<story><title>Nine in ten adults think buying latest smartphone is waste of money</title><url>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/latest-smartphone-iphone-mobile-waste-of-money-report-b837371.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>potatofarmer45</author><text>This survey almost certainly wrong. 9 out of 10 people when given a leading question will probably say they think buying the latest smartphone is a waste of money, but the whole point of marketing shows that&amp;#x27;s not the case.&lt;p&gt;Average upgrade cycle is 24-36 months now. 75-85% of that is a &amp;quot;current&amp;quot; model. The caveat here is that &amp;quot;latest&amp;quot; device and flagship devices are not the same thing. For example, the latest oneplus can be either the flagship 8T or the new mid-range Nord.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>daveFNbuck</author><text>A 24-36 month upgrade cycle means people aren&amp;#x27;t buying the latest smartphone every year. I don&amp;#x27;t think that the latest smartphone is a good value, and that&amp;#x27;s why I try to hold on to mine for a few years before buying a new one.</text></comment>
<story><title>Nine in ten adults think buying latest smartphone is waste of money</title><url>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/latest-smartphone-iphone-mobile-waste-of-money-report-b837371.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>potatofarmer45</author><text>This survey almost certainly wrong. 9 out of 10 people when given a leading question will probably say they think buying the latest smartphone is a waste of money, but the whole point of marketing shows that&amp;#x27;s not the case.&lt;p&gt;Average upgrade cycle is 24-36 months now. 75-85% of that is a &amp;quot;current&amp;quot; model. The caveat here is that &amp;quot;latest&amp;quot; device and flagship devices are not the same thing. For example, the latest oneplus can be either the flagship 8T or the new mid-range Nord.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>antiterra</author><text>Just because someone thinks it’s a waste of money or poor value doesn’t mean they won’t buy it anyway.&lt;p&gt;I have an iPhone XR and, while there’s nothing about it lacking in daily use, I still have persistent thoughts of it as an older low resolution phone that I should upgrade.</text></comment>