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Should you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead? Apple, Samsung … are betting that leasing, subscriptions, and guaranteed buyback programs can make upgrading more attractive. (techcrunch.com)
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[–] 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Last phone was an iPhone 13. Current is the 17.

I don’t game so unless something catastrophic happens I don’t see myself needing to get a new phone for a very long time.

I have no interest running “AI”, either.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    See what amazon did to older working kindles. Is there a law that phone makers can't just brick their devices when considered old enough? It doesn't seem that way. Soon we will all revert back to phones as phones only.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    Same. I upgraded bc my 13 was starting to show signs of age. I would’ve waiting until it catastrophically gained, but with the ai/chip crisis I figured there was no way future iPhones were going to be cheaper, so I got a 17. Looks like I made the right call

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    As former IT, most people seem to go from iphone 12/13 to 17 in the last year. Anecdotally, my wife and I went from S17s to $300 motorolas. My parents take the rotating yearly "upgrade" offer and seem fine with that

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