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Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone?

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From Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com>
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Subject Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone?
Date Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:16:22 -0600
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Chris wrote:
>> Because for my simple needs it works great...
> 
> I mean, if the Donald actually wanted data rather than anecdotes, he'd look
> this simple question up. 
> 
> In the UK, a 2022 survey of over 2,000 adults found 62% wait up to 4 years:
> https://yougov.com/articles/46423-uk-a-fifth-of-consumers-want-to-use-their-smartphones-for-over-half-a-decade
> 
> Interestingly, those buying more expensive phones (>£1000) replace them
> more often (76% within 4 years). 
> 
> And in the US, a smaller survey of 1,000 adults from last year found the
> average length as 29 months:
> https://www.reviews.org/mobile/how-long-americans-keep-phones/

Hi Chris,

I am reading ALL the responses, but I will not respond unless I need to
correct something, since the survey is about what the Android posters do.

I'll ignore your incessant insults, particularly given I don't get
political on any Usenet newsgroup because I'm a fan of neither party.

As for "looking the question up", I have to wonder why you asked that?

For you to claim that a world-wide survey exactly captures not only how
long but why, for example, AJL ditched his last phone, is absurd, Chris.

Where in the world would I find the answer from the likes of Andy, you,
David Oseas, AJL, Jason, Steve, et al? 

I'm not asking about the average person, Chris.
I'm asking about those who KNOW Android well enough to post here.

We who post to this Android newsgroup are NOT the average Android owner.
We know what we're doing far better than the next million people do.

It's a survey of experts.

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Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-26 13:07 -0600
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-26 21:20 +0200
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-26 19:56 +0000
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-26 20:34 +0000
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-27 00:16 -0600
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-27 12:30 +0000
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-04-26 21:41 +0100
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-27 00:23 -0600
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 17:09 +0000
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? David Oseas <doseas{nospam}@usa.net> - 2026-04-26 14:33 -0700
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-26 22:48 +0000
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-27 14:06 +0000
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 16:09 +0000
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-27 17:30 +0000
          Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 18:43 +0000
            Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-28 14:05 +0000
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-27 18:41 +0100
          Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 18:46 +0000
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-27 16:05 -0400
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-27 23:45 +0200
          Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-28 01:10 +0000
            Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-28 14:07 +0000
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Jason H <jason_hindle@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-26 22:59 +0000
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-04-27 03:29 +0200
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-04-27 10:32 +0200
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-27 16:04 +0100
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-27 15:49 +0000
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-27 17:04 +0100
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-27 15:09 -0600
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-28 09:51 +0000
          Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-28 14:57 -0600
            Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-28 23:01 +0100
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 16:53 +0000
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-27 18:14 +0100
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 18:36 +0000
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-27 18:01 +0000
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-28 15:02 -0600
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-04-27 23:00 +0100

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