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You get a weaker phone chassis, a less robust device (think IP water ratings), etc. What kills phones these days is not the battery or screen dying, it's the p
by olliej 4y ago
You get a weaker phone chassis, a less robust device (think IP water ratings), etc.
What kills phones these days is not the battery or screen dying, it's the phone ceasing to get software updates. If you want to reduce e-waste, you should have legislation that requires manufacturers to provide full software support for say 5 years of major OS updates, and another 2-5 years of security updates after that.
- yazzku 4y agoHah, good point. But what kills phones are people buying a new one every year. I think software updates come in second.
- olliej 4y agoHN skews the discussion - the vast majority of people are not buying a new phone a year, nor even every two. Moreover even when people do replace a phone they tend to pass on the old one, not just throw it in the trash, but again, that's only possible if the phone is still usable.