• baatliwala@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    9
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    5 months ago

    What are you even doing, throwing your phone on the ground? How does your phone not last that long

    • SupraMario@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      5 months ago

      I don’t get how people are replacing their phones so damn often. I buy used flagships that are usually a year or two old and rock them for another 4 years. Note 10+ here, and I’ve had it for around 3 years now, probably won’t upgrade for another 2 years, as it’s perfectly fine still.

      • mipadaitu@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        5 months ago

        Trade in value drops very rapidly for non-iphones after a year or two. You can often get 50% back on the purchase by trading in a functional phone.

        If you buy a new phone every 2 years or every 4 years, it’s often about the same total out of pocket cost (with a lot of exceptions)

        • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          5 months ago

          I’ve never paid more than $150 for a phone, and that’s recently for a 2 year old pixel.

          I can keep multiple spares around for the price of a new phone.

      • Matty_r@programming.dev
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        5 months ago

        I had a Sony Xperia something for years, no case. Then I upgraded to a Samsung and gave my Sony to my mum. She cracked the back of it almost immediately lol

        • SupraMario@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          5 months ago

          I will say the back of my note10+ is shattered, even with a case, glass backs are the dumbest thing ever.