A Smartphone That Lasts a Decade? Yes, It’s Possible

Re:A Smartphone That Lasts a Decade? Yes, It’s Possible by bombcar on Thursday September 08, 2022 @09:51AM (#32765494)

The iPhone 8 was released on September 22, 2017 and I got one almost immediately, and still use it. So I'm at almost half a decade now; here's to half a decade more! I suspect I'll have to replace the battery at some point.

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Re:A Smartphone That Lasts a Decade? Yes, It’s Possible by unsupp0rted on Thursday September 08, 2022 @10:00AM (#32765617)

I use a "brand new" 16" M1 because it makes a huge difference.

I use an 8-year-old iPhone 6s because what difference does it make? I'm not a pro photographer or videographer, nor a mobile gamer.

Are a few extra centimeters and an OLED screen and amazing camera going to change my experience of my mobile device?

There's nothing at night in the dark I need to take photos of.

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Re:A Smartphone That Lasts a Decade? Yes, It’s Possible by bombcar on Thursday September 08, 2022 @10:17AM (#32765850)

Yeah, for awhile each new iPhone was an incredible update; it felt like the flurry of computer upgrades I experienced in the late 90s/early 2000s (which is why Weird Al mentioned "upgrading twice a day" - it wasn't that fast but definitely remember upgrading once a month; build new computer, use it, sell it off and build another new one that would be noticeably better).

I suspect many people upgrade phones now just because the battery is getting old and the cost of replacing the phone is a significant portion of the "free" one they can get by turning it in to their carrier.

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