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[โ€“] jol@discuss.tchncs.de -5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Right, but they don't even condizer iphone a "smartphone". The iPhone is an iPhone.

[โ€“] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

They don't consider the iPhone a smartphone... because they refer to it by its name?

I've got some news for you, Samsung, OnePlus, etc all call their devices by their brand names in announcements/advertising too.