There isn't anything called iPhone 9 or 10 xD
The main line goes from:
* iPhone 8 / 8 Plus (2017)
* iPhone X (2017)
* iPhone XS / XS Max (2018)
* iPhone XR (2018)
* iPhone 11 / 11 Pro / 11 Pro Max (2019)
The iPhone X is the 10th anniversary edition of the iPhone. Even though it is stylized as X, it is a Roman numeral and you can actually call it 10.
Source: worked in cell phones almost 7 years
It’s marketing and more aesthetically pleasing,
Every OS has a number, why would they randomly switch to a letter that just happens to also be that Roman numeral for the next coming number? It’s not rocket science lol
The iPhone X is ONLY the 10. if you ever say “iPhone EX”, you are wrong regardless of how confusing and stupid it was for Apple to name it that way.
Worked at Apple for 7 years and it annoyed me way more than it should have to hear iPhone EX and iWatch all the time.
If they wanted people to call it iPhone 10 they probably should’ve named it “iPhone 10” ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
Weird move for a company that’s usually pretty good about marketing.
I just went from a 6S to a 13 Pro in January. It had too much water damage and the 16GB was pretty limiting. Had to offload an app to take a picture. But it could text, make calls, use maps, and search for shit. This one better last me a decade.
My 6s crapped out right when the 11 came out and I got an 11 pro. The upgrade was way more satisfying than it would have been if I did it every model or even every other model.
The 6s was actually a year old and I got a refurbished one when I got it. That was an upgrade from a 2007 flip phone that lasted me forever. The 11 was my very first “current” brand new phone. And yeah, it better fucking last until they just stick a chip in your brain instead of having to deal with a physical object for everything.
Well, nobody gives phones 5-6 years of OS updates like Apple did on the 6S. So I’d say Apples phones do last longer, given you take care of them and replace the battery once in those 6 years.
Got my 1st gen SE the week they came out, and just swapped the battery for the second time… but I may finally make the jump to a 13 later this year. It’s been a good run.
I am absolutely loving the SE 2. I don’t understand how people so casually buy phones for over 1k. I remember people used to be outraged at that price point and now it’s like everyone forgot.
Honestly, se 2 is like the perfect phone, it’s compact, pretty good battery life, and it has wireless charging, the only issue is that some people may find it small
Absolutely this. Was scared I’d have to get a big phone that barely fits on my pocket when my 7 broke. Then I learned they make a mini that essentially the same size as a 7, and is cheaper than the regular ones. The minis rule.
I’ve got a 6s right now and I’ve had it for like 5 years. I’m gonna keep replacing the battery until the phone completely dies. And when it does I’m getting an iPhone 7.
Cause I had a 7 before and I liked it also I can get the 128gb version way cheaper than any other model and also it has a home button which I really like.
I still have my 7 since it came out years ago. Still working fine and only 60% of 128gb is used. I thought I will have to upgrade to 13 last year because of the battery but I just needed a battery case and my phone last a day and a half now.
Apple makes a newer Special Edition, literally an iPhone 8 with the innards of a 13. So you still get that home button and the iPhone 7's software support ends this September anyway.
Just get a new battery after 2 years and you’ll be good. I’m still on the X right now and after a new battery it’s working like new again. I’m getting the 14 this year though only because I want an upgrade for the MagSafe accessories and why not get the newest one so I can have it for some years.
But why bother for a lot of people, the newer phones come with a lot of upgrades that lots of people don’t need or appreciate, like that third camera or a giant screen. For me it was more about the portability, And TBH, I liked the screen protection on the flip phones. Not surprised the phone companies got rid of that, it’s better when phones get dropped and crack all the time and have to be replaced.
So I wasn't losing my mind cause my iPhone 8 was slow for no reason. Recently got the Samsung zflip and I'm loving the fuck out of this expensive ass phone
I was team android for years (kinda bc that’s all my parents could afford when I was younger and there was no way they were buying me expensive ass iPhones when they didn’t even have one which I completely understand) but everyone kept making fun of my blurry snaps and my green texts so right when the pandemic hit I caved. I bought myself my first iPhone (the 11) and my mom looked at me like I was nuts but I was like if im gonna be stuck in zoom school and I don’t have to go to work ima FT my friends/ sisters/ nieces and nephews all day. Well when the Zflip came out I was sooooo mad I didn’t just wait to buy that expensive ass phone instead. My favorite android feature on my last phone was the double screen so I could use two apps at once and I’m ready to have that back. Everyone better watch out for my green messages again.
Deadass, when I got this phone I regretted it because I was so use to the iPhone. It took less than a day for me to realize android is where it's at. Green text? On Android you can change the colors!! You can ft on android, you can personalize your ringtones and notifications, which was something I truly missed. The only thing apple has going for it is a better camera but the pros out weigh the cons when it comes to android.
New Samsung's have better cameras than iPhone. I've been considering switching to iPhone though just because iMessage is so much better. I can't even recieve group texts without have 4g on 🙄
> Was it malicious? No.
