Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.

The average American now holds onto their smartphone for 29 months, according to a recent survey by Reviews.org, and that cycle is getting longer. The average was around 22 months in 2016.

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  • pinguinu [any]English
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    3 months ago

    Yeah, especially off-putting considering that from 2022 on the main “novelty” has been, almost exclusively, neural network hardware and software. The other big factor is that everyone’s been riding the inflation wagon, so they’re more expensive regardless of hardware. It’s just not worth it to have a new phone