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Why I refuse to upgrade - 8 minutes video explaining why it's not that interesting to upgrade phones nowadays(www.youtube.com)

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0xblaze@lemmy.world
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Let me give you a simpler answer than watching an 8 minute video - Money

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Korne127@lemmy.world
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I’m still using an iPhone 7. I might get an upgrade at some point because multiple things are broken and I don’t really have space on the storage anymore, but I totally agree that you can live many years with the same phone without any problems.

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harsh3466@lemmy.ml
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I’m using an almost four year old iPhone 12 mini, with absolutely no desire to upgrade. I plan to use this phone until it’s a brick.

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V ‎ ‎ @beehaw.org
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I’ve been using a 12 Pro and if it wasn’t for the version number in the name I wouldn’t even be aware of its age. They are all so fast these days the battery dies long before it becomes too slow to use. If it wasn’t for CarPlay and iMessage I’d absolutely use a flip phone with Android Go or something.

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LordCrom@lemmy.world
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I have pixel 3…works just fine. Except there are no more updates past Android 12 for this phone.

Apps that I need, like okta verify now require Android 14. So I’m forced to upgrade.

Just like others who had older iPads, then they call me asking why Chase app doesn’t work and says they need an upgrade…but old iPads won’t upgrade to the version needed.

Planned obsolescence… I hate tech nowadays. I want 90s back with dial up Internet and home built beige boxes

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waterbogan@lemmy.world
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My last phone upgrade was about four years ago (Nokia 6 to Samsung A31) and that was only to try and get YouTube Music’s shitty app to work properly (spoiler : it didnt). Broke the screen on it dropping it while trying to put a mask on, got that fixed (that was over two years ago). Its still going, and will keep it until it dies

I dont upgrade my phone because I’m interested in upgrading, I upgrade when I have to

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