Allow me to express that, when I first learned of the issue, I was under the distinct impression that it only occurred in iPhones and other Apple mobile devices. I’m referring to, of course, the frequent issue that plagues users of iPhones and iPads: eventually, after constant use, the devices’ power buttons begin to jam or, in a worst case scenario, simply fail to activate the phone. The idea is twofold. First, these devices are designed with planned obsolescence in mind, so one should expect to have to replace their phone eventually. Second, even without planned obsolescence in mind, no device on Earth should be expected to survive the rigours of daily use—especially the kind of use that mobile devices are forced to endure. I soon discovered, to equal parts horror and amazement, that iDevices were not the only handhelds pieces of technology that suffered from eventually malfunctioning sleep/wake buttons. My Samsung Galaxy S3 was the first of two phones that decided to prove that Android power buttons are just as likely to stop working after extended use. At first, I believed that it was a result of user error; however, I’d owned the phone for three years, and this ...
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