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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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[–] 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.