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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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[–] snooggums@piefed.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

While good advice, the replacements have been between zero and $100 but I wouldn't have bothered switching for free if the battery wasn't going dead.

Thinking more about it, the increase in memory for the new one made the minor effort to replace the battery less appealing as well.