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I don't disagree with you. These things are expensive, and I don't own a camera or a GPS or an ebook reader for that reason. I will say this, though. my MP3 pl

I don't disagree with you. These things are expensive, and I don't own a camera or a GPS or an ebook reader for that reason. I will say this, though. my MP3 player cost $30 (+$50 for sd card) and my nokia 208 cost $30 on ebay. I'll use my mp3 player for years to come, and if I didn't go back to a smartphone I'd be using that phone for years, too. I imagine a good camera, ebook reader, GPS, etc. would outperform smartphones for years to come, too. It might be more expensive in the short term, but I think it can ultimately save money.

icebraining 11y ago
Smartphones last years, too. My 2012 Nexus 7 (I use a tablet + $20 dumbphone combo, not a smartphone) is still going strong - even after being literally submerged while turned on! - so I'm not planning to upgrade it any time soon. Around here, we pay for our smartphones out of pocket (the vast majority of people have prepaid SIMs, not contracts), so you can bet we're not replacing our phones every year :)