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... Of course it was LG that made a really good sustainable phone in the mid 2010s haha.
I will say that I completely understand your position. I honestly don't like the state of the modern phone market either. Especially in the case of Samsung the new phones they come back with are nearly the same as previous models, to the point it is repetitive and indeed wasteful. Oh, and apple is getting just as bad if not worse too.
I worked in phone and computer repair before this job and I'm likely going to go back to it, as I actually like helping customers with problems they have.