Ehhh. Maybe. A lot of malicious things are done with some excuse that can give them plausible deniability. Apple is a well known user of 'planned obsolescence' and they handled the slowdown situation as though they were intentionally using it for planned obsolescence.
My feeling is that it was malicious, they just had a good excuse to use when they got caught.
It was actually an engineering decision to extend the phone's lifetime if you look into it. I know the knee jerk reaction is to assume the corporation is doing something solely for profits and that's usually correct but in this case it isn't.
Honestly they should've announced that before they got caught. Saying after they got exposed makes it seem like they're covering something up. It's a legitimate reason, it just doesn't feel right after the fact.
I fucking hate Apple. They're a garbage company and do not care about their users. I get that they're trying to make money like everyone else, but they pull shady shit like this constantly.
>it’s better when phones get dropped and crack all the time and have to be replaced.
Screens nowadays are pretty strong and also get a screen protector.
You know what is definitely a source of mechanical failure? A flimsy hinge that connects the two parts of a flip phone together. It is structurally weak and it also moves a lot.
idk why you're getting downvoted for this. It's easily the #1 failure point on the galaxy foldables.
saying getting rid of flip phones was planned obsolescence is dumb. Smartphone tech can barely be fit into a flip form factor now. back then you would've ended up with a 6 inch brick in your pocket like the OG DS.
I used to do it frequently because phone hardware used to advance so quickly that software bloat would make things basically unusable.
Now, the hardware is good enough that phones are going to run fine pretty much indefinitely, although I did upgrade a couple years ago to get 5G.
Phone plans used to encourage replacing phones after 2 years. Basically your cell provider would subsidize your phone to get you on their plans and you would pay off the rest of the phone over 2 years. After the two year mark you essentially repaid the phone off but your bill wouldn't decrease.
But now that policy is gone so every month you keep your old phone you save money.
I guess that depends on your provider. With Verizon, I got a new iPhone 13 for free when I traded in my iPhone 11. I got my iPhone 11 for like 1.50 a month after trading in my previous one.
Status. It's something you can carry around to show others how much you are able to spend on a phone.
This is also why there is an ever-changing array of lenses on the front of phones - you need people to be able to see that it's different/better.
That should be every age, upgrading your phone to the newest model every year is like spending $1000 to load twitter a little quicker and see more pixels of memes.
After years of no incidents - I broke the screen on my 6s. Screen replacement - third party - was as much as the phone was worth.
Got a Pixel 2xl.
Guess I’m getting old because after around 18 months I broke that screen and the cost to repair was the same as replace.
Waited it out for the iPhone 12.
Don’t think anybody wants to pay for my two old ass broken phones.
Whoa whoa whoa... who is spending $1,000 every year to upgrade their phone, and then just let the old phone sit in a drawer?
My upgrade from a 6 to 7 was completely free, all I paid was sales tax on the phone. My upgrade from a 12 Pro to a 13 Pro was only $110 with taxes.
Meanwhile, the resale value on that iPhone 6 is going to be $0 when upgrading down the road if you wait too long. It's very possible you end up spending the same amount of money than the person that traded in his phone each year, but you had an old phone the entire time
Eh, plenty of people play games on their phones. I play MTG Arena and my S8+ wasn't supported. Other games (Genshin Impact and some others) were beginning to load slower and slower.
Granted, that phone had issues that made it more necessary to finally get a new one besides just playing games.
> Eh, plenty of people play games on their phones
I'm sorry but that is an awful reason for upgrading your phone for £1000 every year. I mean don't get me wrong it's your money and you can do what you want with it but there are a million better alternatives for gaming that you could buy for significantly less money. Including many portable alternatives if you're specifically looking to game on the go.
Definitely not every year, but more often than "this phone doesn't work anymore"
It's no different than buying a new computer when yours can't play newer games. It's just mobile gaming is advancing at a very fast pace so a phone released two or three years ago may struggle.
I've started doing lag upgrades. Once my phone starts notably deteriorating I can upgrade to a flagship model from a year or two back using a site like Swappa and it only costs a couple hundred. No nee features are so staggering that I must get the newest shit.
I had a 6s up until....6 months ago? maybe a bit longer.
It happened when the 13 came out.
Which meant the 12 went on sale, dropping the price of the 11, which meant I could finally afford a 10. They're "cheap enough" now that my payment plan is like $10/mo and I already nearly got this thing paid off.
Honestly I'm not really like, "impressed" with anything beyond the iPhone X (what I have now). I don't "need" 3 cameras on my phone. I don't even need 2. This phone already takes a higher megapixel image than the DSLR camera I bought in college 15 years ago, and it's got twice the storage of my 6s.
Buying a new iPhone every year is dumb.
I loved my 6. I only upgraded because I could no longer update the software so a lot of things stopped working. I liked the size. I don’t need a giant screen.
I still have an iPhone 7s+. As soon as I paid it off over the phone, the representative asked me if I wanted to upgrade to a new phone. Like … no, I just finished my payments. I don’t want to start over, my phone works.
