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4-5 maybe 2 if you’re wealthy enough or have a Bring-it-back type plan

Xfinity Mobile gave me $830 trade in on my 13 Pro 128 GB. Had no issues and no intent on trading in but for $7 a month for 2 yrs I couldn’t pass the 15 Pro up. Otherwise I was gonna ride that Sierra Blue til the wheels came off

3 years

Well I dont personally sell my old iPhones, so I think 5-6 years is a good amount of time with how much you pay for an iPhone. Some of my older iPhones did not last that long in terms of performance but I think newer models certainly do, no problem

3-4 years for me.

You will notice and enjoy the upgrade after 4 gens. Example: 11 to 15

Until it stops getting new ios updates.

Until I break it. I think I have the 11 and just cracked my screen. But idk I’m still using it.

I have an iPhone 8 still works imagine all the money I’ve saved not buying new ones lol

3 years

Depends on your financial situation, for me personally around 3 years, but 4-5 years is definitely doable with how long Apple provides iOS updates.

For me it’s optimally 4 years Maybe 5 if the battery is fine (with 1 battery replacement around the 2.5 year mark).

But I’m also not a “power user” I just get the base one and I’m good for a few years. Even now I have the 13 base 128 GB and I’ve only used up around 50 GB (this includes 10GB iOS, 10 GB System data and 11 GB photos and that’s a full 2 year’s worth without enabling optimise photos). I’m guessing this is also why I don’t generally notice a lot of bugs.

Depends on your finances

four or more depending on the usage

Hi guys, thank you for all the comments i will say that we should upgrade our new iPhones every 4 to 5 years. Why? Because every new iPhones these days have little diference that the previous models. Take the example of iPhone Xs first apple bionic chip it runs faster then the android phones that year. 🩷

3-5 yrs mostly

After 3 years if you want to do the trade in with Apple. You can still get a decent value from them on the 3 year old phone.

6~7 years

Two years unless it’s a remarkable model then longer

Im enjoying the 3 year cycle had the 12 PM till the 15 PM came out.

I have an iPhone 11 that is working smoothly just due for a battery replacement (76% capacity rn ) . It’s been 3 years since i bought this lovely little phone . Should i replace it and buy a new one or just continue with the battery replacement and wait for another year ?

3 years for me. Unless pretty disappointing new one

The max time anyone should keep a phone is when Apple no longer is maintaining the OS version for that phone. That’s usually one major version from whatever the latest happens to be. Beyond that you’re risking your own online security. Too far back and the device likely lacks even the necessary certificates to access much securely. The more and more we move to SSL for everything more important it is to update the software.

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When u feel like you can’t use ur apps efficiently ..

At least 3 years for sure, they don’t change like AT ALL from year to year.

I'd say 3 years at the very least. However, I had the iPhone XR since it came out in 2018 until I replaced it with the new iPhone 15 pro last month. So I had an iPhone XR for 5 years, and I was even planning to push it for one more year, and if I did, it'll work fine, but I decided to get a new one in the end.

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4-5 Years

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I went from a 6 to a XR to a 12mini. I’m not buying again until they release something the size of the mini again or a flip phone like the samsung flip (not fold).

7 years and counting waiting on the headphone jack to make a return with the home button so i don’t accidentally sound porn to a Bluetooth speaker by accident.

4 years in my opinion, just upgraded my iPhone 11 to Iphone 15 pro, not super impressed tbh

Release day every year life is short and I want new shit

At least 3

Still on the 11 pro and not buying another apple product until they get rid of the notch it’s so ugly

4 years

4 years. I had a 12 pro max that I loved. I waited and would’ve continued to wait but the usb c switch was a bit important to me… otherwise everything is solid and the the updates kept rolling

3-5 years. But with carrier trade in incentives like AT&T every 3 is a no brainer.

I'm on track for another phone lasting longer than iOS updates (6+yrs). I mostly use lite apps and wifi so combine with efficiency-tuned settings and running a custom charge optimization, my original batt should be fine averaging my ~7hrs SOT/day.

I went from a 12 Pro to 15 Pro Max. Three years is about the max for me. At the end my battery was horrible on the 12 Pro. If it wasn’t for battery life I may have kept it one more year, but resale value it also a concern.

We got two 11PMs at the beginning of 2020. No new iPhone really looked attractive until the 15PM. We got one 15PM that she uses. I still use an 11PM and see no reason to upgrade until it fails or really degrades in performance. But I'm sure that will happen within a year. So 4 years + or -.

3-4

Depends for me on three things:

1. what new features the new phones have
2. how pleased - or otherwise - I am with my current iPhone
3. what kind of deal my provider offers me

I’ve done everything from ‘three years’ to ‘one year’, depending on a combination of all three.

It’s usually two years, give or take, but this time around, I liked what the 15 Pro offered, I wasn’t happy with the 14 Pro for a couple of reasons, and my provider offered to swap me over for exactly the same price as I was paying for the 14 Pro… so yeah.

3if money is no problem , but 4 or 5 also work.

Wife was doing every year and I was getting her phone to use for the 2nd year, we recently changed to her getting one every other year and me getting one every 3 years, will see how it goes but I just don't feel like the upgrade even every other year was worth it for me anymore.

I feel like every 3 years will be the longest I will be willing to wait to upgrade though.

Features have never been a big thing for me.

For me, it’s about if it fits my lifestyle and making each phone last as long as possible (iOS updates, app support, etc)

The iPhone SE 2016 held up for 4 years with a battery replacement. Held up another 2 years after that.

I got the 13 Mini because I had saved up enough to buy it and I’ve been waiting awhile for a compact modern phone. This phone will last me 6 years easily.

Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 years --> Nexus 5 5 years --> Oneplus 5 4 years --> iPhone XS Max which is my current phone, it's been 5 years and I'm planing on replacing it with Samsung S24 Ultra when in comes out in February

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