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Now smartphones are mature products we’re into the annual “this is an incremental upgrade over last year. I’m so mad replacing my 2 thousand quid perfectly functional phone with one that’s almost the same for another 2 thousand quid” cycle.
My brother in Christ; have you considered just … not?
I’m upgrading this year. My phone is 3 years old and the camera stuff is worth it for me. My step daughter is getting my old one, which she is thrilled with.
@goatsarah I’ve come to the conclusion it’s all performative. “Look how rich I am!”
I upgraded last year, after four years.
@Colman @goatsarah I miss the days when literally the best phone you could buy at that point (the iPhone 4) was an attainable purchase for a lot of people. There wasn’t this elite stratum of phones which only Actually Rich People can afford to buy, especially on a two-year cycle
@considermycat @goatsarah but why would you want to replace something with a useful life of seven years on a two year cycle? I got a top of the range 15 Pro Max, because it’s a work tool for me, big enough to write on, my poor eyes are slowly failing and the cameras are good: it’ll be replaced in four or five years, most likely.
@Colman @goatsarah I totally agree! No harm in investing to get the best tool to work for you long-term. The reference to two-year cycles was from the original post: people who buy the £2k phone and then complain that they "need" to buy a new one after two years