These are the big mobile failures of 2024

This 2024 has been marked by the definitive arrival of USB-C cables to devices, including Apple, advances in artificial intelligence and the launch of new folding models from brands such as Samsung.

Mobile phones have not been spared from some failures. Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin had the potential to kill phones, but buyers are not willing to pay a few hundred euros for these wearables. Sales figures have been disappointing, but both brands are working on the second generation.

Apple fails in artificial intelligence

Apple has finally jumped on the artificial intelligence bandwagon with its Apple Intelligence feature suite, but it still can’t compete with its rivals. The Cupertino AI You can write texts, summarize notifications, create videos or translate content simultaneouslybut it doesn’t come close to the potential of Android.

Apple Intelligence is available in the United States with the iPhone 17 series, but users in Spain will have to wait until at least next April for the stable version in Spanish.

Google has trimmed the Pixel 9 Pro Fold

The Pixel 9 Pro Fold has been one of Google’s biggest bets for 2024, but those from Mountain View have ended up cutting the specifications of this folding device. The technology giant has chosen to design a thin mobile phone and the hardware has suffered the consequences.

The 9 Pro Fold has high battery degradation with wired and wireless charging that is too slow compared to its competitors with a maximum of 21 W and 7.5 W respectively. The foldable has also not received some Video Boost features with 8K video and Super Res Zoom.

Samsung refuses to facilitate the repairs of its mobile phones

The European Union has made it clear that mobile phones will have to be repaired whenever fixing them is cheaper than buying a new terminal. Samsung has followed a completely opposite trend this year with expensive-to-repair phones.

The Galaxy maker has even severed its relationship with DIY repair platform iFixit. The company will no longer be an official distributor of tools and parts to third parties: Samsung intends to avoid repairs on unofficial sites.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition does not present major changes

Samsung presented the Galaxy Z Fold 6 last July with few changes compared to the Z Fold 5, although it was simultaneously working on the launch of some units of the Special Edition model.

This mobile never reached Europe. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition It was only sold in South Korea and some units arrived in China under the name Samsung W25.

These Samsung problems add to the quality control failures of the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro. The South Korean brand launched the wireless headphones along with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 for a price of $250, ensuring that the investment would be worth it. Users have criticized that the finishes were fragile, others had uneven seams, dust and debris.

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