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They still have a 12mo lease term if you want to upgrade yearly.
by fckgw 2mo ago
They still have a 12mo lease term if you want to upgrade yearly.
- dgellow 2mo agoWait, do people actually upgrade yearly? I always thought it was hyperbolic
- dbbk 2mo agoI do for my iPhone yes. It's definitely overkill and certainly not recommended for 99% of people.
- fckgw 2mo agoIt's not common (I think average upgrade cycle on iPhone is a little more than 3 1/2 years now, and getting longer every cycle) but it's not unheard of. The iPhone hold value well enough that you can often trade it in at something like a $200 discount and just get the new one. Considering the cost of a battery replacement, it's not the worst value proposition in the world.
- layer8 2mo agoAround 20% apparently do: https://c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/How-Often-Do-You-Upgrade-Your-Smartphone_.png https://c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902... From: https://www.sellcell.com/blog/how-often-do-people-upgrade-their-phone/ https://www.sellcell.com/blog/how-often-do-people-upgrade-th...
- Danox 2mo agoCrazy the ultimate in short term thinking…
- zwily 2mo agoEvery year since the first iPhone came out. It's sort of superstition at this point. Not sure what would happen if I broke the streak.