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[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How many people are actually getting a new phone every year? I don't think I'm poor but maybe I am? Everyone I know keeps their phones for at least a few years and then replaces them when they are no longer functional.

Still. Every 3 years feels like too often, but that's around the time things stop working - likely due to planned obsolescence and updates designed to make older phones work worse.

Should we really blame the consumer for replacing something the manufacturer designed to break after a short time? What's something else you pay $1500+ for that is useless 3 years later?

[–] LifeInOregon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I know a few folks who do, but most of them have a hand-me-down cycle they follow. I get a new phone every 2-3 years and hand the old phone down to a friend or family member with something older.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Same here, but I have teens. Parents get new phones every 2-4 years, teens get “new-ish” phones with new batteries. Apple supports their phones about 6 years, so we have them the full supported life and get a little money back on trade-in. Hardware is pretty obsolete by then, so I wouldn’t want to keep them longer

New batteries have been reasonably priced and easy to get done. We spend a little more for better cases so the phones usually last, however replacing a screen means replacing the phone

Don’t bother with cases and just get AppleCare+.

A glass screen protector is £20-30, replacing the display under AC is £25.

A decent case like a Mous one is £50. Replacing the device under AC is £79.

Plus the phone looks nicer, temps are better, and it’s less cases being manufactured.