A new survey reveals users are waiting longer to upgrade. Over 49% of readers now wait three years for a new smartphone.

  • funkajunk@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I got the S24+, and my wife got the S25+, and I swear they are the exact same phone.

    The changes we are seeing year over year are minute and iterative - gone are the days of anything “revolutionary” driving you to get the latest model every year.

    I literally have a laptop in my pocket, and until we can make huge leaps in battery technology (i.e. good, fast, and cheap), I don’t think we’ll be seeing a need to update our phones for 2-5 years easy.

    • MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 day ago

      The last time I got a new phone, they took away the 3.5mm jack. Now it’s hard to play music without Bluetooth speakers.

      I only got a new phone because the battery failed and they no longer offered the old model. New models are taking away features I want to add bullshit I don’t.

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      2 days ago

      They can always release updates to make the apps you use obsolete forcing hardware upgrade quoting security reasons