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You can get 5 years of usable battery discharge/recharge out of a phone, kudos to you!

• mey 2y ago
  The primary reason I replaced my Pixel 4a was it going EoL for security updates. The battery did get replaced once, and it brought it back to life. I don't want a halo device, I want something that is secure, functional, repairable and cheap enough that if this portable slab of glass explodes I am not that sad. The primary reason I replaced my device with a Pixel 8 is for the 7 years of security updates. Going from the 4a to the 8? Barely noticed a change in functionality.
  • sumtechguy 2y ago
    I went from a galaxy s5 to s22. About 10 years in diff. The functionality for me is nearly identical. Speed the s22 is much snappier I guess. But not something I care much about. I only replaced it because the touch screen started acting up and security updates were non-existent. I was able to keep the thing going for so long precisely because I could swap out that battery easily. To replace the newer ones involves a heat gun and a suction cup. And as jerryrigeverything says 'glass is glass'.
• tpmoney 2y ago
  I just replaced an iPhone X last year with a 15 that was still on the original battery. From my records, looks like I got it in early 2018, so pretty much 5 years. Admittedly for about the last year, that usable battery was largely completely depleted by the end of the day and it couldn't last through a heavy usage day without a top up. Realistically, replacing at year 4 probably would have been the smart move, I was mostly waiting to see if the 15 was going to be USB C before deciding.