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Re:Why the average lifespan of a smartphone is only three years by barbs on Saturday October 14, 2023 @01:09AM (#37878235)
Typing this on my iPhone SE, I replaced the battery myself a couple of years ago and am planning to do it again soon. It's only got iOS 15 but it's still getting security updates and works well.
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Re:Why the average lifespan of a smartphone is only three years by captn3m0 on Saturday October 14, 2023 @01:38AM (#37878337)
The first Gen SE? Mine was getting too slow with iOS15 with barely 5 usable tabs in Firefox before app-switching would kill them. Plus, too many apps gave up on designing for small screens so I had lots of unreachable buttons and input boxes.

I booted it yesterday, and it still has that issue where you can’t type a alphanumeric passcode on boot, because the keyboard doesn’t show up. The workaround is to click on emergency, then get back to the passcode screen.

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Re:Why the average lifespan of a smartphone is only three years by barbs on Saturday October 14, 2023 @02:40AM (#37878559)
I suspect my general usage might be a bit more basic than yours - my main apps are WhatsApp, FB Messenger, Safari, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Spotify, YouTube and Netflix.
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