Should you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead? Apple, Samsung … are betting that leasing, subscriptions, and guaranteed buyback programs can make upgrading more attractive.

eicker@lemmy.world · 2日前

Should you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead? Apple, Samsung … are betting that leasing, subscriptions, and guaranteed buyback programs can make upgrading more attractive.

anon_8675309@lemmy.world · 16時間前

Last phone was an iPhone 13. Current is the 17.

I don’t game so unless something catastrophic happens I don’t see myself needing to get a new phone for a very long time.

I have no interest running “AI”, either.

Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world · 11時間前

As former IT, most people seem to go from iphone 12/13 to 17 in the last year. Anecdotally, my wife and I went from S17s to $300 motorolas. My parents take the rotating yearly “upgrade” offer and seem fine with that

anon_8675309@lemmy.world · 10時間前

Depending on what moto does with graphene I may just need that instead.

Should you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead? Apple, Samsung … are betting that leasing, subscriptions, and guaranteed buyback programs can make upgrading more attractive.

Should you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead? Apple, Samsung … are betting that leasing, subscriptions, and guaranteed buyback programs can make upgrading more attractive.

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