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  • seaQueue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    2 months ago

    Do you actually need a new phone? If you don’t need any new features just have your battery replaced and keep using it.

    • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
      32·
      2 months ago

      I don’t even need a battery. Basically my point is it’s more expensive, with little more to offer, and I’m not spending that much on such an incremental upgrade. I don’t need to upgrade.

      • seaQueue@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        So don’t buy one? You don’t need a new phone every 1-2y unless you’re a spectacularly well trained consumer.

        I usually replace my phone every 3-4y when power efficiency and performance have significantly improved, or there’s a new radio standard that I need (5G, AX WiFi) or the camera makes me want an upgrade. If none of those things are true then use your phone until it dies 🤷‍♂️

        • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
          32·
          2 months ago

          I never said I was going to buy one…lol. Also pixel 9 is 3 iterations over the 6.

          My point is that they’re charging so much for what’s basically the same. Therefore I will not buy one.