How often do you get a new phone?

[Silverfly]

I'm thinking of getting a new phone for my birthday, and was just interested to know how often you would generally expect to get a new phone? Old one is working OK but the battery is starting to drain quite quickly.

Mine is just over four years old and beginning to creak a bit.

When my contract runs out and I start to notice battery issues. So every 3 to 5 years.

Every 22 months when I upgrade my contract.

The last iPhone 5 lasted six years. I’ve had the 8 about two years now, am praying it does a few more years. I had an X for a work phone and didn’t like it half as much.

When my contract runs out, so every 2/3 years

Every 18 months when my contract runs out

Mine is at least 5 years old ( Samsung A5) and considering the amount it gets used esp listing to music its foi g remarkably well.
The battery is giving out a bit it fed needs charging every day but I listen to music for at least 5 hrs a day as well as MNing calls and text . So I can't complain.

When it's dead.

When it breaks and doesn't work! I don't understand why people replace things that work, such a waste. How often do you replace your washing machine or toaster?

The auto correct is shit too 🙄.

It's doing remarkably

A bit it def needs

The battery thing is quite annoying though Frogartist. Toasters carry on working just as well as they always did.

Every 12 months on apple upgrade programme.

More often than most. I have an iPhone 12 Pro Max, had the 11 pro Max for a year before that and an xs Max for about 6 months before that.

I used to get one every 2 years with a contract until Martin Lewis said it's just an expensive loan, I then bought a refurbished phone for £199 and have a monthly contract for £15 which is unlimited calls, texts and 12gb data which I never get anywhere near.

When it starts to glitch, around every two years.

You can get a new battery for around £5

Yes, I could try replacing the battery instead.

@Silverfly

The battery thing is quite annoying though Frogartist. Toasters carry on working just as well as they always did.

Yes I would class that as " not working"

When my last one dies, so 2/3 years.
I buy mine outright though.
I don't want credit or contract bills so buy older phones.
(Had debt issues in the past so don't get credit now)

Every two years dh buys me a new phone. I then pass my old one down to dd2. Dd1 gets DH’s old phones. He also changes every two years.

It’s really easy to change the battery yourself. I just bought a kit from Amazon and followed a YouTube video.

Annually. I switched to a lease plan several years ago. I’m not normally one for having the latest and greatest, but the pricing actually works out well and it’s nice to just get a new phone automatically.

Whenever dh upgrades his phone I take his old one. He’s a tech geek so it’s probs every 24 months or so. I’ll be honest, it’s all a bit wasted on me.

I’ve only just replaced an iPhone 5 which I had for nearly 9 years! It actually still works. If apple didn’t do so many iOS updates I would have kept it even longer, but it got to the point where I couldn’t install or update the few apps that I use, like WhatsApp or Facebook.

I only replaced it with an iPhone 7 that cost £100 secondhand. I pay £9 a month for the data and unlimited calls/texts on a sim only contract. Spending any more than that per month is a waste of money in my opinion. I couldn’t care less about having a fancy phone, as long as it calls, texts and can take the odd photo then it’s all good!

And for the record, I’m only in my 20s.

I try not to replace them too often. Partly because I’m cheap and partly because I hate the whole throw away society thing.

There does come a point though where you don’t have much a choice. An iPhone 5s with a dodgy battery nearly got me stranded on a trip abroad last year (pre Covid). Bought a new model as soon I got home.