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Asking because... On one hand I do see smartphones being released left-and-right, and they are rather integral to modern life

On the other hand I'm still chugging alone with my Pixel 6a that I bought 3 years ago with a replaced battery and a somewhat clogged charging port... and all my previous phones I only replaced when they have serious deficits that make them difficult to use

Wondering when you all replace phones. Please definitely mention it too if you ended up repurposing the old phone for something else

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[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 62 points 2 days ago (2 children)

ITT: it is confirmed that nearly everyone on Lemmy is die-hard "if it aint broke don't replace it" about their phone (hell yeah)

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I replace mine before it breaks but then I'll pass it on. My mom gets my old phones. Seems very happy with the iPhone 13 mini right now, I replaced it with my ex's 14 pro when she upgraded to a 15 pro, as I was the one who paid for it anyway.

Now I'm considering selling the 14 pro and getting a 16 or 17 pro just so it no longer reminds me of her with the broken rear glass (since she's the one that did the breaking). An important change in my life is that I can now get a work phone through my own company, saving me 33% in social tax (on top of salary), 22% income tax (from the salary) and 24% VAT in the phone's price. These don't add up linearly since the %s are from different amounts, but essentially I've calculated that the savings from buying things for the company vs paying myself a larger salary and buying for myself, is nearly 60%. This is not tax evasion either, I'm reachable to my clients via my phone so essentially it's a legitimate business expense to have a work phone!

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 hours ago

re-homing the old device is also a decent ewaste reduction strategy, kudos

hm i probably should have expensed more things when I had a business, especially because paying US taxes is inherently unethical these days 💀

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It may not be broke, but I sure am.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago