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.

    • @cdf12345English
      3•1 year ago

      It’s not to spend more money, there’s a real increase in value Bluetooth provides to most people. Yes there are edge cases, but when you can get a a blue tooth headset for $5-20 it’s not really cost prohibitive any more.

      Remember when the singe piece Bluetooth mics were like $100 when Bluetooth first started hitting mainstream phones? Many people didn’t think it was worth $100 to use an unwired headset for phone calls.

      Well now, that phone is also your entire music collection, your cable box and much more. Being untethered makes a lot more sense.

      In addition, easily Bluetooth destroyed device batteries, now it’s more power and you can just leave it running all the time in your phone.

        • @cdf12345English
          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.