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		Jean-Papoulos 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How a $2k 'Made in the USA' Phone Is Manufactured How is the iPhone 8 anything close to a "dumb phone" ?

croisillon 6 months ago [–]

my bank doesn’t support iphone 7 anymore so i guess it’s getting closer to a dumbphone, and not doomscrolling my bank account is definitely a plus for my health

imhoguy 6 months ago | [–]

And it is only matter of iOS version level which apps cut of at. Apple could "fix" that by providing yet another iOS upgrade for these older devices.

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