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How often do you buy a new phone? (lemmy.zip)
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How long do you keep your phone before buying a new one? It is based on this article that especially Apple fanboys, buy a new phone every year when the new one comes out.

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[–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

The thing about rich people is that they don't care about making responsible choices. $1000 is throwaway money to them when they have a $60,000 leased car and go to disney twice a year.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    This depends a lot on the person. There's plenty of rich people that earned it rather than being born into it, and still live frugally. I work at a big tech company and there's plenty of people with mid to high six figure salaries that still use coupons, keep their phone for 4-5 years, and save as much money as they can. Living well within your means on a higher salary lets you retire early, and for some people that's worth more than any frivolous spending.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    If you’re getting a new phone every year, you’re not throwing away $1000. You can easily sell it after a year for $700 or more.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I'm not sure about Apple, but Samsung has some ridiculously good trade-in offers sometimes. My wife upgraded from an S21 Ultra to an S26 Ultra this year, and got something like $250 for trading in her old phone. About the same as what they were selling for on eBay. I've seen them offer $600+ for last year's model.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    Apple does too.

    If I wanted to get a new phone this year, I could trade my 17 pro max in and their current trade is $885, and I think it was $1400 msrp when I bought it. So I’d have actually paid $515 or something like that.

    I also traded in my 15 pro max when I got the 17 and they gave me $520 on it after 2 years. And I think I actually got that one free on our phone plan when we switched. So really I got a free 15, which they then gave me $515 for, taking the 17 down to $879, which is less than what they’d give me today for it.

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