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Moore is less, I guess? People holding on to older phones longer.

Why should I upgrade my Huawei P9 I got in 2016, when it works perfectly fine* and has the adequate power to run everything smoothly.

* I did change the battery twice though. Too bad it's not as easy as taking the back cover as on a Nexus One...

Well, because of the hassle the answer is that most would just get a new phone.

A lot of people get phones as part of a contract (here in Europe at least), and that's usually a year and a half or two years. After that you might as well take the phone upgrade.

Keeping the phone and going SIM-only is much cheaper

Sue that's why I do but I think I am in a minority with that.

Except that most Europeans actually go for pre-paid phones, unless they are really into iPhones and Samsung S devices.

Have you got any stats to back that claim up?

When I tried to get internet here in Spain a few years ago, I asked Vodafone how much it cost. 40 Euros per month (then add on tax). I asked how much it was for a bundle with internet a phone and a mobile contract. Same price.

I do see younger people with a lot of lat generation iPhones probably as handed downs from people on contracts.

As I mentioned "....unless they are really into iPhones and Samsung S devices.", which are way out of budget as pre-pay.

As for stats, I could only get those from 2015, it was 50% across Europe, 77% worldwide.

https://www.globalrewardsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/GRS...

Although I did find a couple that show Spain only has around 20% prepaid, which was quite surprising to me.

Or buying cheaper phones. A Xaomi phone can suit a user's needs just as well as a $999 Samsung S10+.

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