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Just looking at myself, I have a OnePlus3, launched mid 2016. It still feels like "my new phone", can't believe it is already 1.5 years old. Everything is just

Just looking at myself, I have a OnePlus3, launched mid 2016. It still feels like "my new phone", can't believe it is already 1.5 years old. Everything is just good enough and the thing is still blazing fast in everything it does. I got regular updates, it's on the latest android (for stock Rom users) and it was among the first batch of phones to be supported by LineageOS 15.1. I see no reason for a new phone in the near future. Before I always got the itch at about 2 years (ok, I did use mostly budget phones before like the Moto G), now I see myself easily on this phone for another 2-3 years.

ddalex 9y ago
I'm still rocking the original Oneplus One, with a Jan 2018 LineageOS installed. I've been browsing stores to find a replacement phone since this one is getting older. Amazingly, I couldn't find anything vastly better in terms of screen, responsiveness and camera, even if I desperately wanted to justify a new toy. There are no new hardware features that OPO doesn't have. All the apps that I want to run perform flawlessly. The camera is nearly on par with the OP5 camera, a phone specifically marketed on the camera quality (my wife has one so I could test it). I ended up replacing the aging battery about a year ago, and continue using it.
- teekert 9y ago
  I feel the same, will probably replace the battery at some point, feels good to do. In the same vein, I know people putting ssds in 2011 iMacs, thoroughly cleaning them and feeling like they have a new, modern computer again. It's a big win for sustainability. It's too bad that in this age, where hardware can live pretty long, repair-ability is at an all time low (not a coincidence no doubt).
Vinnl 9y ago
I'm on a Fairphone 2, which they're supposedly hoping will last five years. I'm curious whether I'll make that, but so far so good - and v1 lasted me three years, even though they were aiming for just two themselves. In any case, I can easily replace the battery and the screen, so is hopeful.
addicted 9y ago
I use an iPhone 6 purchased Mar 2018 (it was obviously released earlier) and see absolutely no reason to upgrade. I nearly did late last year because of slowness, but thankfully someone determined the actual cause. Apple’s throttling based on the battery condition. Just waiting to have my battery replaced now and see no reason why I can’t use this phone well for another year at least.
- Multicomp 9y ago
  Not to be pedantic - do you mean March 2017? At least where I am, March 2018 is tomorrow.

ddalex 9y ago

I'm still rocking the original Oneplus One, with a Jan 2018 LineageOS installed. I've been browsing stores to find a replacement phone since this one is getting older. Amazingly, I couldn't find anything vastly better in terms of screen, responsiveness and camera, even if I desperately wanted to justify a new toy. There are no new hardware features that OPO doesn't have. All the apps that I want to run perform flawlessly. The camera is nearly on par with the OP5 camera, a phone specifically marketed on the camera quality (my wife has one so I could test it). I ended up replacing the aging battery about a year ago, and continue using it.

teekert 9y ago
I feel the same, will probably replace the battery at some point, feels good to do. In the same vein, I know people putting ssds in 2011 iMacs, thoroughly cleaning them and feeling like they have a new, modern computer again. It's a big win for sustainability. It's too bad that in this age, where hardware can live pretty long, repair-ability is at an all time low (not a coincidence no doubt).

Vinnl 9y ago

I'm on a Fairphone 2, which they're supposedly hoping will last five years. I'm curious whether I'll make that, but so far so good - and v1 lasted me three years, even though they were aiming for just two themselves. In any case, I can easily replace the battery and the screen, so is hopeful.

addicted 9y ago

I use an iPhone 6 purchased Mar 2018 (it was obviously released earlier) and see absolutely no reason to upgrade. I nearly did late last year because of slowness, but thankfully someone determined the actual cause. Apple’s throttling based on the battery condition. Just waiting to have my battery replaced now and see no reason why I can’t use this phone well for another year at least.

Multicomp 9y ago
Not to be pedantic - do you mean March 2017? At least where I am, March 2018 is tomorrow.