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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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[–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago

I usually keep mine for as long as it is getting security updates (plus a few months). This currently means 5-7 years.

And quite frankly, I would like to keep it longer. New phones just aren't that much better anymore.