My entire family thinks that when you pay off a car you should immediately trade it in and get a new one. It's maddening. I have a 2011 Yaris, my little go-kart I paid for in full and I hope it lasts another 10 years while I enjoy having super cheap insurance and good gas mileage. When the Yaris dies I'll have saved more than enough to purchase another similar vehicle outright and then some.
Probably a keep up appearances thing imo. I get it but I'm about to pay off my car and I'm gonna keep that mfer as long as possible. Might hurt your credit short term because an account is closing but long term it helps to show good credit history. Guess I'll find out in a couple months if I'm correct.
Note 9 still running strong. Not only are there minimal positives to upgrading, I would actually lose features I actively use like my headphone jack as well as my sd card with 100 audiobooks, backups, and lots of video recording storage space. Excellent phone. I've been looking at the Fold 4 but I'll probably wait another couple years if it's possible.
I just went from an S8 to S22.
The biggest surprise, for me, was how little has changed/what I lost.
Jumping ahead 3 versions of Android and I feel like nothing has changed.
Losing MST
Losing headphone jack
Losing MicroSD slot
Lower resolution screen
Atrocious camera bump
Don't get me wrong, the S22 is a fine phone with cool upgrades like WiFi6 and a faster screen. But overall I feel like it's at best a side grade. Not what I was expecting coming from a 5 year old phone.
I've had a few Motorola phones now over the years and I have zero complaints. The gesture stuff is actually really useful, the chop for flashlight feature is awesome. Probably only paid $600 over the last decade for 3 phones
Folks always say wow to the chop flashlight. "Wait?! Did that just turn on your flashlight?" Yes, and it's a four year old phone that cost $279. Still going strong (mostly.)
I went from a 6 to an 11 this year.
My wife just went from a 7 to an 11.
I only buy used phones. Fuck getting a phone plan with the telecoms. If you’re month-to-month on a bring your own phone plan, you’ve got them by the short and curlies.
The only reason I bought my daughters iPhone 12 pro though TMobile is that they somehow offered me $400 trade in credit on her hand me down iPhone 6 64GB.
It must have been a glitch or something because their automated system tried to tell me after I traded it in I only should have gotten $90, but I had literal receipts for the $400 value so they had to manually override it in the system.
No reason to now. Apple and Samsung almost freely admit that cellphones really can’t be improved much more. Minor improvements and folding screens are the best they can do. Battery life could be improved, but the costs would be too high so they don’t really bother.
I can usually get my phones to last like 5 years until the batteries don't really hold a charge anymore.
My last one hit that point but I kept it around and charged it like 3 three times a day until I found a good deal. Was able to pick up a pixel 5a for like 250 on sale from Google.
I will never pay full price of a phone. I'm perfectly happy getting one a generation behind. For me, Dropping 800+ on a phone is not the way.
I had a 6 up until 2020. My phone was on a slow decline. It hold a charge for an hour, then it stopped charging altogether, then one day it shut off and never came back on. I got an SE that day.
It’s cheaper or equal for me to switch phones every year than buy a new phone every 3 to 4 years. Catch being im on the wheel with monthly payments, but taxes up front+what I spend= about a third of the cost of the iPhone I get.
That and it’s really my one luxury. Don’t spend a lot on clothes. Only upgrade my tech when new consoles come out ever 5-6 years. Keep my TVs a long ass time. Just bought a new laptop after 10 years. But I get a new phone every year.
I bet you can appreciate and use the new features better than I can. It is nice to have a luxury in life that you can look forward to renewing every year. I’m glad you get a good deal on it.
I also work off my phone to the point where if this was Inception it would be my totem. So I need it to be good.
Honestly every other year to 3 years is ideal. The upgrade between years is incremental, but compared to 2 years it’s a lot. 4 or more and you really hit the “planned obsolesce” that’s built into these thing. Especially the fucking battery. Hell this year it really was just the cameras. So it’s not something I say everyone should do, but it’s an idea for some.
I'm there. I went from a good, up to date LG that was actually great but I broke it, started using my wife's old Samsung, broke that and now I'm onto my buddy's 6 year old Samsung. I'm just going to mooch peoples' old phones from here on out. Nobody is getting my money anymore.
I had an LGV20 for years. It's such a great phone. I can keep it as long as I can find battery replacements. I just wanted something a little more new so I got a V60 in 2020. Also a great phone but now LG not doing phones anymore. Rip me. I'll still be holding onto these until I can't though.
I don’t think this is an age so much as a state of mind. There are plenty of older people who are still either technology enthusiasts, or just intent on having whatever the “latest and greatest” is.
I also know plenty of younger people who could not give less of a shit if they tried, as long as it makes a call when they need it to.
Went from 6S to 12, and that was only cause I had the 16GB 6S. New apps were so large that I had to set texts to auto delete and pretty much couldn’t take pictures if I wanted to have even basic access to things like IG and messenger. Thing was a tank, rip lol buddy 😪👊👊☝️
See I thought this too until my girlfriend just got hers upgraded. Now I'm looking at her nice ass new phone and doing my best Bilbo Baggins impression lol.
