How often do you upgrade your phone ERA?
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I've had 5 phones over 16 years, so a little over 3 years per phone. I've had my current galaxy S5 for 4 years now. Will probably upgrade sometime this year.
Im pretty conservative.
I was patient enough for the bleedover of mid-range to flagship. Now just about every phone is damn fast and affordable.
I had an unfortunate incident with my S3 years ago... went to crappy android for a year... Got a Moto G4 for my birthday almost 2 years ago. Rocked that for a good while and now I just upgraded to the OG Pixel about a few months ago. Love the phone. Excellent product.
Im pretty content, Next cop will be years from now and may prob be the Galaxy 10/11 or something lol
I was patient enough for the bleedover of mid-range to flagship. Now just about every phone is damn fast and affordable.
I had an unfortunate incident with my S3 years ago... went to crappy android for a year... Got a Moto G4 for my birthday almost 2 years ago. Rocked that for a good while and now I just upgraded to the OG Pixel about a few months ago. Love the phone. Excellent product.
Im pretty content, Next cop will be years from now and may prob be the Galaxy 10/11 or something lol
My contract is a 2 year contract that I can upgrade at the end of, which would be next winter. I'm not sure if I will right away though, because I don't use my phone a ton, it's in near perfect shape, it runs well, the battery says it's at full health and there's no real need. I may wait a while.
I had my first iPhone 4 on 2011, upgraded to 5S on late 2013, replaced with guarantee to the same model on 2015, and I still have it to this day.
I may upgrade sooner than later, maybe to an Android.
I may upgrade sooner than later, maybe to an Android.
Usually when there is hardware that really catches my eye. The iPhone SE was great, the 8 is fantastic, but I really don't like the X and won't like the XS (10S, 11?) unless the figure out the fingerprint sensor under the screen.
Only if it breaks or a crazy deal. I've been on the same phone for 3 years now, a $20 LG Tribute HD.I bought on black friday 2015. Before that I was using a flip phone
Whenever gotta have it friends get sick of them so about every other year but buying their 1-2 year old phones for like 20% of what they paid lol
Edit - should mention the other reason for this is I'm on about an 8 year old plan like 50 per month which is about half what most people in Canada pay
Edit - should mention the other reason for this is I'm on about an 8 year old plan like 50 per month which is about half what most people in Canada pay
My note 5 is about 2.5 years old I think. It's still great, the performance is still fast and I think the camera is still great. But the battery is definitely near the end. I used this phone as a wifi hotspot regularly at work which meant I would go through 2-3 charge cycles in a workday sometimes, so it has had a lot of use. These days I don't leave the house without an external battery pack.
I'll probably buy a new phone in the next few months, but I'm hoping I can hold out until the Note 9 comes out.
I'll probably buy a new phone in the next few months, but I'm hoping I can hold out until the Note 9 comes out.
Always 2 years.
Now that I'm finally on a device payment plan, I could see trying to push 3 years for that cheaper bill. I always crack my phones so they are hanging by a thread by the end of 2 years but I'm committed to keeping my Pixel 2 XL in good condition.
Now that I'm finally on a device payment plan, I could see trying to push 3 years for that cheaper bill. I always crack my phones so they are hanging by a thread by the end of 2 years but I'm committed to keeping my Pixel 2 XL in good condition.
My last upgrades were because my battery was fcked up or someone dropped my phone. If nothing like that happens I stay with the phone for 2-3 years
Still rocking the 5S from Black Friday 2013. I really want the Project Red 8 though I just don't wanna drop $700 on a phone right now.
Hahah this is great timing. I literally just upgraded my phone to a Samsung 9+ today! It should arrive on my birthday on Wednesday! :D
Based on my pattern so far, a phone seems to last me about 4 years before I upgrade. Usually it's because I've damaged the phone to the point where I have no choice.
Got my XZ Premium last year and likely won't upgrade until we have phones with foldable displays.
Got my XZ Premium last year and likely won't upgrade until we have phones with foldable displays.
I haven't bought a new phone since I got my Nexus 6P new. But I managed to get Google replace it with a Pixel XL back in summer last year. I probably won't bother getting a new phone until fall later this year at the earliest.
Used to be yearly when I used budget phones, but now that I'm going after that premiere shit, I guess every 2 years, might even wait 3 now that I'm using iPhones cause yeah ... those change a lot.
When my current one stops working well. 2-3 years. If I could, I’d use a phone for 5+ years, though.
Just got an iPhone 8, so hopefully that lasts pretty well.
Just got an iPhone 8, so hopefully that lasts pretty well.
Used to be until it broke, so I'd just replace the battery. Now since I can't easily swap the battery I upgrade when my battery doesn't keep through a day. I'm kind of breaking my own rule with my Note 5 now, since it's dead by around 4p (up at 6) but I have access to a charger at work all day.
Every two years. Tech is so good diminishing returns kinda makes upgrading a treat rather than a necessity.
Trying to wait 3 years until EOL support for my current Pixel 1st gen. It died on me a few months ago and I had to pay a $100 deductible for replacement.
