How often do you upgrade your phone?

goose · 19th October 2021, 11:39

Here's my history -

Samsung SGH-2400
iMate Smartphone 2
Eten Glofiish X500
Eten Glofiish X500 (Again)
Eten Glofiish M700
HTC Tytn 2
Samsung Galaxy S1
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (Died - Well known board bug)
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Died - Common screen issue affecting S9/N9 etc)
iPhone 6
iPhone 12 (2 weeks old)
Next Hopefully - iPhone 13 Pro Max soon

Turbo_anup · 19th October 2021, 21:10

Just got an Iphone 12 mini in Flipkart Big Billion days sale for a good discounted value. Exchanged my 5 year old Iphone 7 which was still running on stock battery with 69% battery health. Coming from an Iphone 7, this is a huge upgrade for me in all ways - be it display, clarity, speed, apps, camera, battery life and features.

However, what I miss dearly is the touch ID, which was very convenient to use. While Face ID is quick but does not match the benefits of Touch ID right from checking the screen while it is on a table or flat surface to opening a phone without taking off mask.

mayukh42 · 19th October 2021, 22:15

Moto X Play - 6 years and counting!

Before that, Sony Xperia Pro and Sony Ericsson k550i, 4 years each - so 3 phones in 14 years.

4 years is a decent cycle for a phone upgrade IMO, and if one does not do any financial transactions through phone (other than PayTM wallet or similar), then even after security updates stop, few more years of life can be extracted out of it.

View Poll Results: How often do you upgrade your phone?
Every year	24	5.44%
Every 2 years	97	22.00%
Every 3 years	171	38.78%
Every 4 years	84	19.05%
Every 5 years or more	65	14.74%
Voters: 441. You may not vote on this poll

19th October 2021, 11:39	#136
goose Newbie Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Mangalore/BLR Posts: 0 Thanked: 0 Times	Re: How often do you upgrade your phone? Here's my history - Samsung SGH-2400 iMate Smartphone 2 Eten Glofiish X500 Eten Glofiish X500 (Again) Eten Glofiish M700 HTC Tytn 2 Samsung Galaxy S1 Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (Died - Well known board bug) Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Died - Common screen issue affecting S9/N9 etc) iPhone 6 iPhone 12 (2 weeks old) Next Hopefully - iPhone 13 Pro Max soon
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19th October 2021, 21:10	#137
Turbo_anup BHPian Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Delhi / Dublin Posts: 97 Thanked: 178 Times	Re: How often do you upgrade your phone? Just got an Iphone 12 mini in Flipkart Big Billion days sale for a good discounted value. Exchanged my 5 year old Iphone 7 which was still running on stock battery with 69% battery health. Coming from an Iphone 7, this is a huge upgrade for me in all ways - be it display, clarity, speed, apps, camera, battery life and features. However, what I miss dearly is the touch ID, which was very convenient to use. While Face ID is quick but does not match the benefits of Touch ID right from checking the screen while it is on a table or flat surface to opening a phone without taking off mask.
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19th October 2021, 22:15	#138
mayukh42 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 126 Thanked: 691 Times	Re: How often do you upgrade your phone? Moto X Play - 6 years and counting! Before that, Sony Xperia Pro and Sony Ericsson k550i, 4 years each - so 3 phones in 14 years. 4 years is a decent cycle for a phone upgrade IMO, and if one does not do any financial transactions through phone (other than PayTM wallet or similar), then even after security updates stop, few more years of life can be extracted out of it.
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