Asking because… On one hand I do see smartphones being released left-and-right, and they are rather integral to modern life

On the other hand I’m still chugging alone with my Pixel 6a that I bought 3 years ago with a replaced battery and a somewhat clogged charging port… and all my previous phones I only replaced when they have serious deficits that make them difficult to use

Wondering when you all replace phones. Please definitely mention it too if you ended up repurposing the old phone for something else

  • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    22 hours ago

    I had second to last phone for 5 years before it accidentally slide out of my pocked and I crushed it with a foldable chair. Next phone was also around 4.5 year until January 2025 I was driving back home for 14h and by the end GPS app froze and after restart couldnt transmit AndroidAuto to car’s infotainment system anymore. Had to upgrade to g85. If I can go with it next 4-5 years, would be great.

    tl;dr 4.5 years on average.

    Don’t see the point of changing each year. Waste of money and electronics.