I know it said a thousand times before..

[Milo Williamson]

But what is the life spam of a device in general?
How long should I invest of buying a new cell?

 

[treb1797]

2 years, 3 if you're lucky.

 

[Milo Williamson]

2 years, 3 if you're lucky.

Had mine for four years.

 

[treb1797]

Lucky you.

 

[Milo Williamson]

Lucky you.

Yeah I just fdr it the other day.. A small bug made it really laggy.

 

[The_Chief]

I agree with @treb1797 - 3 years is about the average... 4 years is a heck of a run.

Phones have "planned obsolescence" built into them. They don't age well: and while Samsung has promised 7 years of upgrades and security patches for their newest phones, they also know full well that scant few people are going to keep the same phone that long. I mean, 7 years ago I had just purchased the Galaxy Note 8... which is primitive by today's standards. I may as well try to flash an Android 14 ROM on my Motorola Droid or Galaxy Nexus!

Besides, we know that all flash memory, from SD cards to internal memory to SSDs, have a life span measured in read/write cycles. Cell phones read and write a LOT of data, all the time. When that life span is reached, the device craps out and replacing a cell phone's memory module just isn't economical.

 

[mikedt]

My other half is using an Oppo R11 bought 7 years ago. Still works perfectly, apps are supported. I have a Samsung Note20 Ultra I bought 3 years ago, still going no problems, and have no incentive to change at the moment. Quite frankly I still don't think there's anything about there that makes me want to buy a new phone. Also have a Huawei Mate10 that's 6 years old i sometimes still use.

 

[Milo Williamson]

Yeah you all know my previous post of getting a new cell,still up in the air of a galaxy pixel and a moto edge plus 2023,but waiting for the price to be at least 60 percent off the main total.

 

[AugieTN]

The only phones I ever see that 60% off are refurbished phones.

 

[Milo Williamson]

The only phones I ever see that 60% off are refurbished phones.

Yeah I thought I saw a price cut though, only through Motorollas email I get from time to time.