All technology lovers like to release the latest. Smartphone manufacturers are locked in a fierce battle, where there is no time to breathe and the different models are constantly following each other. Having the latest mobile model is the goal of many people, although that implies certain sacrifices, starting with the price. Like everything else, buying before anyone else, pre-booking and ultimately, having the latest mobile phone model as soon as it goes on the market, has its advantages, but also its drawbacks.
Manufacturers implement methods so that many users feel privileged and receive their new mobile before others. One of them is pre-sale and shipments that occur before the official launch date. Having the latest mobile model in its early stages for sale is something that happens constantly, but you have to know that sometimes all that glitters is not gold, or at least there are certain disadvantages that accompany its advantages.
Advantages of having the latest model
Latest design
The trend changes and what is new today with a notch tomorrow is outdated because what is carried is a hole in the screen or a hidden camera under the screen. The trend in design also shows new materials, colors or even the arrangement of the cameras. We can distinguish a mobile from 2018, 2019, 2020 or 2021 by the rear cameras and other elements of the design that are evolving. Buying the latest model guarantees us to be up to date in this regard, and it is something that dazzles many users.
Latest features
Parallel to the design, buying a mobile before anyone else guarantees us to have features that few have in their hands. For example, getting a Galaxy S21 now is synonymous with having the latest Samsung processor that is not found in any other device of the brand. The same happens with the first phones with Snapdragon 888 such as the Xiaomi Mi 11. Improvements in fast charging technologies or new camera sensors are also always excellent incentives to encourage the purchase of the latest model.
Updated OS version
What a few years ago was not taken into consideration, is increasingly taken seriously by brands and users. Getting the latest model also guarantees that we have the latest or at least the latest operating system updates and our manufacturer’s layer. This also means being able to test many of the new features before they reach other terminals already on the market in the form of updates.
Disadvantages of having the latest model
You pay more expensive
The price is essential. But it is a maxim: if you want the latest you have to pay for it. Many users buy the mobile in pre-sale or during the first weeks on sale. This means that we will pay for it at the official price and rarely with discounts . However, this has a “price” and that is that many users burst into tears when not long after, the first sales or discounts begin for that same terminal on portals such as Amazon.
Possible problems of an immature mobile
This is something that we unfortunately see very often. The rush to comply with the calendars or overtake the rival, often cause the new mobiles not to be fully mature on the market. This means that if you are one of its first owners and you “win the lottery”, you will suffer the consequences of poor optimization or bugs that have been left in the pipeline during the pre-production phases of the device. Generally, software updates that fix these initial problems do not take long to arrive, but it is a risk to take when you are the first to buy the latest model.
Sparser covers or housings
This aspect is highly dependent on the make and model. But it is likely that if a mobile goes on sale today and we want to buy a case or cover in the store that we have under our house, we will not find any. Even if we buy the case online, in the first weeks the variety will not be as high, and the prices will not be as good as when the device has been on sale longer.
Expensive parts to repair
Almost related to the previous point. If we are unlucky enough to break the screen of a recently purchased mobile phone and we do not have insurance, it is possible that third-party stores specializing in repairs do not yet have spare parts for our mobile and we only have the option of the official technical service, which will charge the most expensive arrangement.