I am very happy currently with my Galaxy S5. I can afford to upgrade but choose not to. For a lot of people, money would be the main reason that they hold on after 2 yrs. I'm a bit conventional and unorthodox at the same time.
Firstly, for me it is a bit of a waste to get rid of a phone that is working perfectly. It's not worth much so selling is not an option. That is a conventional reason. Here are 2 unconventional reasons I don't upgrade yet.
Going from S5 to S7, ( I can't consider the Note 7 due to all its issues) is for me only a marginal upgrade. Yes I know it's better but it's not leaps and bounds over what I already have. When I do upgrade, I look forward to having significantly upgraded features. Things like a 10nm processor, dual cameras, possibly 3D touch, second iteration of iris scanner etc. I really want to be wowed when I get my next phone, and going to an S7 to me is not enough of an upgrade. If the Note 7 didn't have all its issues, for me it would be almost worth upgrading. But as dual cameras are coming out, I want my next phone to have that.
My other unconventional reason is that I swear, the Galaxy S7 is no faster than my S5. Every time I go into a carrier store and play with the S7 on display, it does not load up apps, camera etc any faster than my S5. Not only do I want my next phone to have significantly upgraded features and extras, but I want it to be faster. Benchmarks don't tell the real story in real life use.
Anyone else who is not upgrading for reasons other than money?
Firstly, for me it is a bit of a waste to get rid of a phone that is working perfectly. It's not worth much so selling is not an option. That is a conventional reason. Here are 2 unconventional reasons I don't upgrade yet.
Going from S5 to S7, ( I can't consider the Note 7 due to all its issues) is for me only a marginal upgrade. Yes I know it's better but it's not leaps and bounds over what I already have. When I do upgrade, I look forward to having significantly upgraded features. Things like a 10nm processor, dual cameras, possibly 3D touch, second iteration of iris scanner etc. I really want to be wowed when I get my next phone, and going to an S7 to me is not enough of an upgrade. If the Note 7 didn't have all its issues, for me it would be almost worth upgrading. But as dual cameras are coming out, I want my next phone to have that.
My other unconventional reason is that I swear, the Galaxy S7 is no faster than my S5. Every time I go into a carrier store and play with the S7 on display, it does not load up apps, camera etc any faster than my S5. Not only do I want my next phone to have significantly upgraded features and extras, but I want it to be faster. Benchmarks don't tell the real story in real life use.
Anyone else who is not upgrading for reasons other than money?