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How long do you keep dailying a phone after the security updates for it end? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Phones are getting better support lives these days, but they still physically outlast their software support. How important is that safety net/blanket for you?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I've never had a phone's hardware last that long. The charging port almost always gets fucked after just a couple years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is quite an achievement too be honest, havent had a charging port fail on me since phones switched to usb c.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I actually think the USB-C ports are worse than the micro with the phones I've had. They have a lotta play in them with how the cable can still move up and down. The little tab it's connecting to gets worn out from it. At least the micro connector locked into place and wouldn't jiggle anything.