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[–] JCPhoenix@beehaw.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

6ys is definitely a long time for a phone. Personally, I'm trying for 5yrs on my 13 Pro. It'll be 3yrs in February.

For each iPhone I've had, I've extended the time between upgrades by a year. 4S to 6+ was about 2yrs. Then to the X was 3yrs. And then 4yrs til my 13 Pro. The cost is one of bigger reasons driving me to do this, but I take the opposite opinion: the advances model to model aren't that major to me. I don't need a more powerful/capable camera or a screen with a deeper black or whatever. Aside from calls, messaging, emails, and reading news, and the occasional photo/video -- usually of nothing of great importance -- nothing I do really pushes my phone to its limits.

That said, I'm somewhat considering doing an earlier upgrade because of that satellite connectivity feature. Not that I go off-grid or anywhere with poor reception with any regularity, but I feel like that's a nice safety feature in case of an emergency.