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Survey reveals most people are holding onto their phones for a long time, and it makes sense (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 3 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/economics@lemmy.world

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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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[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

i am running a OnePlus Nord N200 5G (2021 release) that i bought brand new in 2023. It works well enough, and I run lineage OS on it with no Google Play services of any kind.

Thankfully, phones cost less and less Monero every year, so I can upgrade when I feel like it, though I don't want to if I don't have to.

[–] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Are you sure? From where I stand, phones cost más y más dineros every year. There is no option to buy a cheap phone that barely works anymore. Everything is flagship and costs me a fortune.

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah, a couple of years ago, a flagship device such as an iPhone would have cost something like 6.6 Monero, and now it's down to around 3. Some mid-range devices can be head for under one Monero, where they use the cost around three.