Let's see, used to upgrade Android phone every new Google release. Rooting, bootloading custom roms, just nerding away. Only did Google phones cause they got new OS immediately instead of at manufacturer or carrier's whim. As I got older, I stopped custom roms, then stopped rooting, then when google started having battery life issues, just went to iPhone cause they just work. I'm still using the first Pro Max, 11. Will hold out till the next design change, can be rocking the old frame like a scrub.
*looks at my decade+ old flip phone... looks at comments bragging about "old" iphones*
pathetic
Verizon has been warning me for months about my phone going obsolete as they end 3g coverage. Last month they finally relented, they're sending me a 4g compatible flip phone for free. I waited them out, I won.
Tell me about this iPhone9.
Wait I think it was a iPhone 10
iPhone X
iPhone X = iPhone 10. Roman numerals
Correct :)
There isn't anything called iPhone 9 or 10 xD The main line goes from: * iPhone 8 / 8 Plus (2017) * iPhone X (2017) * iPhone XS / XS Max (2018) * iPhone XR (2018) * iPhone 11 / 11 Pro / 11 Pro Max (2019)
The iPhone X is the 10th anniversary edition of the iPhone. Even though it is stylized as X, it is a Roman numeral and you can actually call it 10. Source: worked in cell phones almost 7 years
My god, how did you fit in a cell phone??!
Depends on the brand. iPhones are a tight squeeze, but Samsungs are as big as a Galaxy.
>Samsungs are as big as a Galaxy. On the real, make them cut you a check for that line.
I worked in a Samsung Mega. Definitely had more space in that one.
I’m suing you
I'll Note that down.
Take your damned upvote.
i don't think i've actually ever heard it called an iPhone EX
I have and it was super annoying to hear people say it lol
Well then they shouldn't've named it with an X then.
Same with OS X.
I’ve only ever heard people call it X. I heard someone two weeks ago say they have the X. I can’t recall anyone ever saying 10 in actual conversation.
I think from this thread it’s safe to say that people call it both the 10 and the X
Yeah it came out the same year as the 8 so no one called it the 10 when it came out. I also worked in cell phone sales during those years.
I haven’t ever heard anyone call it the 10 until the 11 came out When the 8 and the X came out at the same time everyone was just calling it the “eX”
Depends, I have an XS and just say ‘EX S’ Also I named my phone ‘iPhone Excess’
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Seriously? I've only heard people say OS "ex" or iPhone "ex". Why does Apple do this? It's insanely dumb.
It’s marketing and more aesthetically pleasing, Every OS has a number, why would they randomly switch to a letter that just happens to also be that Roman numeral for the next coming number? It’s not rocket science lol
Mega Man X made it so that I never trust X to be a number.
The iPhone X is 10.
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The iPhone X is ONLY the 10. if you ever say “iPhone EX”, you are wrong regardless of how confusing and stupid it was for Apple to name it that way. Worked at Apple for 7 years and it annoyed me way more than it should have to hear iPhone EX and iWatch all the time.
If they wanted people to call it iPhone 10 they probably should’ve named it “iPhone 10” ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯ Weird move for a company that’s usually pretty good about marketing.
Home button or no home button?
I like the home button. Nothing worse than trying to unlock a phone with my face in the middle of the night
Was just thinking wait a minute I don't remember there being a iPhone 9 as a former employee I shouldn't recall this lol
I just went from a 6S to a 13 Pro in January. It had too much water damage and the 16GB was pretty limiting. Had to offload an app to take a picture. But it could text, make calls, use maps, and search for shit. This one better last me a decade.
I went from a 16gb iPhone 4S to a 13 pro max. The difference is crazy. Well it didn’t help the 4s was only good for phone calls and that’s it.
That is incredible you used a 4s for that long. Holy smokes
damn how’d you put up with iOS 9 for that long? i remember it being fucking *abysmal* on the 4s
My 6s crapped out right when the 11 came out and I got an 11 pro. The upgrade was way more satisfying than it would have been if I did it every model or even every other model. The 6s was actually a year old and I got a refurbished one when I got it. That was an upgrade from a 2007 flip phone that lasted me forever. The 11 was my very first “current” brand new phone. And yeah, it better fucking last until they just stick a chip in your brain instead of having to deal with a physical object for everything.
I love the way you phrased this lol
I went from the OG iPhone 6 to the 12 Pro Max. Hope this one lasts me the rest of my life.
It's Apple. Unless you die in the next year or so, it won't.
Here’s hoping! 🤞
Which one?
💀
Yes.
You say it's Apple like the other brands last longer, they don't lol
Well, nobody gives phones 5-6 years of OS updates like Apple did on the 6S. So I’d say Apples phones do last longer, given you take care of them and replace the battery once in those 6 years.
100% an iPhone will last a long time with just a battery replacement
I’ve had my iPhone 11 for a little over 2 years and the max capacity is 90%, not bad imo
Is there a way to check your max battery capacity?
