>Many people change their phone every year. Very few people upgrade every year. The average lifespan of a mobile phone is 2.5 years. In the late 2000s that l

>Many people change their phone every year. Very few people upgrade every year. The average lifespan of a mobile phone is 2.5 years. In the late 2000s that length of time was lower because phones were improving by leaps and bounds every year but now phones are waterproof, have more resilient screens, cost more, and performance increases between models have slowed. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/17/smartphone-users-are-waiting-longer-before-upgrading-heres-why.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/17/smartphone-users-are-waiting... The lifespan increase pattern is mirroring the personal computer upgrade cycle, but more rapidly.