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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Back when they were first introduced they changed a lot. The first washing machines didn’t have a spin dry cycle so you would have to run the clothes through a roller to wring out the water. Then came fully automatic, then different cleaning cycles, clean sensing technologies and more. Washing machines and other appliances are extremely mature. The first washing machine was created in the 1850s, over 160 years ago.
Compare that to a cell phone. The first cell phone was made in 1973. The first iPhone was released in 2007, but the number of features has slowed down and the big changes are more memory or a slightly faster processor, but back in 2007, the technology jump was huge from year to year.
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