Current Events > How long do you usually go between switching phones?

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obv i mean how long do you usually go between when you get a phone to when you get a new one, cause of battery, etc......

About 5 or 6 years

Just upgraded to the latest iPhone after having a 6 since that came out

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5 years

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Until the newest iOS update isn't supported

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Usually about 4 years. Most recently I went from the Galaxy S5 to the S9
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2 years.
I'm using a samsung s21 ultra right now

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i think the years i got my phones were
2009
2012
2016
2018

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2-3 years though I switched to iPhone this time after always using Android, so well see how long I go on this. I know people still using iPhone 7s without any trouble

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As long as possible. I literally only switched to this phone because I accidentally ruined my last one.

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2ish years. Had a Pixel 3 since launch and I think this is the longest I've held on to a phone. Thinking of getting the iPhone 12 Pro Max though

Yearly. I dont buy the latest and greatest though. I just get bored and want something new to fuck with.

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Whenever it's non-functional. Like completely non-functional. My last phone the charge port died, so I stripped the wires of a charger and taped the wires to the battery on the two little gold tabs and plugged it in to charge it. I get the most out of my phone, I buy cheap shit Walmart Galaxy phones for like $30 and get 3+ years out of them.

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2-3 years

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with each new stimulus

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i just bought by 5th cell phone in 22 years. and the last one still had years left, but it used the old gen network and couldn't be upgraded, so i had no choice.

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I've had 2 in 20 years and my first lasted 15.

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2006/2007 (lol lost both and didn't have a phone for 3 years)
2010
2014?
2017

think mine is close to 4 years on average. will be 4 years in October. will see what the next pixel has to offer.

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As often as I can afford it. I only buy full retail unlocked phones and I'm very picky so a new phone for me generally runs $1000 plus several hundred in accessories.

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Every 2 years

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I normally run a phone into the ground after 2 or 3 years. Also why I don't spend more then 100 dollars on a phone.

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I'm over 30, and am only on my second smartphone.

I got this one in 2019, and will use it as long as I reliably can. Only got this one cause my old one got to the point the battery would die within 2 hours from a full charge.

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December 2013-January 2015 small Samsung smart phone
January 2015-November 2017 Note 4
October 2017-November 2019 Note 8
November 2019-Present Note 10+

Im probably not upgrading again unless the battery on my Note 10+ gives out exceedingly quickly by the end of the year. Probably will hold out for Note 22 if I can though I wouldn't be against a Note 21+/Ultra

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3 to 5 years, usually battery issues cause me to upgrade.

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When the current one either breaks or starts to become glitchy/slow down.

Got my current IPhone X back in 2017 and shes still going strong.

Ive really only had 1 other iPhone since 2012.

As long as they last. I've had a string of two year ones though which is unfortunate

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Usually 4 to 5 years so I get my moneys worth out of a good phone.

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This is my first time having a top tier flagship on release so I'm keeping this for at least 3 years. But normally I would get the free smartphone with 2 year plan phone since the iPhone 4 qualified for it. Last 2 were the only ones I spent money on but both were less then 500 out of pocket due to trading in or selling my old ones. Never in my life will I consider dropping 4 digits or more on a phone out of pocket.

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Im still on an a5

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As long as possible. I bought a Nexus 6 when it released (2014) and I replaced it last year because the battery was pretty much dead. Using an OnePlus 7 Pro now.

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Many years. I've owned 4 phones this entire millennium, and I only upgraded recently because my last phone broke.

as long as I can.
Got a Samsung Note 4 when it launched, held onto it for like four or five years before it just totally crapped itself.

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As long as humanly possible. I had a cheap smartphone from MetroPCS from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, I got a new phone plan with Google Fi, so I got a Google Pixel 2. I plan on using the Pixel 2 until the wheels fall off, or at least until the battery needs replacing. Right now, it lasts through 5 hours of constant use before it needs to charge. It still lasts 16+ hours if I only use it for phone calls.

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I got my first smartphone in 2010, and my current one, which I've had nearly 2 years now, is my sixth. So that's an average of <2 years per phone, but in my defense pretty much all of those were replaced out of necessity.

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I should add that with my 2 phones in 20 years, neither is a smartphone.

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Probably about every 5 years or so. I don't run my life from my phone so even then I just go in and say "Gimme something cheap and that will make a call if I need it to."

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Several years, I milk them for all I can. This one Ive had for a while could use a new battery. I hope that gives it a few more years.

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Every two to three years, when my contract is up. That's when I can get the best balance of new phone relative to cost to acquire it.


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Until my current one gives me trouble

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As long as possible, typically until they start having noticeable lag. Prior to my current phone, I've only used cheap prepaid phones that lasted about a year or so.

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ROG Phone 5 is getting announced on March 10 so I'm probably gonna preorder it.

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used to be 2 years

but my recent phone is something I've tried to keep going. Starting year 4 now.

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JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...

As long as possible.

this. I only recently switched because I had to switch services and got it really cheaply with the plan anyway. my old one had a cracked screen and was starting to bleed that black gooey looking stuff

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I average about 3-4 years

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I get the newest iPhone every year. My plan lets me do the early upgrade every 12 months and my job lets me expense my phone bill.

If my employer didnt pay for my phone, Id probably upgrade every two years. I use my phone just about every waking hour of the day.

6 months or so

I break them a lot. I bought an S8 Active used almost a year ago, and it's been a fuckin champ

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SauI_Goodman posted...

Im still on an a5

S6

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