So whenever there's a thread about a new phone coming out, seems like a lot of people are always ready to jump on it even though it their current phone seems to have just come out. Me on the other hand, I rarely upgrade and only do so when my current phone has become so outdated that it becomes painful to use or the case of my current phone, if it's heavily discounted to make room for a new model.
And yeah "painful to use" is pretty subjective since I consider myself a light user compared to most: I only need a phone to text, read news or browse Beyond on the shitter, and take a few random pics here and there. I don't even use my phone for music, rarely use more than a couple hundred MB a month and could probably get by with 16GB of storage.
Just looking back at my phone history, it looks like I upgrade every three years on the dot so I'm due for a new phone this year
Nexus 4 (2013)
Nexus S (2010)
iPhone 2G (2007)
Motorola RAZR (2004)
Motorola V60 (2001)
Motorola StarTac (1998)
Motorola MicroTAC Elite? (1995)
So I'm curious, on average how often do you guys upgrade your main, daily use phone and what is your main reason for doing so?
Do you upgrade multiple times a year to stay on top of the latest and greatest toy? Once a year? Just until your phone becomes too outdated for you? When the newest model of your phone comes out?
For the poll:
- The "time" questions are if you find yourself upgrading when it just "feels" like it's time to upgrade, regardless of whether or not your phone has outlived its usefulness.
- The "model" questions are more if you prioritize device capabilities, regardless of how old it is since generally phones come out with a new upgraded version every year.