Poll: How old is your smartphone?

How old is your smartphone?

  • Under one year

    Votes: 113 22.6%

  • One to two years

    Votes: 90 18.0%

  • Two to three years

    Votes: 110 22.0%

  • Three to four years

    Votes: 85 17.0%

  • Four to five years

    Votes: 52 10.4%

  • Five to six years

    Votes: 24 4.8%

  • Six to seven years

    Votes: 9 1.8%

  • Seven to eight years

    Votes: 6 1.2%

  • Older than eight years

    Votes: 10 2.0%
  • Total voters
    499
iPhone 13 Pro Max 256GB - have owned it since launch (Q4 2021?)
Prior to that had iPhone 11 128GB (owned from launch)
Prior to that, had iPhone 7 64GB (owned from launch)

All of which are still in the family via hand me downs, the 7 has had 3 batteries in its lifetime :).
Have been SIM only for all of them, owning outright reduces my temptation to upgrade every two years!

Was tempted by iPhone 15 Pmax last Q4 but didn't feel like enough of an upgrade.
Will likely treat myself later this year.
 
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iphone 11. my brother gave it to me after my S9 broke.
have used it for about a year and hate it.

it does have some really nice features and things, but it's such a chore to use.
i cant wait until i need a new phone.
 
Sony Xperia xz premium
Had since 2018. Works great but it is time for an upgrade. Although I'm struggling to find the right replacement. Definitely want an sd card slot. Would prefer side mounted finger print sensor.
Xperia V1 looks good but I don't like the screen size ratio.
 
I'm still using my oneplus 1. Its second battery is starting to go now. Gets charged 2x every day. Always charge to 100% and leave it overnight, don't see why it's such a big issue with new phones.

Bought it in 2015. Don't see the point in upgrading still. I did buy an xiaomi mi5 in 2018 but never used it as my main phone because it wasn't as durable as the opo. The opo is also way faster at this point as it was never updated enough to be slowed down.

I've dropped it about 100+ times only on its 3rd screen.

I think its cost me £280 originally, £75 x2 for screens and £50 for a new battery. Always had it on a three unlimited sim that's been £17 a month since I bought the phone although last couple of years they've crept the price up to £19.45.

Might retire it after 10 years :)
 
Still using my iPhone 7+ from 2017, and it was itself an insurance replacement for one from 2015 that I broke when I crashed the bike. On its second battery now although I'm not sure if it's the apps or the battery but I'm starting to run out of battery quite frequently now. Not always managing to get through the whole day
 
Jumper118 said:
I'm still using my oneplus 1. Its second battery is starting to go now. Gets charged 2x every day. Always charge to 100% and leave it overnight, don't see why it's such a big issue with new phones.

Bought it in 2015. Don't see the point in upgrading still. I did buy an xiaomi mi5 in 2018 but never used it as my main phone because it wasn't as durable as the opo. The opo is also way faster at this point as it was never updated enough to be slowed down.

I've dropped it about 100+ times only on its 3rd screen.

I think its cost me £280 originally, £75 x2 for screens and £50 for a new battery. Always had it on a three unlimited sim that's been £17 a month since I bought the phone although last couple of years they've crept the price up to £19.45.

Might retire it after 10 years :)
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That's some tank of a phone.


I hate the Xaiomi system. Bought a Mi phone for my wife and hated it.
 
mithrandir said:
That's some tank of a phone.


I hate the Xaiomi system. Bought a Mi phone for my wife and hated it.
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Yes the original screen lasted until 2021. The plastic that's textured they used on the back and the metal frame round the edge just offer amazing protection and decent grip as well. I've never had to use a case on it either.

The mi5 had a better camera, but other than that is wasn't as good. The os was also very limiting as well. With all the updates it got, it got slowed down a lot. Not surprised your wife didn't like it.
 
Think my Samsung Note 8 is starting to die :( (Either the touch screen is not always working or the phone is starting to freeze every now and then)
It maybe just the Alarmy app am using that makig it lock up as it doesn't seem to lock up at any other time

Just looked on amazon when i bought it
Order placed
19 September 2017
 
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Still running my iPhone X Max happily.
I used to upgrade every 2-3 years, but I've not been sold on any of the advancements in the iterations since.
I suspect it'll start to feel a little sluggish before too long, so maybe in the next year or two I will upgrade.
 
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Still running my iPhone X Max happily.
I used to upgrade every 2-3 years, but I've not been sold on any of the advancements in the iterations since.
I suspect it'll start to feel a little sluggish before too long, so maybe in the next year or two I will upgrade.
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I've still got my old X here, it has to be charged 3 times per day if I want to use it
 
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The battery % indicator on my iPhone 7 is now like the fuel gauge on a 1970s V8 muscle car in that you can atcully see the level drop as you use it.

Wife has been very happy with her reconditioned iPhone 12 from Orange France (existing customers like us get €50-€75 discount) so I will be looking for something the same size as my 7, but rather newer over the holidays.
 
Just finished paying off my payment plan for my iPhone 14 Pro (24months). Feels good not having a £40 monthly DD going out tbh lol.

I will get at least another year out of this easy, the only thing is the battery now down to 89%. Now charging twice per day, bouncing between 20-80%.
 
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