I’m still using my pixel 3a, which I bought in 2019. It is the 64 GB variant (I think base was 32 GB) and cost me $340. It’s still doing its phone thing pretty well, but it can get a bit warm scrolling the modern bloated web without an ad-blocker running. I really don’t see a reason to upgrade right now.
My wife has a 6a and I recently had to open it up to replace it’s internal speaker that failed.
I was using a Pixel 3a up until recently too, it still works fine but I got a used 6 pro from a relative so I chucked GrapheneOS on it and started using that.
My partner’s iPhone is six years old. We’re going to replace it soon because it stopped receiving security updates. She’d keep using it until it completely bricked otherwise.
I appreciate they’re some of the best around for longevity but I wish they’d push further. I have a Fairphone and their firmware support is the same so it’s frustrating that there’s not really an alternative here.
I wish more devices would move in the Framework laptop direction, where hardware can be upgraded and old hardware can be repurposed.
I think the brand and model makes a big difference too. Many older iPhones and Pixels still work great.
And yet their cadence of pushing out new phones every year to replace old ones hasn’t changed.
I’m still using my pixel 3a, which I bought in 2019. It is the 64 GB variant (I think base was 32 GB) and cost me $340. It’s still doing its phone thing pretty well, but it can get a bit warm scrolling the modern bloated web without an ad-blocker running. I really don’t see a reason to upgrade right now.
My wife has a 6a and I recently had to open it up to replace it’s internal speaker that failed.
I was using a Pixel 3a up until recently too, it still works fine but I got a used 6 pro from a relative so I chucked GrapheneOS on it and started using that.
My partner’s iPhone is six years old. We’re going to replace it soon because it stopped receiving security updates. She’d keep using it until it completely bricked otherwise.
I appreciate they’re some of the best around for longevity but I wish they’d push further. I have a Fairphone and their firmware support is the same so it’s frustrating that there’s not really an alternative here.
I wish more devices would move in the Framework laptop direction, where hardware can be upgraded and old hardware can be repurposed.
The closest I’ve seen to that would be the pinephone or librem 5, but they have their own issues.