How Often do you replace your phone?

[moonbyu]

when it breaks! my first ever samsung phone (i think it was a j7?? idk) was only replaced because the battery was going to explode. i still use my iphone 7 from 2019, and i'm only just beginning to make plans to replace it because idk how much longer it can go on for, haha.

 

[Aquilla]

I replace my phone only when it’s literally falling apart or so broken it doesn’t turn on anymore. I get oddly attached to my devices and HATE changing to a new one

 

[Neb]

Every three or four years once the battery starts to drain faster. Other than the better camera, usb-c input, and brighter screen there aren’t really any major changes between my old phone and the one I just got a few months ago.

 

[Xara]

I only replace my phone when I absolutely have to, which is when it's either broken or outdated to the point that it's nearly unusable. I don't see the point in replacing my phone every time a new one comes out, and don't have the financial means to do that, anyways. As long as my phone still works in every way that it's supposed to/I need it to, I see no point in getting a new one.

 

[ShadowLelouch97]

Very infrequently. In my life, I've only had four phones. One track phone, two iPhones. All changes within 3-5 years. I've been using this current phone of mine since 2019, and I'm due for an upgrade.

 

[digimon]

i think usually for me it’s somewhere in the 5-7 year range. i won’t upgrade my phone unless there’s something really wrong with it. the last two times it was cause the battery wouldn’t hold its charge for very long + it started to lag and slow down

 

[nightglow]

Whenever my spouse wants to because I'll use it until it is just a black stone otherwise.

 

[mewp0ka]

probably every 4 years? although my last phone was reaching 5 because i was adamant that it worked properly (despite it sometimes failing to do certain things occasionally), but it's almost always 4 years. if not that, then as soon as my current one is acting up.

 

[SkyKnight03]

I got my current phone in January 2023.

It's starting to act up. It was on the lower end of phones ($300-400 range) but yeah, it's a little tedious when things stop responding. It's definitely still usable, but it's not the phone that it was when I first got it.