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A comment on Ask HN: How about a modern phone that actually lasts?.

Re:Ask HN: How about a modern phone that actually lasts? by acranox on Friday August 12, 2022 @05:58PM (#32444423)
This is kind of funny to me. I’m on an iPhone 8 from October 2017, so it’s just a hair shy of 5 years. I haven’t had a case or screen protector on it for at least the last 4 years. It still runs the latest iOS version. As someone who is concerned about waste, I just didn’t buy a new phone every 2 years, and it’s working out okay for me.
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Re:Ask HN: How about a modern phone that actually lasts? by sli on Friday August 12, 2022 @06:06PM (#32444510)
I'm planning to get a new battery for my iPhone X sometime soon but otherwise, yep, I'm gonna run this phone into the ground before I replace it and I'll be getting updates the entire way there, which is more than many (too many) Android flagships can say. I'm past the days of wanting to customize every little thing in my phone.
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Re:Ask HN: How about a modern phone that actually lasts? by matt_s on Friday August 12, 2022 @07:01PM (#32444980)
I was similar til last fall, had an iPhone 7 plus (in a case cuz without its kinda slippery) and upgraded to a 12 because the cameras are much better and I didn’t want to take a separate camera on vacations. I think we reached the ceiling on new features being compelling enough for frequent upgrades a few years ago.
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Re:Ask HN: How about a modern phone that actually lasts? by user00012-ab on Friday August 12, 2022 @06:15PM (#32444613)
I'm also using a 5 year old Iphone 8 from 2017, works fine, just replaced the battery this year. So I guess buy an Iphone and avoid android phones based on what you've found.
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Re:Ask HN: How about a modern phone that actually lasts? by chinabot on Friday August 12, 2022 @08:00PM (#32445417)
My iphone6 works perfectly though stuck at IOS 12.5. Wouldnt be a problem except for those stupid developers that decide only IOS13 + is good enough for them
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Re:Ask HN: How about a modern phone that actually lasts? by rumori on Saturday August 13, 2022 @08:35AM (#32449307)
I did the same, but unfortunately iOS 13 added a lot of APIs that are indispensable for modern iOS development. My own apps are supporting iOS 9.3 though, it’s a good feeling giving people the option to dedicate their obsolete devices to just one function, forever.
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