Which Android phones have lasted you 3 years (or more?)

I read that first discussion about which phones lasted less than 2 years, and it seems like there are a LOT of flagship phones that died well within 2 years. I have always wanted to have the flagship phone so it would last me 3 years/be a little future proof, but it hasn't worked out. But if flagships are not lasting very long, Im starting to think paying a $400/year subscription to have a great smartphone is a little too much. Tell me which worked out for you, and what manufacturer(s) you really think make the longest lasting phones?

As for me, I've constantly had to switch phones within 2 years since I got my first smartphone (droid Bionic) due to performance issues. My HTC m8 was doing fine just after 2 years, but couldn't keep up running Uber (Driver), Google Maps, and Spotify without very sluggish performance so I needed to upgrade. I chose the S7E the day it came out (IIRC March 2016?), and so far it's my favorite phone.

So far the S7 Edge is doing pretty well. It's starting to chug or lock up on certain tasks that it didn't use to, and randomly die during calls, but overall I am still happy enough with the performance that I didn't take advantage of a $400 trade-in to get an S8. I plan on keeping this phone, hopefully, for another year or at bare minimum until halfway through next year.

If my phone starts to really shut down shortly after the S9 comes out and I don't feel confident that any flagship will last me more than 2 years I think I will start to get the cheaper, mid-range phones (when they are new) so I can lower my smartphone "subscription" fees



Submitted December 28, 2017 at 06:53PM by Iagospeare http://ift.tt/2pRO9u6 http://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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