They aged poorly - 10 former Android hero phones that seem barely usable today
As we sauntered the web in search of inspiration and interesting smartphone content, we discovered an awesome Reddit thread in which senior, battle-worn Android users reflected upon their first smartphones and how do they hold up from today's perspective. The conversation sparked a trip down nostalgia lane in us, too, for we happen to know each of these 10 Android relics intimately.
Thus, we collected the Redditors' user opinions and juxtaposed them against the final impressions from PhoneArena reviews, just to emphasize the contrast between the then and now. Some of those barely usable handsets used to be true "hero phones" from a time in which HTC, Motorola, Samsung, and LG played their part in building the foundation for Android's massive success. We're kind of sad to see them go the route of disposable, dated electronics, but then again, mobile technology's headlong progress simply leaves no other option. Two years is already too long in the smartphone world, and six years is basically considered prehistoric!
Enough ramblings. Enjoy the selection and have fun reading our reviews-turned-historical-accounts of these very special smartphones that came out guns blazing, but inevitably ended up aging like milk, rather than fine wine.
source: /r/Android
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