Poll: On average, how often do you replace your phone? Initiator des Themas: ProZ.com Staff
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When my mobile is lost or stolen and I can’t locate it, when it breaks, has a malfunction or stops working…
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Tom in London
Vereinigtes Königreich
Local time: 20:50
Italienisch > Englisch
ProZ.com Staff wrote:
This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "On average, how often do you replace your phone?". View the poll results »
I only replace my iPhone with a new one under duress; usually about a year after my existing one no longer accepts updates. Then I look for the cheapest used one I can find online: whatever one accepts the new iOS version.
However, I am aware that for many people, their phone is an item of jewellery that has to be seen by as many people as possible. I am not one of those people.
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| Only when it stops working | Nov 11, 2025 |
I have a Fairphone, which is built to last. When the battery gets slow, I can replace the battery and keep the phone. If I should want to upgrade my camera, I would be able to replace just the camera and keep the phone. I did have to replace the entire thing when I had capsized in the sea with my phone. Even a fairphone will die when submerged in salt water for an extended period.
[Edited at 2025-11-11 09:57 GMT]
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Lingua 5B 
Bosnien und Herzegowina
Local time: 21:50
Englisch > Französisch
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Got an iPhone from 2018, works like on its first day. No need to replace it.
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WolfgangS
Frankreich
Local time: 21:50
Englisch > Deutsch
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| If it ain't broken | Nov 11, 2025 |
I don't change it.
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Alex Lichanow
Deutschland
Local time: 21:50
Englisch > Deutsch
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| When necessary... | Nov 11, 2025 |
...i.e. broken. My "smart" phone is nothing but a business necessity and I absolutely don't need it to have the latest tech. So, if it isn't broken, I'm not replacing it.
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Denis Fesik
Local time: 22:50
Englisch > Russisch
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| For some reason... | Nov 11, 2025 |
.... I've been buying LG phones one after another. And only changing them when broken. Too bad they no longer manufacture or support them, but the last time I managed to get a new (i. e. never used) Velvet and I really like it. One reason for me buying LG phones was their outstanding audio performance, which can only be appreciated with wired headphones, so I don't use wireless. I'm totally out of date. P.S.: LG Velvet looks good if you ask me
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Liena V.
Lettland
Local time: 22:50
Mitglied (2014)
Französisch > Lettisch
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| Only when necessary | Nov 11, 2025 |
I've never lost a phone in my life and only replace it when it no longer works. I had always had htc since my first smartphone until they stopped making them and I found a nice LG. That was about 4 years ago and now I learn those are gone too? Ah well, next time I might just have one that is attached to a wall then.
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| I replace my phone less often than I change my socks. | Nov 12, 2025 |
Glad to have helped.
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