Phone phones and more phones

[Dan]

Hey forum dwellers I've been bi-curious about how many phones you typically get through. My friend Joneszy tends to go through 6 a year, it's crazy. He says he gets bored having a phone for too long and says phones only last for a month before they start going wrong. Jonezy is a bit of a deku baba when it comes to technology and often breaks his phones too soon. I'm bi-curious how many phones you go through my friendly forum dwellers.

 

[Dio]

I get a new Windows phone every year. So One a year. I don't break my phone. It's not one of those ****ty overpriced iPhones which all seem to be cracked.

 

[Vanessa28]

Mostly one in 2 years but that's because of the membership. It depends on the provider. If it's cheap and I don't feel the need to switch providers, I'll just stick with my phone. But as we all know providers always try to outdo each other. So I'll switch too. But I don't care about phones. I hardly use them for other things than just calling when it's needed.

 

[Dan]

I get a new Windows phone every year. So One a year. I don't break my phone. It's not one of those ****ty overpriced iPhones which all seem to be cracked.

Hey! That's a feature from apple to stop user from overusing their phone. If it gets used too much the phone overheats weakening the screen.

 

[Ventus]

well ive only ever owned two phjones, an iphone 4s for two years and just got my samsung galaxy s7 a week days ago. I don't intend to replace the phone every two years, is kinda frivalous if you as me, but if they get a significant jump from the s7 in two years like the s7 was to my 4s...I might just have to jump. the s7 is ****ing awesome bro, battery life is good and its quickm and responsive. completley unlike the iphone 4s.

 

[Viral Maze]

In the past 10 years I've only had 5 phones. So that equates to 2 years per phone. However, one of those phones broke and one was stolen so I kind of had to get another one after.
I'd like to get a solid 3 years or so out of a phone before I upgrade. Only then can I justify spending money on a new phone.

 

[Mudora]

In the past five years I have had three phones: a Blackberry Curve, Samsung Galaxy S3, and what I currently have, my iPhone 6. The first two were on three year contracts, but I ended up buying the rest of my contract out for both phones as they died on me. My iPhone 6 is only on a two year plan so I may upgrade next spring when my contract is up, unless my phone still works perfectly fine.

 

[TPALBWSSWWALttPOoTMCMMST]

I got my first phone just five years ago actually, an non-touch screen nokia which served me well. I still miss it from time to time. Then I got the iPhone 5S in 2013, and now the 7+. I plan to continue upgrading every 3 to 4 years, as that way even the most expensive phones can be bought when the cost is spread out over the time needed to save it all up. I don't understand people who buy the newest one every year, it's just a waste of money.

 

[Dizzi]

ive only had 3 phones in 10? years 1st was a lil purple nolia then a Samsung and then the J5 which is my current one

 

[SirJedson]

I don't understand people who buy the newest one every year, it's just a waste of money.

I agree. There are so few "improvements" with each new model. My Galaxy S5 is still going strong and the only thing I feel that is outdated is the camera. Good thing I don't take that many pictures...

 

[Spamomanospam]

I switched phones a little more the last few times, but currently I'm using my Droid Turbo, which has been running strong for almost 4 years now. I've considered other options, but as of this moment, nothing on the market has the specs to compete with it. It has a 21 MP camera, records 4K video (32FPS, but still) and a processor that literally no phone can touch, plus I think only two phones have a larger battery. Occasionally new phones are releasing with a higher screen resolution, but I don't watch enough on my phone to really matter that much, so I just enjoy the speed.
I have no immediate plans to change phones, and I won't until something with more power comes along. I didn't think it would be this long, but here I am. : P

 

[Woyogoyo]

I have not gone through any phones in the past 5 years, probably because flip phones are basically tanks.

 

[Ominethious]

If you count getting my first phone a couple years back, then once. Yet, I still have this ol' Moto G with absolutely no damage.

 

[Violet Link]

I had my first phone when I was about 10 years old, and then my mother gave me an iPhone 4 as a hand-me down kinda thing.

I lost that iPhone 4 when I was 13 years old, and for my 13th birthday, I got an iPhone 6 as a present.

If it's waaaay back, my very very first phone was a Nokia, and it was those kinds of things where you had to flip it upwards to access the keyboard.

 

[Jimmu]

I had a Motorola flip phone between age 13 and 16, then I had an iPhone 4S until I was 18 when I got an iPhone 6 and I've had that since. I'll probably stick to a rate of around 2 every five years from now on.