MicroWave@lemmy.world to Economics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoSurvey reveals most people are holding onto their phones for a long time, and it makes sensewww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
arrow-up1173arrow-down1external-linkSurvey reveals most people are holding onto their phones for a long time, and it makes sensewww.androidauthority.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to Economics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square67fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
Nearly half of our readers now wait three years or more to replace their phones as spec upgrades have plateaued.
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 days agoI am still on an iPhone 12 Mini, I bought it in 2021, and have finally resigned myself to buying an iPhone 16 this winter.
minus-squareelgordino@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 days agoHanging on to my 13 mini for as long as i can. Looks like the foldable will be the next with a small, external, screen. If they can magically get the weight in the ballpark of the mini I might be interested. That said at $2k+ I probably won’t be.
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoI can see myself dumping €2k for a foldable iPhone/iPad device, but then I would need to keep it for 5-6 years
I am still on an iPhone 12 Mini, I bought it in 2021, and have finally resigned myself to buying an iPhone 16 this winter.
Hanging on to my 13 mini for as long as i can.
Looks like the foldable will be the next with a small, external, screen. If they can magically get the weight in the ballpark of the mini I might be interested. That said at $2k+ I probably won’t be.
I can see myself dumping €2k for a foldable iPhone/iPad device, but then I would need to keep it for 5-6 years