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Had my LG G20 for years but finally had to ditch it last year because it was outside of security compliance. Upgraded to a Note 10+ that I found for cheap and since Samsung's Knox follows all compliance regulations mandated by my work, I'll probably run this phone into the ground.
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I keep my phones until they don't work anymore. About every three years. >

Same here. I go for flagship android devices because I emulate a ton of games on the go, but I do everything I can to stretch out their lifespan. I usually end up replacing the nutters once or twice, replacing the screen once or twice, and I even replaced the charging port on one.
Edit: I gave my phone testes as well as a new battery >


nutters 

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The fleshlight attachment for the back of the phone. >

Obviously uncultured swine! Who doesn't have one on their phone? >

You would be amazed at how many people haven't spent 1000 on phones in the last ten years and maybe even more amazed at how many people have never bought the newer phones at all >

Yeah this showerthought equates to “you’d be amazed at how car manufacturers convinced everyone to buy a brand new car every 2 years.” >

I buy a 20 year old car every 5 years lol. >

They have not found a way to do that to me.  I buy $200 phones every 5-6 years. >

Correct! They've found a way to do that to suckers. Don't be a sucker. >

Most of the phone companies know we aren't all suckers and that's why they have dozens of mid tier phones in their line ups as well. >

Not Apple. Apple wants all their users to be suckers. >

Even Apple have phones for 700aud. They aren't quite as low as other mid range phones but it's not a massive jump in price if you want to be part of their ecosystem >

Well, maybe this applies to the iPhone and iPhone wannabe companies, but there's a whole other world of $200 phones and $20/month plans which is way more affordable. >

This is the way. Also: Learn how to repair your phone and source good parts for cheap and you've got nothing to worry about. Heaps of sources online.
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