I mean, brands of electronics launch so many models of smartphones, tablets, computers and TVs with different RAM and storage capacities, inputs like HDMI and USB, screen sizes and so on that we can’t decide which one to buy.
But as I observed, domestic appliances like washing machines, dishwashers, ovens, fridges, irons, vacuum cleaners and so on nearly stay the same and not many of them are launched so often. Their main functions approximately have stayed the same, except detergent adjusting and less water consumption for washing machines, for example. And ovens adjusting time of cooking according to type of dish. And robot vacuum cleaners. [And appliances with Wifi connection](https://www.vestel.com.tr/akilli-urunler-c-1108)
Like the capacity of washing machine doesn’t bother us, for example, but we’re disappointed when buying a smartphone with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage but seeing another one with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.
Plus, we don’t change domestic appliances as often as smart devices, like I had a washing machine bought in 1997 working until 2022 but changed 9 mobile phones since 2006 to this day.
Why is there such a difference?
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Oven: Pyrolytic cleaning, fan assist, air fryer, microwave
Washer: integrated dryer, loads of programs, lower water usage
Fridge: digital inverter, integrated ice makers/cool water, energy efficiency, smart fridges
Hob: Induction, built in extractors
Vacuums: cyclone/bag less designs
Hi-Fi: Wireless connectivity, smart speakers, positional audio (Atmos)
All of the electronics inside these have improved thanks to improvements in semiconductors, power efficiency and additional functionality is often associated with these improvements.
Mostly though we don’t notice that a modern budget model has the capabilities of an older high-end model. It just doesn’t run on a 2-year-2x improvement like semiconductors.
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