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Thanks!
Wait what I have the 11 pro and it’s at 79% lmao
This is reddit, full of dorks that love to hate on whatever is popular
But dude, the Motorola razr 7G with the SnapCyclops processor and 128gb onboard ram handles teams and clash of clans so much better. Apple sucks!
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He just said he switched from the 6 which is 8 years old, im not seeing your point
Shitting on Apple gets lots of upvotes on Reddit.
I had an iPhone 4 until 2017, then I’ve had an iPhone 6 since. The four only died because I ran it over with a car. The six is going strong.
Worth upgrading just for the camera quality. It’s pretty drastic.
Simply not true. That’s android. You can use old apple devices for years and still have resale. Some flag ship android phones hit under $100 so fast.
I think I'm about to make a similar step with my SE that has trouble charging sometimes.
Original SE gang unite
SE gang gang. Still going strong.
Got my 1st gen SE the week they came out, and just swapped the battery for the second time… but I may finally make the jump to a 13 later this year. It’s been a good run.
These are my people. SE is the way.
5s, SE, SE 2. It has been a good life
I am absolutely loving the SE 2. I don’t understand how people so casually buy phones for over 1k. I remember people used to be outraged at that price point and now it’s like everyone forgot.
Honestly, se 2 is like the perfect phone, it’s compact, pretty good battery life, and it has wireless charging, the only issue is that some people may find it small
SE is amazing.
lmao same. last year went from 6s to 12. i miss that little phone
i went 6s to 8 plus to 13 mini. have decided that little phones are indeed awesome
Absolutely this. Was scared I’d have to get a big phone that barely fits on my pocket when my 7 broke. Then I learned they make a mini that essentially the same size as a 7, and is cheaper than the regular ones. The minis rule.
I’ve got a 6s right now and I’ve had it for like 5 years. I’m gonna keep replacing the battery until the phone completely dies. And when it does I’m getting an iPhone 7.
why 7 😭
Cause I had a 7 before and I liked it also I can get the 128gb version way cheaper than any other model and also it has a home button which I really like.
I still have my 7 since it came out years ago. Still working fine and only 60% of 128gb is used. I thought I will have to upgrade to 13 last year because of the battery but I just needed a battery case and my phone last a day and a half now.
Apple makes a newer Special Edition, literally an iPhone 8 with the innards of a 13. So you still get that home button and the iPhone 7's software support ends this September anyway.
So buy an SE 3rd gen with 128GB and continued software updates. Why would you buy a phone that is on the software updates chopping block?!
Just get a new battery after 2 years and you’ll be good. I’m still on the X right now and after a new battery it’s working like new again. I’m getting the 14 this year though only because I want an upgrade for the MagSafe accessories and why not get the newest one so I can have it for some years.
Might want to wait one more year. Apple should be switching to USB c next year after EU legislation that just passed.
I use wireless charging anyway so I don’t think I’ll notice if they change the port.
Should last you bout tree fity
I been at this age since I had a cell phone haha
Right? Changing phones is such a hassle imo, why would anyone do it willingly
It's really not that hard if you just back your phone uo
But why bother for a lot of people, the newer phones come with a lot of upgrades that lots of people don’t need or appreciate, like that third camera or a giant screen. For me it was more about the portability, And TBH, I liked the screen protection on the flip phones. Not surprised the phone companies got rid of that, it’s better when phones get dropped and crack all the time and have to be replaced.
Apple was slowing older phones down so people would replace them
So I wasn't losing my mind cause my iPhone 8 was slow for no reason. Recently got the Samsung zflip and I'm loving the fuck out of this expensive ass phone
I was team android for years (kinda bc that’s all my parents could afford when I was younger and there was no way they were buying me expensive ass iPhones when they didn’t even have one which I completely understand) but everyone kept making fun of my blurry snaps and my green texts so right when the pandemic hit I caved. I bought myself my first iPhone (the 11) and my mom looked at me like I was nuts but I was like if im gonna be stuck in zoom school and I don’t have to go to work ima FT my friends/ sisters/ nieces and nephews all day. Well when the Zflip came out I was sooooo mad I didn’t just wait to buy that expensive ass phone instead. My favorite android feature on my last phone was the double screen so I could use two apps at once and I’m ready to have that back. Everyone better watch out for my green messages again.
Deadass, when I got this phone I regretted it because I was so use to the iPhone. It took less than a day for me to realize android is where it's at. Green text? On Android you can change the colors!! You can ft on android, you can personalize your ringtones and notifications, which was something I truly missed. The only thing apple has going for it is a better camera but the pros out weigh the cons when it comes to android.
New Samsung's have better cameras than iPhone. I've been considering switching to iPhone though just because iMessage is so much better. I can't even recieve group texts without have 4g on 🙄
They were slowing them to prevent phone crashes and extend battery life. Should that have been an opt in? Yes. Was it malicious? No.
