Comment on A new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgrades
tacosplease@lemmy.world 1 year agoHow many people are actually getting a new phone every year? I don’t think I’m poor but maybe I am? Everyone I know keeps their phones for at least a few years and then replaces them when they are no longer functional.
Still. Every 3 years feels like too often, but that’s around the time things stop working - likely due to planned obsolescence and updates designed to make older phones work worse.
Should we really blame the consumer for replacing something the manufacturer designed to break after a short time? What’s something else you pay $1500+ for that is useless 3 years later?
LifeInOregon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I know a few folks who do, but most of them have a hand-me-down cycle they follow. I get a new phone every 2-3 years and hand the old phone down to a friend or family member with something older.
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Same here, but I have teens. Parents get new phones every 2-4 years, teens get “new-is ph” phones with new batteries. Apple supports their phones about 6 years, so we have them the full supported life and get a little money back on trade-in.
New batteries have been reasonably priced and easy to get done. We spend a little more for better cases so the phones usually last, however replacing a screen means replacing the phone
dependencyInjection@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Don’t bother with cases and just get AppleCare+.
A glass screen protector is £20-30, replacing the display under AC is £25.
A decent case like a Mous one is £50. Replacing the device under AC is £79.
Plus the phone looks nicer, temps are better, and it’s less cases being manufactured.
foggenbooty@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You are way overpaying for screen protectors and cases…
Wisely@lemm.ee 1 year ago
LifeInOregon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
When it’s my kids, no. I have some family members that will pay me a little bit for devices I pass off, and while I’m not particularly financially set, I do well enough for myself, that I can sometimes eat the cost if I know, it’s gonna benefit someone who couldn’t buy themselves a new phone as often as I can pass it off.