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Survey reveals most people are holding onto their phones for a long time, and it makes sense (www.androidauthority.com)
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Nearly half of our readers now wait three years or more to replace their phones as spec upgrades have plateaued.

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[–] plateee@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Same here, and I'm not sure what I'll go to next - the USB port has gotten flakey.

I want to try a Linux phone, but hardware seems to be made of unobtainium, and the software seems like it's not quite there yet.

Part of me is tempted to just get another pixel 7 Pro on swappa.