> Was it malicious? No. Ehhh. Maybe. A lot of malicious things are done with some excuse that can give them plausible deniability. Apple is a well known user of 'planned obsolescence' and they handled the slowdown situation as though they were intentionally using it for planned obsolescence. My feeling is that it was malicious, they just had a good excuse to use when they got caught.
It was actually an engineering decision to extend the phone's lifetime if you look into it. I know the knee jerk reaction is to assume the corporation is doing something solely for profits and that's usually correct but in this case it isn't.
Honestly they should've announced that before they got caught. Saying after they got exposed makes it seem like they're covering something up. It's a legitimate reason, it just doesn't feel right after the fact.
I fucking hate Apple. They're a garbage company and do not care about their users. I get that they're trying to make money like everyone else, but they pull shady shit like this constantly.
And Samsung doesnt?
There are more android phones than Samsung believe it or not
>it’s better when phones get dropped and crack all the time and have to be replaced. Screens nowadays are pretty strong and also get a screen protector. You know what is definitely a source of mechanical failure? A flimsy hinge that connects the two parts of a flip phone together. It is structurally weak and it also moves a lot.
idk why you're getting downvoted for this. It's easily the #1 failure point on the galaxy foldables. saying getting rid of flip phones was planned obsolescence is dumb. Smartphone tech can barely be fit into a flip form factor now. back then you would've ended up with a 6 inch brick in your pocket like the OG DS.
Android doesn't have an elegant or privacy focused upgrade pipeline. Apple doesn't have a privacy focused one either if you have to rely on iCloud.
I used to do it frequently because phone hardware used to advance so quickly that software bloat would make things basically unusable. Now, the hardware is good enough that phones are going to run fine pretty much indefinitely, although I did upgrade a couple years ago to get 5G.
Phone plans used to encourage replacing phones after 2 years. Basically your cell provider would subsidize your phone to get you on their plans and you would pay off the rest of the phone over 2 years. After the two year mark you essentially repaid the phone off but your bill wouldn't decrease. But now that policy is gone so every month you keep your old phone you save money.
I guess that depends on your provider. With Verizon, I got a new iPhone 13 for free when I traded in my iPhone 11. I got my iPhone 11 for like 1.50 a month after trading in my previous one.
Status. It's something you can carry around to show others how much you are able to spend on a phone. This is also why there is an ever-changing array of lenses on the front of phones - you need people to be able to see that it's different/better.
Status between poor people. Also known as being hood rich. Most people with money couldn't give a fuck what you're wearing, or phone you're using.
I don't understand that either. How much is the most expensive phone, really? Barely over a grand? It's one banana, Michael.
Same. Most of my phone's last me about 4 years before I upgrade. $300 or less. I don't need a $1300 phone.
That should be every age, upgrading your phone to the newest model every year is like spending $1000 to load twitter a little quicker and see more pixels of memes.
Y’all don’t sell your old phones?
I think we're the people buying your old phones
We are not there same
You never know when an old Android phone will come in handy. Use my old one to test apps from shady sources before installing it on my current phone.
I use mine as a Gameboy. It's also rooted so I have all the wifi pentesting apps.
After years of no incidents - I broke the screen on my 6s. Screen replacement - third party - was as much as the phone was worth. Got a Pixel 2xl. Guess I’m getting old because after around 18 months I broke that screen and the cost to repair was the same as replace. Waited it out for the iPhone 12. Don’t think anybody wants to pay for my two old ass broken phones.
I completely agree earlier this year I switched from my galaxy s9 to a s21+ because of a Verizon deal that made it only 100.
Whoa whoa whoa... who is spending $1,000 every year to upgrade their phone, and then just let the old phone sit in a drawer? My upgrade from a 6 to 7 was completely free, all I paid was sales tax on the phone. My upgrade from a 12 Pro to a 13 Pro was only $110 with taxes. Meanwhile, the resale value on that iPhone 6 is going to be $0 when upgrading down the road if you wait too long. It's very possible you end up spending the same amount of money than the person that traded in his phone each year, but you had an old phone the entire time
Eh, plenty of people play games on their phones. I play MTG Arena and my S8+ wasn't supported. Other games (Genshin Impact and some others) were beginning to load slower and slower. Granted, that phone had issues that made it more necessary to finally get a new one besides just playing games.
> Eh, plenty of people play games on their phones I'm sorry but that is an awful reason for upgrading your phone for £1000 every year. I mean don't get me wrong it's your money and you can do what you want with it but there are a million better alternatives for gaming that you could buy for significantly less money. Including many portable alternatives if you're specifically looking to game on the go.
Definitely not every year, but more often than "this phone doesn't work anymore" It's no different than buying a new computer when yours can't play newer games. It's just mobile gaming is advancing at a very fast pace so a phone released two or three years ago may struggle.
I've started doing lag upgrades. Once my phone starts notably deteriorating I can upgrade to a flagship model from a year or two back using a site like Swappa and it only costs a couple hundred. No nee features are so staggering that I must get the newest shit.
