A new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgrades

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A new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgrades
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SO. MUCH. THIS.

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It’s good practice to buy at least one or two new smartphones per year.

Thank you for the tip, Mr Business Man!

Battery degrades every six months, and most batteries sold are either cheap but fake or QC-passed but as expensive as a brand-new phone.

Dude the downvotes, it's a joke. Should I put /s? lol

Battery degradation is real, but typically lithium batteries in phones should last 18-24 months before their noticeability bad enough to want to warrant a replacement.

But, if you're constantly leaving it in a hot car, draining it to near 0%, or otherwise stressing it out, it will will significantly worse off, even at 6 months.