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Articles A-0045 Sep 14, 2026 3 min read

Why every phone launch now feels like a software update

Hardware has plateaued. The fight has moved to features you download.

PHONE LAUNCHES

Year-over-year spec bumps are now barely noticeable in daily use.

What changes is the software — and increasingly, it ships months after the phone does.

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