A new survey reveals users are waiting longer to upgrade. Over 49% of readers now wait three years for a new smartphone.

A new survey reveals users are waiting longer to upgrade. Over 49% of readers now wait three years for a new smartphone.

  • scintilla@crust.piefed.socialEnglish
    15·
    3 months ago

    Dont love that they lumped basically everything over 3 together. Its likely in large part because a lot of phone contracts have you paying off your phone in 3 years so that’s when the carrier starts bombarding you with deals for trading in your phone.

    • psud@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Australia has a rule that phones have to have a warranty for at least as long as the contract period. So most of ours are paid off in 2 years, and that’s when the carriers start advertising at you heavily