MicroWave@lemmy.world to Economics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoSurvey reveals most people are holding onto their phones for a long time, and it makes sensewww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
arrow-up1181arrow-down1external-linkSurvey reveals most people are holding onto their phones for a long time, and it makes sensewww.androidauthority.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to Economics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square67linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
Nearly half of our readers now wait three years or more to replace their phones as spec upgrades have plateaued.
minus-squareBuelldozer@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoMy Galaxy S22+ is over 3 years old and I expect to get at least two more years out of it. I can afford to get a new smartphone every year if I want but there’s no longer any compelling reason to do so.
minus-squareRiskable@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoYou have to keep it for two more years! Because even Samsung can’t get Samsung to sell Samsung DRAM for new phones! https://www.pcworld.com/article/2998935/ram-is-so-expensive-samsung-wont-even-sell-it-to-samsung.html
My Galaxy S22+ is over 3 years old and I expect to get at least two more years out of it. I can afford to get a new smartphone every year if I want but there’s no longer any compelling reason to do so.
You have to keep it for two more years! Because even Samsung can’t get Samsung to sell Samsung DRAM for new phones!
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2998935/ram-is-so-expensive-samsung-wont-even-sell-it-to-samsung.html