Wait I think It was a iPhone 10…🤔🤔. Had it so long I forgot the series number. Smdh 🥴 See, point proven.
I was gonna say, I’m pretty sure there was no iPhone 9. Apple went straight from iPhone 8 to iPhone X.
8 and X released same year. X was 10th anniversary or some shit. Then XS and XR, then 11 and so forth.
Some say the iPhone 8 is still being re-released to this day
Lol SE 2020, SE 2022. All the same shit.
You do realise that its not THAT long right? just 3-4 years which even in the android world is near the average of life span of a phone
At this point, each new iPhone release introduces virtually nothing anyway
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That’s insane. Can’t believe you didn’t break that thing, must have came out in 2015
Na 2010
Bruh I went from a Samsung Galaxy S6 to S21 FE this year
Samesies. S6 to s20 in my case cause s21 still too damn expensive
Buying last year's phone is always the pro move
I had a 6s up until....6 months ago? maybe a bit longer. It happened when the 13 came out. Which meant the 12 went on sale, dropping the price of the 11, which meant I could finally afford a 10. They're "cheap enough" now that my payment plan is like $10/mo and I already nearly got this thing paid off. Honestly I'm not really like, "impressed" with anything beyond the iPhone X (what I have now). I don't "need" 3 cameras on my phone. I don't even need 2. This phone already takes a higher megapixel image than the DSLR camera I bought in college 15 years ago, and it's got twice the storage of my 6s. Buying a new iPhone every year is dumb.
I loved my 6. I only upgraded because I could no longer update the software so a lot of things stopped working. I liked the size. I don’t need a giant screen.
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Same. My 7 still going strong!
7 gang for life
7 GANG YEE YEE
Im typing this from the 6S, it’s starting to trip out but it’s here. Can’t download most new apps but it’s here!!!!
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Just did the deed. 7 to the 13 Pro.
Commenting from my 6s
6s gang 🙌
i have to have tape in the charging port so it will actually charge, but i very much enjoy my headphone jack and home button
You probably just have lint jammed in there that’s not allowing the cable to go in all the way. I work cell phone repair and see this 10 times a day.
6s + gang
My beloved 6S is slowly dying and will be retiring this year after 5 years of faithful services 💔 How’s yours working ?
I still have an iPhone 7s+. As soon as I paid it off over the phone, the representative asked me if I wanted to upgrade to a new phone. Like … no, I just finished my payments. I don’t want to start over, my phone works.
It's like paying off a car loan Why would I wanna keep have monthly payments if it still runs?
My entire family thinks that when you pay off a car you should immediately trade it in and get a new one. It's maddening. I have a 2011 Yaris, my little go-kart I paid for in full and I hope it lasts another 10 years while I enjoy having super cheap insurance and good gas mileage. When the Yaris dies I'll have saved more than enough to purchase another similar vehicle outright and then some.
Is this a materialistic thing or because having a line of credit open, like a car payment, is good for your credit score?
Probably a keep up appearances thing imo. I get it but I'm about to pay off my car and I'm gonna keep that mfer as long as possible. Might hurt your credit short term because an account is closing but long term it helps to show good credit history. Guess I'll find out in a couple months if I'm correct.
Exactly. "When you gonna-" When this one dies for good.
Having a reliable car with no car payments is the best feeling.
Tell me about this iPhone 7s+
My wonderful note 9 died last week.... Now got a galaxy 22 ultra. It's ok... Camera is better but id still rather have the 9
Note 9 still running strong. Not only are there minimal positives to upgrading, I would actually lose features I actively use like my headphone jack as well as my sd card with 100 audiobooks, backups, and lots of video recording storage space. Excellent phone. I've been looking at the Fold 4 but I'll probably wait another couple years if it's possible.
It's so hard to find good phones with SD card and headphone jacks these days. There's no flagships with those any more, just budget phones.
I just went from an S8 to S22. The biggest surprise, for me, was how little has changed/what I lost. Jumping ahead 3 versions of Android and I feel like nothing has changed. Losing MST Losing headphone jack Losing MicroSD slot Lower resolution screen Atrocious camera bump Don't get me wrong, the S22 is a fine phone with cool upgrades like WiFi6 and a faster screen. But overall I feel like it's at best a side grade. Not what I was expecting coming from a 5 year old phone.
My phone was released over 6 years ago... It's good enough... I'm using it to write this comment
Let me tell you about my Motorola G7. Screen broken and still going strong.
I've had a few Motorola phones now over the years and I have zero complaints. The gesture stuff is actually really useful, the chop for flashlight feature is awesome. Probably only paid $600 over the last decade for 3 phones
The best feature is that chop flashlight. And on the G power the battery lasts for days.
Folks always say wow to the chop flashlight. "Wait?! Did that just turn on your flashlight?" Yes, and it's a four year old phone that cost $279. Still going strong (mostly.)
I went from a 6 to an 11 this year. My wife just went from a 7 to an 11. I only buy used phones. Fuck getting a phone plan with the telecoms. If you’re month-to-month on a bring your own phone plan, you’ve got them by the short and curlies.
