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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[โ€“] 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I currently have a refurbished Pixel 8 (chosen because it's the oldest phone recommended by GrapheneOS). I got it less than a year ago when my previous phone (a refurbished Pixel 7) started having screen problems. I got that one a few years before, when my refurbished Pixel 6 fell out of my pocket in a parking lot and got driven over by a car.

If it weren't for breakages and Graphene system requirements (for security features, not performance), I'd probably still be using the Pixel 6, if not some phone I had even before that. It's been at least half a decade or so since the last time I felt like upgrading because my phone wasn't good enough.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 weeks ago*

    I only upgraded my 6a to a 9a because there was that battery fiasco and Google effectively paid for a new phone. It's funny because the 9a feels like the exact same phone, particularly on GrapheneOS.

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