How long do you keep your cellphone?

I use to upgrade every two years until this last round. But it's not by choice. I went and gave Android another shot and now I'm stuck with it until financial weather improves. I've had it three years... feels more like 10. Ha! (And no... no iPhone/Android debate. Lol. We all love what we love and that's what makes the world go 'round. ;)

I need a new one because this one is no more updates..I hate the way they do that so people have to buy new phones. But I cant afford a new one. I really should get the free phones, but when I had one, they were such crap.

@snowy22315 I was using various basic mobile phones & upgraded to an android from 2016. What I use now is my second smart phone. The first one, I bought was in 2016 . The second one was bought in 2020.

Like most things, we keep our cellphones until they do not work as they should. When things slow down, and with apple products, they get a bit slower every time a new version comes out, we put up with what we have for a bit, and then when it is time we go in for a new one. But without a specific time frame, just knowing that we have gotten our money's worth out of the device is enough. I feel like my hubby's phone, which is 1 older than mine, is ready to be replaced as he cannot bring up the internet on it anymore. The touch screen on mine is beginning to go, but I should be able to squeeze a couple more years out of it. We pay alot for the screen cover and the holder and in my case the pop holder on the back that we need to keep the device as those accessories always run at least $150 and you cannot use those on another device.

I keep mine until it is no longer usable, because I usually like the phone I have and I hate to learn to use a new one.

I keep it until it's really slow.

if the cellphone is still usable then I will never upgrade it but from year to year there will always be improvements in technology, I have already changed cellphones more than 4 times.

If they happen to offer a better camera than what I have I might think about upgrading but for now I'm happy with what I have.

I use mine until they break.

When my job was selling cellphones, I upgraded every two to two and a half years. If your phone is too old when you're selling them, people won't buy phones from you. (Pretty always wanted my phones after I upgraded and she'd use them until they didn't work anymore.) I've had the one I own now for four years and it's still working fine.

Cell phone? Upgrade? OK, I do have a smart phone now. If I die in 20 years, this thing will die with me.

I keep my phone until it is no longer functioning. Just like the other things I bought.

I can't even remember how old my phone is. I upgrade only when my phone breaks. I barely even use my phone to need a new one. I don't use half the things on the phone. Last time I got a knew phone this young kid was trying to sell me on the newest iPhone, and I was like hell no that's too much money. What's the cheapest you have? I brought my son with, and he told the sales guy you're not going to talk him into all the newest phones. He was trying to tell me all the things these phones do but the one thing he was not telling me was if the phone makes phone calls. lol So, I asked him, do any of these phones make phone calls? I was like okay that's the kind of phone I want.

until its lost , stolen or bust

I got my first cellphone in 2016,but i lost it in 2021,so i bought a new one.Now i still use that new cellphone

I kept my iPhone 7 until Apple stopped doing updates, then I sold it to a used phone store for $45 (since I actually owned it). I’ve had this one for, I think, four years.

We have basic flip phones and don't need smartphones. We hardly ever have them on. Have a good day.