Originally posted by Ironduke
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You don't have to change a $500 phone every year. I bought my V20 a year after it came out and paid $400. When it launched it was closer to $800. I fully expect to use it for at least three years if not longer. Ideally i'd prefer five. I can swap out the battery if necessary and it works great. I'm no longer a first adopter. I looked at phones this year and there were none i wanted or felt i had t get. The same happened the last year as well.
Most high ends lose 25% of their cost within a quarter. There is always the option of second hand which will be still cheaper provided everything is working and not broken which is why the asking price is so low. Lower end tend to come out every three months with slight improvements which is hellish compared to higher ends which can still hold their own a couple of years later.
Thing is with subsidised phones which is most of the west, you don't even pay full price, its spread out over the term of the contract. Two years ? It would be a very different story otherwise. So it isn't difficult to get a good phone and here you don't need high end. Something like a Moto G is good enough and one i consider a bare minimum to be doing anything smart with a phone. That is until more Chinese phones arrive on your shores
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