My own experience in the Android land, after making that jump from Nokia N900 to Nexus 4, is that you can get a new $CURRENT_GEN-1 (or -2) device for much much

My own experience in the Android land, after making that jump from Nokia N900 to Nexus 4, is that you can get a new $CURRENT_GEN-1 (or -2) device for much much less while still having most of the performance/features . As such, I have never bought a then-current flagship. I have always kept my mobile plans (yes, multiple) separate from devices - I prefer the flexibility. With my story being: (N900 [USB port fell off!] ->) Nexus 4 [battery died] -> Nexus 5X [dropped it] -> Pixel [battery died on warranty, sent in] -> Pixel 2 [got as warranty replacement!] _and_ Pixel 3A [bought it]... I'm still very fine with the 3A thank you very much. In fact the only reasonable argument I've read for replacing a perfectly functional Android device is "when Google stops doing sec patches". Anyone here has any other good arguments for "replace before it's not functional"? (P.S. For "fun" I later replaced the battery and antenna in Nexus 4 - it still works today! And I keep Pixel 2 in the drawer as a hot backup. And yes, for both phones I do periodically turn them on, update and charge the battery.)