Weekly poll: how old is your phone?
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- dSV
- 29 Oct 2023
-Trix-, 29 Oct 2023This 15 Pro max feels same weight as my old regular 13 Pro!Yes agree™®©
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- I21
- 29 Oct 2023
77, 29 Oct 2023I prefer the 14 pro it was like a tank heavy felt premium, ... moreThis 15 Pro max feels same weight as my old regular 13 Pro!
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- CongeeEnjoyer
- tVn
- 29 Oct 2023
I love my A73 5G. I can see it as my forever phone since I don't have any need to replace for now.
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- AngryLithuanian
- mE0
- 29 Oct 2023
"Technology is weird – old gadgets age faster than new ones. So a 3 year old phone bought in 2020 is worse now than a 3 year old phone bought now will be in 2026."
Isn't this obvious? Why would it be weird?
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- Anonymous
- prX
- 29 Oct 2023
Would probably still be daily driving Pixel 4 if it just hadn’t ran out of updates. I like none of the current phones on the market (or in my pocket) as much as I liked the Pixel 4 so I’m probably updating sooner if there is something worthy
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- Anonymous
- 0p}
- 29 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 29 Oct 2023You need multiple things for an 8 year lifespan:
1) very... moreNo. Not necessary.
My previous phone was device from 2015 I bought in 2016.
Used it until early 2023.
6 years and 9 months.
1) old flagship qualcomm SoC that had raw power similar to SD630
2) 32gb storage emmc5.1 + micro sd slot
3) 3gb ddr4
4) latest version : android 7.1.1
5) last patch : september 2017
I would still be using it if some components were no failing like screen and cmos.
Still pretty useful to play music .
Zero performance issues.
If it was samsung, it would get slower after 1 year. Sony, Sharp, huawei, vivo, one plus, motorola keep performance after 2 years.
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- Anonymous
- 0p}
- 29 Oct 2023
Model from mid 2022.
Bought january 2023.
Plan to replace in April 2027.
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- Anonymous
- dZ8
- 29 Oct 2023
My Sony is 4 years old and to be honest i see no need to upgrade it. Companies scream better this better that but seriously i see no real changes. My cam take the same pics as a pixel 8. And they look better without this AI crap
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- JHM
- 29 Oct 2023
A52s., 29 Oct 2023I have samsung A52s in perfect shape and I really don'... more👍🏻
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- Foxtrot2Novmbr
- t7R
- 29 Oct 2023
Current Smartphone Iphone 12PM and Samsung Galaxy Note 9. Currently, I have no plans of upgrading.
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- Nonnimus Technogeek
- pXn
- 29 Oct 2023
pl2rts, 29 Oct 2023S10e - 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm 5.8 inch screen
S23 - 146.3 x... moreI know. That is what I do too. Look at the dimensions and not at screen size.
For instance, back in the day, people considered S6 to be small, with its "5.1 inch" screen. But if you look at its dimensions, it is 143.4 x 70.5, and when you compare it to the S23, which people consider not so compact at "6.1 inch" screen, while looking at dimensions (146.3 x 70.9), it is not much bigger than the S6. People have to consider the advancements in technology and the massive increase in screen to body ratio.
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- Not ojas
- 7k0
- 29 Oct 2023
I currently have redmi k50i
Next phone after 4years samsung s23
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- Hamster Boy
- tui
- 29 Oct 2023
My current phone is a Poco F5 (about 2 months). I bought it because I needed a phone to replace my last one (Poco X3 Pro), which its CPU died 2 years and 3 months in.
I feel that my phone is quite good enough at the moment to last 3-4 years before I feel the need to switch phones. If I do, I would consider getting a used phone (preferably an iPhone) or get another flagship killer.
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- k0vasz
- L6U
- 29 Oct 2023
back in the day, I used my dumbphones for long-long years. there was really no reason to replace them - the newer ones didn't really offer anything new featurewise, and battery life was still awesome after all those years (and if not, you could just buy one and replace it yourself, anyway)
after that, at the beginning of smartphones era, I've replaced them every other year, as the technological advancement was so fast - and also the amortisation of older phones
nowadays, we've done a "full circle": we've reached a point where there is barely any advancement from year to year neither hardware or softwarewise, and there is nothing really which would ratianalize a phone replacement (except when it's broken or lost, of course). so, I'm just sticking to my current phone until it's not broken or I'll get REALLY bored with it, probably for 4 or more years, where there might be enough advancement cumulatively, where a price of a new phone could be considered "justified"
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- Anonymous
- Tqc
- 29 Oct 2023
I'm still using a Mi9T. I'm considering upgrading due to the lack of security updates, but apart from that the phone is perfectly fine. My last phone only lasted 3 years because of hardware issues, but my old iPhone 4S was used for 5 years (still works!) It's just that it was unbearably slow and unusable with iOS 9.
