10 Year Smartphone
Phones from 10 years ago don&#x27;t work any more because wireless companies are dropping 3G. AT&amp;T literally sent me a free phone that just arrived out of the blue. Will this 10 year phone will also include replacing the transmitter, modem, and antenna layout?<p>If the goal is to make parts replaceable to reduce waste, what is the difference between keeping a phone for five years and throwing it away to buy a new one, then keeping that for five years,  vs replacing all the parts in &quot;one&quot; phone over a ten year period? Two complete sets of parts are used.<p>My son has a six year old phone. When he lost it, he wanted the same model, which we bought used. It still has the latest software, because it&#x27;s not android.<p>What is the difference between ten people owning ten 10 year phones, and ten people each handing down a phone that one person bought new?