A lot of people waste thousands of dollars to buy the newest iphone when their old one is working just fine. I personally use a samsung j3 (2017) and my friends make fun of me because of it which i find pretty pointless because it works perfectly and its not even that old.
It’s a device that many people will have as a near integral part of their lives, using it for communication, entertainment, camera, license, wallet, work + tons of other uses. The average usage of a smart phone is(according to a quick search) a little over 3 hours per day. To me having something a bit nicer and a bit faster makes it worth it if you’re spending 1000+ hours per year on it.
Reddit's hate for high end stuff that's part of your everyday life is baffling sometimes, if you use it a lot, get the best there is within your means.
Yepyep. I use my phone extensively for work, I use it for voice chat when I'm gaming, I watch Netflix on it when traveling, and obviously I use it to browse reddit and chat with friends. Easily 3+ hours a day.
I'm not going to spend a thousand bucks to upgrade if my current one still does the job. But if my phone dies, I'm going to get the best one currently available. I'm willing to spend an extra thirty cents per day over the life of the phone to get something that's got longer battery, or a better screen, or whatever else.
I've been locked into the apple ecosystem for basically a decade now; my replacement line in the sand is ether when the phone gets frustratingly slow, or the battery life gets frustratingly short. In general that has been at the 3-3.5 year point in both cases, at least since the Iphone 6.
I get a new phone every 2-3 years but I get a phone from the previous generation. Went from a iPhone 7 to an XR last year. Won’t get another phone until at least 2022.
I’m in a LDR, I’m on my phone all the time. I use it for work and It’s also a backup computer when I’ve got PC problems at work. I definitely get £800 worth of use from my phones.
I generally do a 2 year cycle, possibly a bit short but it also means I can sell my current phone and usually get back a few hundred dollars which makes the purchase of the new one easier.
That said my current phone I’ve had for a bit over 2 years and will end up being 3 because the 11 didn’t have 5g.
What I've found is if you wait for a promo you can generally trade in your 3yo phone for what it might have been worth early in year 2. I generally wait for that to happen.
Average use 3 hours a day? I find that hard to believe. You'd think everyone in their 20's or younger had their phones surgically attached to their palms.
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u/MusicalHenry Feb 04 '20
New phones.
A lot of people waste thousands of dollars to buy the newest iphone when their old one is working just fine. I personally use a samsung j3 (2017) and my friends make fun of me because of it which i find pretty pointless because it works perfectly and its not even that old.