I have the battery charge limited to 90%, haven’t done anything else tho. My dad had the same phone and recently upgraded but his battery was also still good. Same experience for most people I know using Android phones, but for some reason my friends with iPhones only have their batteries last 2-3 years. If you aren’t on your phone 8 hours a day, it should last at least the whole day
I got 5 out of my last Samsung, handed it down to someone else. Though it could benefit from a new battery and charging port it’s still working pretty good.
Yup, aside from accidents, the battery is the main concern. It’s a wear item. Difficulty of replacement and availability of parts is the problem. If we could pop-in batteries like in the old times, you could easily run a device for 6 or more years.
That’s the reason I switched to a Fairphone recently. Still evaluating it but so far so good. There should be replacement parts for many years and easy to replace.
If you can keep the devices’ hardware functional for 6 years.
I hand down my phones for the last decade and have never had a Samsung hardware fail. If you want that, buy a Pixel.
How’re the batteries doing? In my experience, replacement is required after 3-4 years.
My battery is still fine after 5 years
That’s crazy. Not impossible though. If you have an oversized battery for your usage pattern for example, it could last long. Or if you baby it.
I have the battery charge limited to 90%, haven’t done anything else tho. My dad had the same phone and recently upgraded but his battery was also still good. Same experience for most people I know using Android phones, but for some reason my friends with iPhones only have their batteries last 2-3 years. If you aren’t on your phone 8 hours a day, it should last at least the whole day
I got 5 out of my last Samsung, handed it down to someone else. Though it could benefit from a new battery and charging port it’s still working pretty good.
Yup, aside from accidents, the battery is the main concern. It’s a wear item. Difficulty of replacement and availability of parts is the problem. If we could pop-in batteries like in the old times, you could easily run a device for 6 or more years.
I got one from China for a few dollars along with a new charging port. This was before the illegal unconstitutional tariff taxes though.
You’re still right, it’s not a simple as popping a cover open like it used to be.
That’s the reason I switched to a Fairphone recently. Still evaluating it but so far so good. There should be replacement parts for many years and easy to replace.