As in, I get the latest and greatest, and then use it for a minimum of 5 years or until it can no longer take the currently released OS.
And because I run with Apple, that usually means 6-7 years between phones.
Android would have cost me a hell of a lot more over the years with the same upgrade pattern. Even now, most Android phones see only 3 or so years of full OS updates (if that!!), leaving their arses flapping in the wind for every remote exploit and malware under the sun once they’re abandoned.
I already practice a 5-year cycle.
As in, I get the latest and greatest, and then use it for a minimum of 5 years or until it can no longer take the currently released OS.
And because I run with Apple, that usually means 6-7 years between phones.
Android would have cost me a hell of a lot more over the years with the same upgrade pattern. Even now, most Android phones see only 3 or so years of full OS updates (if that!!), leaving their arses flapping in the wind for every remote exploit and malware under the sun once they’re abandoned.