the average joe doesn’t make youtube videos and couldn’t care less.