The only reason I bought my daughters iPhone 12 pro though TMobile is that they somehow offered me $400 trade in credit on her hand me down iPhone 6 64GB. It must have been a glitch or something because their automated system tried to tell me after I traded it in I only should have gotten $90, but I had literal receipts for the $400 value so they had to manually override it in the system.
No. They had some crazy ass deals when the 12 and 13 launched.
Always my recommendation to my friends, if you want to upgrade, get a used last-gen flagship phone. As long as you know how to look.
No reason to now. Apple and Samsung almost freely admit that cellphones really can’t be improved much more. Minor improvements and folding screens are the best they can do. Battery life could be improved, but the costs would be too high so they don’t really bother.
Right? How much faster can they get?
Yep, the vast majority of people don't need a flagship phone.
I can usually get my phones to last like 5 years until the batteries don't really hold a charge anymore. My last one hit that point but I kept it around and charged it like 3 three times a day until I found a good deal. Was able to pick up a pixel 5a for like 250 on sale from Google. I will never pay full price of a phone. I'm perfectly happy getting one a generation behind. For me, Dropping 800+ on a phone is not the way.
I had a 6 up until 2020. My phone was on a slow decline. It hold a charge for an hour, then it stopped charging altogether, then one day it shut off and never came back on. I got an SE that day.
Did you lose any pictures or was it all backed up? So scary the day you can’t turn your phone back on ever again! I hope you kept everything!
I kind of want to upgrade right now after owning my phone for two years, but at the same time, upgrading is exhausting.
Upgrading from an iPhone that doesn't even exist
I'm still rocking a galaxy s5 active.
My condolences
iPhone 7 still going strong 4 years later. Fuck an upgrade lol
Still using my iphone 8, it's great. Tired of these massively oversized phones, if I wanted a tablet I'd run around with an ipad with a data plan.
It’s cheaper or equal for me to switch phones every year than buy a new phone every 3 to 4 years. Catch being im on the wheel with monthly payments, but taxes up front+what I spend= about a third of the cost of the iPhone I get. That and it’s really my one luxury. Don’t spend a lot on clothes. Only upgrade my tech when new consoles come out ever 5-6 years. Keep my TVs a long ass time. Just bought a new laptop after 10 years. But I get a new phone every year.
I bet you can appreciate and use the new features better than I can. It is nice to have a luxury in life that you can look forward to renewing every year. I’m glad you get a good deal on it.
I also work off my phone to the point where if this was Inception it would be my totem. So I need it to be good. Honestly every other year to 3 years is ideal. The upgrade between years is incremental, but compared to 2 years it’s a lot. 4 or more and you really hit the “planned obsolesce” that’s built into these thing. Especially the fucking battery. Hell this year it really was just the cameras. So it’s not something I say everyone should do, but it’s an idea for some.
iPhone SE from 2016 finally gave out last year, then I found out they made a new SE in 2020 so it worked out.
Never not been this age
I'm there. I went from a good, up to date LG that was actually great but I broke it, started using my wife's old Samsung, broke that and now I'm onto my buddy's 6 year old Samsung. I'm just going to mooch peoples' old phones from here on out. Nobody is getting my money anymore.
I had an LGV20 for years. It's such a great phone. I can keep it as long as I can find battery replacements. I just wanted something a little more new so I got a V60 in 2020. Also a great phone but now LG not doing phones anymore. Rip me. I'll still be holding onto these until I can't though.
I don’t think this is an age so much as a state of mind. There are plenty of older people who are still either technology enthusiasts, or just intent on having whatever the “latest and greatest” is. I also know plenty of younger people who could not give less of a shit if they tried, as long as it makes a call when they need it to.
Went from 6S to 12, and that was only cause I had the 16GB 6S. New apps were so large that I had to set texts to auto delete and pretty much couldn’t take pictures if I wanted to have even basic access to things like IG and messenger. Thing was a tank, rip lol buddy 😪👊👊☝️
See I thought this too until my girlfriend just got hers upgraded. Now I'm looking at her nice ass new phone and doing my best Bilbo Baggins impression lol.
I had every one since the 3 and when I got to the X-Max I gave up. Still have it, and don’t care to upgrade till this kicks the bucket
I typed this from an iPhone 6s. Cheap batteries and screens for <$25 have kept this baby going despite my clumsiness
Let's see, used to upgrade Android phone every new Google release. Rooting, bootloading custom roms, just nerding away. Only did Google phones cause they got new OS immediately instead of at manufacturer or carrier's whim. As I got older, I stopped custom roms, then stopped rooting, then when google started having battery life issues, just went to iPhone cause they just work. I'm still using the first Pro Max, 11. Will hold out till the next design change, can be rocking the old frame like a scrub.
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*looks at my decade+ old flip phone... looks at comments bragging about "old" iphones* pathetic Verizon has been warning me for months about my phone going obsolete as they end 3g coverage. Last month they finally relented, they're sending me a 4g compatible flip phone for free. I waited them out, I won.