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It’s certainly much easier to keep a used car running for a decade than it is to keep a used phone running, that’s for sure. And there’s a market specifically d

It’s certainly much easier to keep a used car running for a decade than it is to keep a used phone running, that’s for sure. And there’s a market specifically designed to support that too. I think the most realistic choice here is to not upgrade phones every 1-2 years, but stretch it to 3. The recent trend of Apple to not include all the accessories in the box is probably a net good, given how many chargers almost consumers have already too.

nicoburns 5y ago
4 is definitely doable. More if you're in the apple ecosystem. iOS 15 (not yet releases) still supports the iPhone 6s which was originally released in 2015. I bought one last year as a testing device for work, and it's still a great phone (and much cheaper - £120 and had recently had it's battery replaced). On the android side you have to be more lucky, but my Samsung S7 (releases 2017) is still going strong and recieved a security update last month.
- flaratt_ljos 5y ago
  I'm still using the iPhone 6s that I bought in 2015, and it's practically as good as new. It's still using the original battery, which doesn't seem to hold charge for as long anymore, but even so, it's doing remarkably well.
- imperistan 5y ago
  I use a iPhone 5s. Works fine and I have no reason to upgrade at all. I think I have it for like five years now. I did get the battery replaced last year though
  - pkdpic_y9k 5y ago
    I just regrettably got rid of my iphone 5S this year. God I miss that eighth inch jack... Why did I get rid of it again?
icelandicmoss 5y ago
My Nokia 6500 is starting to get a bit flaky, but it's done a good 12 years or so... (It's hard to find a better phone with the same form factor.) I get very attached to my devices, not sure I could deal with a 2-3 year turnover.
walshemj 5y ago
my motog lasted 6-7 years just replaced it with the latest G9
unhammer 5y ago
It's sad that 3 is considered a stretch. In Norway, you actually have 5 years of "reklamasjonsrett" (right to get it repaired or replaced if there's some fault the producer should have known about). And Samsung gives security updates for 4 years these days, so you don't even need to run unofficial Androids for the first four years (though really there should be some law about providing security updates, cf. the recent mybook incident and Internet of unpatched Things)

nicoburns 5y ago

4 is definitely doable. More if you're in the apple ecosystem. iOS 15 (not yet releases) still supports the iPhone 6s which was originally released in 2015. I bought one last year as a testing device for work, and it's still a great phone (and much cheaper - £120 and had recently had it's battery replaced). On the android side you have to be more lucky, but my Samsung S7 (releases 2017) is still going strong and recieved a security update last month.

flaratt_ljos 5y ago
I'm still using the iPhone 6s that I bought in 2015, and it's practically as good as new. It's still using the original battery, which doesn't seem to hold charge for as long anymore, but even so, it's doing remarkably well.
imperistan 5y ago
I use a iPhone 5s. Works fine and I have no reason to upgrade at all. I think I have it for like five years now. I did get the battery replaced last year though
- pkdpic_y9k 5y ago
  I just regrettably got rid of my iphone 5S this year. God I miss that eighth inch jack... Why did I get rid of it again?

icelandicmoss 5y ago

My Nokia 6500 is starting to get a bit flaky, but it's done a good 12 years or so... (It's hard to find a better phone with the same form factor.) I get very attached to my devices, not sure I could deal with a 2-3 year turnover.

walshemj 5y ago

my motog lasted 6-7 years just replaced it with the latest G9

unhammer 5y ago

It's sad that 3 is considered a stretch. In Norway, you actually have 5 years of "reklamasjonsrett" (right to get it repaired or replaced if there's some fault the producer should have known about). And Samsung gives security updates for 4 years these days, so you don't even need to run unofficial Androids for the first four years (though really there should be some law about providing security updates, cf. the recent mybook incident and Internet of unpatched Things)