How Long Should You Keep Your Phone? The answer SHOCKED me!

How long should you keep your phone? If you have an Android phone from Samsung or Google, or even an iPhone from Apple, should you keep it longer than 2 years? I took a poll and found out the answer. It's pretty crazy.

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[newfnshow]

Anyone saying they switch every 6 months is probably like 15 and has no bills

[streamingjunkie]

When the lithium battery no longer holds a sufficient charge.

[yourleforanhomegirlrn]

I upgrade ONLY when my phone shows ALL the signs of aging/slowing down. This means I upgrade every 4 years.

[jaysilva]

4 years is perfect because even after 3 years the phone is still useful but the specs may become outdated after 4 years.

[robbie]

I upgrade when my internal memory gets full and my phone starts to do funky stuff. Like re-booting by itself, shutting off while in use, taking forever to load...etc. maybe 3 to 4 yrs

[rossn]

Upgrade once it shits itself - previous one lasted 8 years.

[kramshiron]

Tech nerds change to the next best release, everyone else when it breaks or doesn’t work.

[ralphmills]

I upgraded to a smartphone when my carrier notified me that my flip phone was going to be no longer compatible with their service. I brought a refurbished Samsung Orbit J3 for about $45 My insurance plan? I bought a second Orbit six months later for $35. Phones are definitely a tool to me and should last five years.

[Josh-ocib]

For most people who have the money, they probably just get bored with their phones and feel like it's getting old already.

[JordanScanlon]

I always love the new software and hardware updates. I tend to upgrade about every 3 years with Samsung since they tend to only support big updates every 3 years. Upgrading my S9+ to the S21+ this week.

[sparker]

I’m a tech nerd an I know the answer to the question...it pretty simple too, the answer is . AS long as you feel it’s working for you doing what u need it to do

[nurfadhilah]

I use Samsung S20+,
It's been 3 years already, still get regular system update and it still works perfectly. Maybe I won't change for the next 2 years.

So yeah, I could say : depending your phone.
Low budget phone: Change every 2 years.
Mid budget phone: Change every 2-3 years
Flagship: change every 3-5 years, maybe more.

[Johnnygga]

Also, the pandemic and recession definitely threw a wrench into that equation.

[SimpLeeBeth]

I was grandfathered into an old Sprint plan that was giving me a "legacy" discount phone upgrades up until a couple years ago, so I am probably in the "when it breaks" crowd now

[sydguitar]

In my opinion anything with a snapdragon 845 or higher will last you a good while

[funtimesusa]

This September will be 3 years that I’ve had my phone. iPhone 8 Plus 64 GB model, and it still works with no problems at all for me. May end up keeping it another 2 years before I upgrade

[andrejstemmle]

Dear Travis,
I‘m kind of an specs-junkey. Means, I upgrade every year, because usually the iphones get better specs every year. Here in Switzerland, if one doesn’t want or can’t spend 1400-1500 $ for a new iPhone, we get a 2 years contract with a carrier to pay off the new phone.
Fortunately the carrier I‘m using, has got an upgrade option to get the newest iPhone every year.
The strangest part, I don’t really need all the 3 cameras of the most recent iPhone. Or the power upgrade with the new A12, A13 chips, I don’t really take advantage of. One of the most important reason to get an iPhone, the update release is worldwide on the same day.
Greetings from Winterthur (Switzerland)

[ADOS_DSGB]

I upgrade around every four years and I'm pretty tech savvy. I just upgraded to a Note 10+ last year so I'll have it the next four years.

[shawnwilliams]

When I used Apple years ago my last upgrade was from the 6s Plus to the iPhone X, so 2 years. This is also when I started my path on Android, using the iPhone X and Note 8, eventually finding my way to 100% Android. While on Android I upgraded sometimes every 6 months, it was crazy. Now, a major life change moment... My daughter heads off to college in the fall and she uses an iPhone, to make sure I have a phone that is going to work flawlessly with hers for text messages, FaceTime, being able to simply send high quality pics back and forth through text, etc. I bought an iPhone. I not only bought an iPhone but made the decision to go 100% Apple, zero Android products, and I'm absolutely loving my decision. I fully expect my upgrade cycle to fall back into an average of 18 months just depending on what Apple comes out with year to year. So I found my upgrade cycle dependent on what OS I am using, Android, so many options, always chasing the next best thing, iPhone, stability, already knowing you have the next best thing that works flawlessly and is always on the most up to date OS.

[lakshanjayasinghe]

I use my phone till its dead and then i buy a new one