Asklemmy

I finally had to upgrade after 5.5 years because software support was lagging for the version of Android I was on.

I just enjoy new tech and trying new things in that arena. So new phones before I technically need to is one of the things I spend disposable income on when something in that arena catches my interest.

Does have a nice side effect of constantly reenforcing the use of platform agnostic services and retaining ultimate control of my data if it is something I care about, since it really allows me to just move the sim to a new phone and be up and running in a hour or less with more or less any Apple or Android phone.

I usually break my phone within 12-18 months because they're so damn cheaply made. Why so much glass?

If I could go back to a Treo600 I would do it in a hot second, that was a great phone. I had it for years, it was mostly plastic that I beat up quite a bit, but they use gsm bands that aren't supported anymore.

Still using my moto g40 since 2021 , don't think I will be needing a new phone for few more years . Might install lineage os to get that latest Android version

I only upgrade my phone when it starts to lag and slow down. My last phone I replaced the battery when the life started dropping.

To keep our corporate overlords in their elegant fineries. DUH-HOY

Many people upgrade every year because of perceived obsolescence.

Since there's virtually no difference between 12mp camera and 100mp camera on phone.

There is. Those huge photos waist a lot of storage space (with virtually no difference in quality) so you want to buy a new phone with bigger storage.