Asking because… On one hand I do see smartphones being released left-and-right, and they are rather integral to modern life
On the other hand I’m still chugging alone with my Pixel 6a that I bought 3 years ago with a replaced battery and a somewhat clogged charging port… and all my previous phones I only replaced when they have serious deficits that make them difficult to use
Wondering when you all replace phones. Please definitely mention it too if you ended up repurposing the old phone for something else
When the old one breaks or is so damn old there simply isn’t enough RAM to run the OS plus any apps.
The RAM thing is what happened to my last one. Got to the point that it would take minutes to launch an app, even after a fresh restore.
So probably close to a decade for each phone, barring an accident. I’m at 5-6 years now with my Pixel4a and it’s still working perfectly fine.