Post #4477144
2026-08-02 18:04 UTC
I waited 8 year to get a newer phoner that was better than my previous phone in all respects at the same price. And even then it was mostly a convenience upgrade because my old phone was still working well.
Why the hell would it be worth it to lease a phone?
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@AnAmericanPotato@programming.dev 2026-08-02 18:50
It depends a lot on how heavily you use your phones. I’m a heavy user and my batteries degrade heavily in 2-3 years. That leads to overheating, poor performance, and of course poor battery life. The cost of replacing a battery is high for most phones. Sometimes higher than buying a new phone at a similar level of performance. I’m doing 1-2 battery cycles per day. A light user might go through battery cycles at a quarter of my rate, and would not have those problems.