100% agree
Alternatively, upgrade every year, but always to a used phone. If you’re like 2-3 years behind, the hardware upgrades aren’t that expensive, but you still have the latest software.
Every year? I couldn’t be bothered
i’m on a used pixel 6a and frankly i have no particular desire to ever get a different model. sure it’d be nice to have something newer but this works absolutely fine and i would have 0 qualms using it for the rest of my life, barring the release of phones with hologram displays or some wacky shit.
and considering that the battery health is still 99% even after at least a year of me using it, i’m looking forward to seeing just how long i can go without replacing it. it’d be quite funny to go “yeah my phone’s a legal adult”
I actually downgraded from whatever the latest Note was at the time for a second hand 6a. No complaints. And a fraction of the cost, and I’m not paying Verizon monthly installments for a “free” phone.
Related, I used to armor my phone because I get up to things that could result in damaging the phone up to and including dropping it in several feet of water. If it happens to my Pixel I’ll just go get another used one. Less stress FTW!
I just upgraded from my trusty Pixel 4a to a refurbished Pixel 8, it would have turned 4 years old next week. The battery was completely shot at the end, I got maybe 2½ hours of screentime.
I would have been perfectly happy with just swapping the battery and using it for the next four years, this p8 doesn’t really do anything new at all, it just does all the same things slightly faster.
But I got a good deal on it, so meh.
I only want to upgrade to get desktop mode on the Pixel and potentially replace my laptop…
I bought a Pixel 8 and grapheneos says minimum 7 years support. I’m hoping I can not break it for that long and that the battery and everything lasts. I won’t be too upset if I can get 4 years out of it though.
The only thing I’m looking forward to is the possibility of OLED in a MacBook next year.
The longer you can wait the better, but I think every 4 years is the sweet spot for me right now.
