MicroWave@lemmy.world to Economics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoSurvey reveals most people are holding onto their phones for a long time, and it makes sensewww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1181arrow-down1external-linkSurvey reveals most people are holding onto their phones for a long time, and it makes sensewww.androidauthority.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to Economics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square67fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
Nearly half of our readers now wait three years or more to replace their phones as spec upgrades have plateaued.
minus-squareclaimsou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoSome older phones will not allow you to get the latest OS. So you get stuck with an older one that no longer get security patches. This leaves you vulnerable to hacking. That’s why I eventually get a new one. This takes many years obviously.
Some older phones will not allow you to get the latest OS. So you get stuck with an older one that no longer get security patches. This leaves you vulnerable to hacking. That’s why I eventually get a new one. This takes many years obviously.