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Vodafone Finds Brits Keep Mobile Phones for 4 Years Instead of 2 (www.ispreview.co.uk)
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[–] 19 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Not surprising. For most people smartphone reached a point where replacing every two years is pointless. My phone is also 4 years this year, still holds his battery and works flawlessly.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    I've been upgrading every two years because usually they have some promo for trade ins (Samsung) so I'm getting a new battery and warranty (and slight improvement of camera) for about $200

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I think it is mainly battery life which drives upgrades now. Unless you really want the best camera. It's the only thing that seems to improve for the last few iterations.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Everything else is pretty much perfected at this point, but batteries and tiny cameras are hard to perfect. Still have to wait more than two years to see any meaningful improvements in either of those.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Only just replaced my close to 4 years old OnePlus 7 Pro, because it just bricked out of the blue. Would have happily used it for a couple more years. Practically the only improvements on my Pixel 7 Pro, compared to the OnePlus, are battery life and the cameras (especially since I was running Pixel experience on it anyways).

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