How often do you upgrade your phone?

[NoPulp]

2 years. It's about perfect.
I don't see the point in upgrading to every model and in about 2 years time most phones become slow or start to lose support.

Really liking my S6, but I still miss my nexus 4 at times...


I wish the modular/block phone design would come out. I can't see manufactures wanting to do it, but it would be fun to build your own phone and replacing/upgrading parts as you need.

[KrisYYC]

I upgrade approx every 12 months or so give or take a couple months.


Nokia 252 my first phone (1998)
Audiovox CDM-8100
Some LG flip phone from Telus
Nokia 6230
Nokia 6230 (broke my first one)
Qtek 8100 (my first Windows phone)
Nokia 6270
Nokia 6085
Nokia N85
Nokia N97
Nokia N8
iPhone 4S
Nokia Lumia 1020
Nexus 5
Galaxy Note 4
Microsoft Lumia 950 (current phone).


I was always a bit of a Nokia fan.

Never had a Blackberry. Once I was into smartphones I always wanted one with a good camera. Not exactly Blackerry's strength.

I'm also an oddball in that I prefer Windows phone over Android or iOS. Though I recognize why most people wouldn't.

[jwslam]

Originally posted by KrisYYC
Nokia 6230
Nokia 6230 (broke my first one)

LIES. No such thing as breaking a nokia. Unless it took a bullet for you...

[KrisYYC]

Originally posted by jwslam

LIES. No such thing as breaking a nokia. Unless it took a bullet for you...

Hahaha well it was nearly crushed by machinery at work. The screen was smashed and the buttons were scraped off. However it could still make and receive phone calls! I just had no idea who was calling or which number I was dialing

[Alpine Autowerks]

I get 1 every 3 years or less now

always liked the windows phone - mobile OS

various Samsung - LG flip phones
Motorola v860 mil spec
Ipaq rx - sort of early VOIP
LG E900 Optimus 7 Winphone 7 ~2010
Nokia 920 ~ fall 2012
Nokia 1020 ~ jan 2014
Microsoft 950XL dec 2016

all the Windows phones still work, I keep the Nokias charged with one of my Qi charging pads

[blownz]

This thread has had me trying to remember all my phones over the years and I have determined it is close to impossible.

My first two phones were Nokia bricks back in 1994 and 1995. Tons of phones since then. I would say on average once a year though so over 20 phones by now. It has been about 10 years now that I haven't even had a personal phone though. No point when work pays and will even cover vacation use out of the country. Only downside is you can't always have the latest phone.

[Disoblige]

I've owned 4 phones in my entire life:

LG flip phone (3 years)
LG Chocolate (3 years)
Blackberry 9700 (3 years)
Samsung S3 (4 years -> present)

I need a new phone

[Darell_n]

I voted 'other' as I've never owned a cell phone and don't plan on ever owning one in my lifetime. Company supplied phones I've had lots.

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by blownz
This thread has had me trying to remember all my phones over the years and I have determined it is close to impossible.

My first two phones were Nokia bricks back in 1994 and 1995. Tons of phones since then. I would say on average once a year though so over 20 phones by now. It has been about 10 years now that I haven't even had a personal phone though. No point when work pays and will even cover vacation use out of the country. Only downside is you can't always have the latest phone.

My first phone was the Nokia Cityman


Then the motorola flip
-a few here n there-
Then a Nokia that had the ability to text- fashion series I think. 7000
Blackberry
iPhone
Galaxy S3
Galaxy S5

[AndyL]

Cmon - keep rocking the N4 - all the cool cats do

I keep rocking it, because I can pick them up cheap (spare parts). And anything I can't find isn't much more than 10$ on eBay (good USB daughter boards - think last one was 3.37$) hell even the screens are getting cheap now

I 'upgraded' to the n5 momentarily 2 years ago, broke it more in the first month than 2years in the n4... parked that and went back to the n4, had an s4 - same thing.

The newer phones don't seem to hold up to my abuse, and since Google keeps pushing updates for the n4 - I'll keep rocking it...

[Prelude_dude]

I used to change alot more back in the day when phones were advancing a lot faster. Now a days there isn't as much change, i just upgrade phones usually every two years when my contact allows me to. I feel like i am missing a phone here or there as well.

Audiovox CDM-8500 (2004)
Motorola RAZR (2005)
Motorola A1200 (2006)
Samsung F700(2007)
Sony Ericsson W61S (Japan)(2008) Japanese phones were so ahead of the times back then. Just a pain in the ass to get working on our networks.
BlackBerry Pearl (2008)
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (2009)
LG Nexus 4 (2012)
Nexus 5 (2013)
Samsung S6 Edge (Current)

[Xtrema]

I think I can stay on Mashmallow on OnePlus One forever.

I have yet to gain a reason to upgrade to a new phone.

[BigMass]

don't see a reason to upgrade from my Note 2. Does everything I need it to do pretty much flawlessly and fast. Only time I can see upgrading is when they can figure out how to fit a 10" screen on a 5" phone and possibly a new revolution in batteries so we can start going weeks without recharging instead of hours/days