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How often do you upgrade your phone? - Rolando - 10-07-2023
How often?
I just got a 15 Pro, traded in my 11 I bought new, so 4 years on that one.
That 11 replaced my 6s, which I bought when the 7 & X came out in 2016, so 3 years on that one.
The 6s replaced an iPhone 5, which I bough in 2012, so 3 years on that one.
The 5 replace an O.G. iPhone, that I bought used. I think I kept using that one for about 3 years.
Re: How often do you upgrade your phone? - gadje - 10-07-2023
I do not like the idea of getting a locked phone and not being able ot use other SIMs when I travel or when I want to switch provides. I also do not like long term contracts.
I used Xfinity before, now the parents are on Visible and the kids are on Mint.
We upgrade our phones every ~4 years and pass the old phones to the kids.
I went from a SE 1st gen, 2016 to an iPhone 12 Pro, jan 2021 so I guess I had the SE for over 4 years, and with new batter ($29 at that time), it was good enough to pass to the younger kid who still uses it.
Re: How often do you upgrade your phone? - modelamac - 10-07-2023
Rolando,
I think you need another option: "whenever I need to".
My first phone was a 3, and I moved to a 4 when 3 died.
4 died and was replaced by a 7.
7 sold to friends when 8 came out with a highly desired feature.
8 replaced by 13 when 8 died.
Note that both wife's phone and mine were replaced in every instance. I prefer not to maintain 2 operating systems.
Re: How often do you upgrade your phone? - rz - 10-07-2023
First “new” iPhone was a 4s, which replaced a used original one. Next was 6s. And now a 13 Pro Max. I figure it’ll be another 3 or 4 years before I upgrade.
Re: How often do you upgrade your phone? - Zoidberg - 10-07-2023
X Other - when my iPhone stops working like it should.
Re: How often do you upgrade your phone? - davemchine - 10-07-2023
I just upgraded from 11 pro to 15 pro. Before that it was the 8. So apparently every 4 years. I don’t remember before that.
Re: How often do you upgrade your phone? - d4 - 10-07-2023
4s > 7 Plus > 13 ProMax
Upgraded from 4s due to battery life and I wanted a better camera
Upgraded from 7 Plus due to an unfortunate incident in a swimming pool
Re: How often do you upgrade your phone? - ka jowct - 10-07-2023
I got my 64GB iPhone 6 in March 2015. I replaced it with a refurb 128GB iPhone 7 in March 2018. I took advantage of Apple's $30 battery replacement program for the 6 and they discovered that the Speck candyshell case was the only thing holding the phone flat: the battery was bulging. So they gave me a new 6. I keep it around as a backup.
I had the 7's battery replaced recently enough that I don't feel the need to replace the phone yet. Plus I kinda like having Touch ID and the Home button.
Re: How often do you upgrade your phone? - Ombligo - 10-07-2023
Original - 3GS - 4 - SE - SE2 (current)
None were bought new. Recently replaced the SE2 battery, so I'm good for a few years. I expect my next will be a 14 mini as I like the smaller size
Re: How often do you upgrade your phone? - SDGuy - 10-07-2023
modelamac wrote:
Rolando,
I think you need another option: "whenever I need to"....
:agree:
Other than purposely upgrading from a Palm Treo a very long time ago, all other phone upgrades since have been done when the then-current phone has some sort of hardware failure (going from memory: microUSB port becoming worn out & unreliable, dead motherboard of some sort (two different phones), and a battery going bad (expanded enough to partially lift up the display from the casing)). If I were to put a timeline on it, though, it would be about every four years - but not by my choice.