I don't think it has gotten boring, but those giant leaps (e.g. Galaxy S1 to S2) are no longer happening, because the average user's general demands (speed, decent camera, reliability) have already been pretty much exhausted.
Examples:
- Newer devices just reduce a few milleseconds of menu loading time, which makes no noticeable difference.
- Internet speeds are usually bottlenecked by connection speeds and latency, not by the device's speed.
- The camera of a Galaxy Note 4 from 2014 (optically stabilized 2160p@30fps), although not nearly as good as a 2020 phone camera, still is acceptable and solid in 2020.
However, a camera from 2009 (5 years prior to 2014) would be hardly acceptable in 2014 in terms of speed and quality.
I don't think it has gotten boring, but **those giant leaps** (e.g. Galaxy S1 to S2) are no longer happening, because the average user's general demands (speed, decent camera, reliability) have already been pretty much exhausted.
Examples:
* Newer devices just reduce a few milleseconds of menu loading time, which makes no noticeable difference.
* Internet speeds are usually bottlenecked by connection speeds and latency, not by the device's speed.
* The camera of a Galaxy Note 4 from 2014 (optically stabilized 2160p@30fps), although not nearly as good as a 2020 phone camera, still is acceptable and solid in 2020.
However, a camera from 2009 (5 years prior to 2014) would be **hardly** acceptable in 2014 in terms of speed and quality.
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