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> And to think that virtually all the other OEMs barely even support their phones beyond a year and a half. Even Google is only supporting its own phones for 3
by zeveb 9y ago
> And to think that virtually all the other OEMs barely even support their phones beyond a year and a half. Even Google is only supporting its own phones for 3 years, which is still less than the average lifespan of these phones (iPhones may be higher quality, but I doubt the avg lifespan for other flagship devices is much smaller).
I think the numbers include all Apple devices: iPhones, iPads, Airports, Macintoshes &c.
Certainly, I don't know anyone with a more-than-three-year-old iPhone.
- aeorgnoieang 9y agoI've got an iPhone that's more than three years old.
- dwc 9y agoMine is also more than 3 years old. I hesitate to upgrade because I don't want to lose my headphone jack, but also I don't need to upgrade yet because it still runs fine.
- memco 9y agoHave you considered the SE? It's been a pretty reliable phone, it's durable, has a lot of the nicer features of the newer models, but still has a headphone jack, a decent battery life (though my battery is in need of a replacement after 2 years) and is fairly inexpensive.
- stetrain 9y agoThe graph starts when the first iPhone was released. In other words, the tiny number at the left side of the graph was Apple's active base of non-iOS devices up until 2007. Given the volumes they ship of each, I would expect that the vast majority of the devices in that graph are iOS devices. Macs might bring that number up a bit but the iPhone is going to dominate the average.
- wnissen 9y agoYou must only know people with a lot of disposable income.