With that being said, I use my phones for as long as possible and I can't comprehend "upgrading" on a yearly basis.
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- Anonymous
- kHU
- 29 Oct 2023
This question is a very stupid question. The whole point of longevity for software support has nothing to do with the first owner. When you trade in a working device. If it still gets software updates, it gets packaged and shipped out to other countries for people to buy on the secondary market. If the phone only supports 2 years or three years of updates, then it doesn't no good to ship it to those other markets basically killing the life of that device and making it e-waste. It's not about the first owner. It's about the second or third owner. Most Android manufacturers besides the big three don't even support one update. They sell the phone and literally make like 15 bucks profit and don't support it whatsoever. Phones that have 67 or 8 years of updates. Never get kept that long by the first owner but somebody that buys that phone after it shipped out to say India or a third world country can use that phone for many years and it doesn't become e-waste. The problem with a fair phone is that there is no way in hell that that subpar processor that's already almost 3 years old will take that many updates. People still in the United States only. Keep your phone for an average of 2 years for Android and 3 and 1/2 years for iPhone. So the software updates for years from now or 6 years from now come into play when it gets sold to that secondary market. So yes, it's very important for them to have longer updates cycles. Not for the first owner but for the second or third. What do you think happens to those phones when you trade them in? You think that they just toss him in the bin? No, they get refurbished and sold to somebody else in another country usually or even in the US for much cheaper. The fair phone is not as environmentally friendly as everyone talks about. With the sock being almost 3 years old and being underpowered even when it came out. This thing is not going to last more than three or four years of updates. By producing a phone was such low quality hardware. You're pretty much printing e-waste. And iPhone or a high-end Samsung phone has a much longer life and usage than something is crappy as the fair phone. It's great that they make it repairable, but if they really cared about sustainability that much, they wouldn't have taken out the headphone jack and made their own garbage wireless headphones. If the fairphone really cared about sustainability, they would make much more powerful hardware so that it could actually support those software updates 6 to 8 years from now. I feel like fairphone plays on people's emotions about sustainability. You cannot make a low-powered phone like that with mediocre specs and then sell it for a premium of three to $350. More than a phone that's equivalent to that. Charging $750 for a phone that literally cost about 300 when you buy it from someone else is not good. You're literally paying $350 to $400 for the fact that you l can repair it if something goes wrong. For the first part of the life cycle of the phone, getting a screen replaced even on an Android high-end or an iPhone cost much less than $400. If you have insurance or take it to a repair shop. If I break my screen on my iPhone I pay literally 29 bucks. If you set aside the 350 to $400 that you're spending extra for the fair phone, you would have enough money to do a repair if you needed it. Again. Software updates are great but it's not for you. It's for the second, third or fourth buyer that gets that phone and can still update it.
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- Anonymous
- m@7
- 29 Oct 2023
Bought an used OnePlus 8T this June. So far it ticks all the boxes that I need for the average user (mobile gaming is a joke and camera is sufficient) and with extra year of support from O+, I don't see a point in upgrading to a newer flagship/flagship killer just for the "improved" camera, newer OS and underutilized CPU/resolution. Perhaps when 8T breaks down completely or I start photoshooting for IG then I might change, otherwise it's a waste of money, even for an enthusiast like me whose just into giving old tech a second life.
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- dSV
- 29 Oct 2023
-Trix-, 29 Oct 2023Three weeks old, iPhone 15 Pro Max, by far best phone i... moreI prefer the 14 pro it was like a tank heavy felt premium, the 15pro feels light nothing like solid tank . But love the usb C, God hated the lightning port.
- 77
- dSV
- 29 Oct 2023
NOK6600, 29 Oct 2023woaohh.. already 175 comments.. just within 3 hours.. ... moreI had that Sony sold it got the Sony Pro-i. Way much better.