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

  • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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    1 day ago

    I’m part of the proud “when your current phone breaks” 30%: my current phone is 4~5 years old, and I’m really not planning to replace it.

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      17 hours ago

      Yep, me too, but my Sony xperia 5ii has a few issues like no fingerprint reader and a battery that only lasts 3/4 of a day with light use, plus no updates for the past 3 years…

      Might have to go fairphone soon

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      1 day ago

      Only really use my phone to call family on Christmas and to receive SMS verification codes. Got a brick phone currently but thinking when I replace it I might go for a cheap second hand Android as it’s cheaper than a new nokia.

      Could stick comaps on it and a few other APKs then never connect it to the internet again. Also CEX kinda give a better guarantee on second hand goods than most manufacturers do on new, pretty sure its only in store credit but it’s 5 years, just get another phone in a similar price range. Plus the store credit lasts forever. As you get it in a voucher, your replacement phones 5 years would start from when you buy it.