Curious as to if people upgrade from their flagships less often than they would from a more budget-oriented phone.
Do you find it "lasts" longer?
I usually buy mid to low-end phones and tend to upgrade once every 2-3 years, depending when the device stops getting security/major version updates.
Nice to see the S8 still kicking, guess it pays to spend a bit extra.
I bought the OG Pixel the year after it came out. Decent phone but such a shocking battery life, and the power button gave out after a year (still worked, but needed to press it hard/no clicking sound).
Went with a more budget oriented phone this time because of that, but not sure how long this will last.
The last two iPhones I had, only needed to upgrade after 5-6 years.
Upgrading based on deals posted here. Wasn't planning to swap my s9, but I did when the s20FE deal came and made me weak on my knees :p
Yeah, the S20FE deal is what sparked me to post this!
I got an Oppo A52 around 5 months ago now. Love it but curious about if it's worth dropping cash for a more "premium" phone such as the S20FE to get more mileage.
I got the s8+ on release day, it would easily last til today but decided to upgrade to note 10+ last year before I stopped work. Managed to get $500 back from price protection so that was great
$100 a year on a phone. So my previous smartphone was $300 and lasted 3 years.
I normally get a flagship - generally I find the phone lasts (as in, is not slower/outdated/not getting software updates) longer. I use my phone very heavily in my role, and typically upgrade every 12-18 months, but my phone then gets passed down in my family and ends up getting used (and is still fast and current enough) for another 2-3 years at least.
As an example - the oldest phone we have in the house is a Galaxy S8 which is likely to be replaced soonish, but it's still fast, stable, can do everything the user wants, and getting regular software updates.
If I was to go for older or lower end models, I doubt they would get as much useful life in my situation.