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Batteries are a consumable item, they only last a year or two before they have degraded significantly, whereas the phone will almost certainly work for years. W

Batteries are a consumable item, they only last a year or two before they have degraded significantly, whereas the phone will almost certainly work for years. With open source firmwares it could last a decade or more and indeed in the past I extended mobile phones for a long time that had replaceable batteries. Its become increasingly hard to avoid manufacturers planned obsolescence at a time where the improvements in phone performance has been diminishing.

ghaff 4y ago
>they only last a year or two As an iPhone user for more than 10 years, that just isn't true in my case. When I upgrade after 3-4 years, battery has never been the reason. The battery of the upgraded phone that I'm using for some other purpose does tend to give out after another few years but that's hardly 1-2 years total.