Call me old-school but I have always liked the idea of using my home electronics for many years (my Pioneer CD player and Yamaha Amplifier are in perfect shape and are vintage 1988 or 25 years old). Today, particularly for portable electronics, it seems that time-to-obsolesence is ~ 5 years.
So what do you think? Assuming normal wear and tear (say using the recharger once a day), how many years typically will say a well-built phone like the S4 "last" before some physical problems occur (connectors like USB charger or headphone jack) or other failure mechanisms? (battery dies, electronics fails)? How many years should it last before significant problems? 3 years? 6 years? 10 years?
How often do you (or plan to) buy a new phone? every OTHER new product cycle?
So what do you think? Assuming normal wear and tear (say using the recharger once a day), how many years typically will say a well-built phone like the S4 "last" before some physical problems occur (connectors like USB charger or headphone jack) or other failure mechanisms? (battery dies, electronics fails)? How many years should it last before significant problems? 3 years? 6 years? 10 years?
How often do you (or plan to) buy a new phone? every OTHER new product cycle?