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Survey reveals most people are holding onto their phones for a long time, and it makes sense (www.androidauthority.com)
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Nearly half of our readers now wait three years or more to replace their phones as spec upgrades have plateaued.

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[–] Pirky@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

My first smartphone as an S8 that I got late 2017. I used that for 5.5 years before finally upgrading.
I would have gone longer but the battery could not go a simple workday without needing a charge. Samsung also stopped security updates, so I had to upgrade.
I fully intend to use my current one for as long, if not longer.