which phone is the best

I've reviewed hundreds of products over the years. Here are 5 categories where people consistently waste their money:

1. "Gaming" headsets under $80 — You're paying for RGB and a brand name. A $40 pair of studio monitors with a $10 clip-on mic will destroy any gaming headset in that range.

2. Phone screen protectors from carrier stores — These are the same $2 tempered glass you can buy in a 3-pack online, marked up to $30+ with "professional installation" (they just wipe your screen and stick it on).

3. HDMI cables over $15 — A digital signal is a digital signal. The $8 cable carries the same 1s and 0s as the $80 "premium" one.

4. Extended warranties on electronics — The math almost never works out in your favour. Most failures happen within the manufacturer warranty period anyway.

5. Last-gen flagship phones at "discounted" prices — When a new model drops, retailers mark up the old one before "discounting" it. You're often paying close to original retail for year-old tech.

The pattern? Most bad tech purchases happen because of marketing, not because the product is actually better.

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