> You don’t need to upgrade every year, they are simply available.

Not only that, in the last half-decade or so I've actually started viewing updates as a chore, not an upgrade.

I couldn't imagine wanting to upgrade phones annually anymore. You have to order the phone, receive it, transfer and set it up, there's potentially SIM card changes (although I'm now on eSIM), and then dispose/sell of your old phone (where did I put the box, how much am I going to sell it for, etc).