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I've only ever thrown away phones for two reasons: 1. Part of the phone (e.g., the battery, charging port, or screen) stopped working, and getting it repaired
by josephcsible 4y ago
I've only ever thrown away phones for two reasons:
1. Part of the phone (e.g., the battery, charging port, or screen) stopped working, and getting it repaired either was impossible or cost as much as buying a new phone did.
2. The manufacturer stopped releasing software updates, and due to things like SafetyNet, locked bootloaders, or lack of open-source drivers, nobody else could step up to do so.
If both of those problems went away, I can see myself using the same phone for a decade or more.
- MisterSandman 4y agoWhat phone are you using that got 10+ years of updates?
- josephcsible 4y agoI'm not currently using such a phone. If I implied that I was, I didn't mean to.
- cute_boi 4y agoI think battery is the major problem. I had a s6 and I wasn't able to replace it battery. And, I had to dump it after only 3 years of purchase. Personally speaking, companies must be forced to provide official battery for at least 5 years.