How old is your handset?

J_B

We've still got a Huawei U8815 (as it called Accent?) with our holiday sim card in.

Had it replaced under warranty - not a clue how old it is, but it was when MSE users were recommending it!

Running Android 4!!

MB19

Handset #1 3 years
Handset #2 >10 years 

coffeeplease

My 4.1 Android is 7 years old, still ticking along and does what I need it to. It can connect to the internet, but a page or two downloaded is all it can handle. It doesn't always meet the expectations of others, like when someone says send me a screenshot, but c’est la vie.  I'll get something newer, maybe second hand, not sure, when it finally joins the recycle bin. I'm a die-hard use it until it expires type. 

I'm in awe of Brewer Dave, using a handset 15 years old and accessing nothing above 2G! 

mr_accountant

I changed mine a couple of weeks ago it's a xiaomi poco F5 12GB ram 256GB storage, prior to that I had a xiaomi redmi note 8 Pro which I used for three years its still running fine even though the security updates ceased over a year ago

I change every 2-3 years and if new one is on offer. I buy sim separately currently lebara £7 a month.

beardybikeboy

Just coming up to a year. Managed to ruin the old one when I fell in a lake...long story

I usually hold on to them for 3-4 years, £40 new battery when things get sluggish. Think the last one was 4yrs old so it was up for a change anyway.

JB_Good

I bought my HTC TOUCH HD in 2009, sadly I had to retire it this year because of the 3G switch-off and the email provider changing the security which the old phone couldn't support.

I bought a new Android but it is nowhere near as good as the old phone for usability. I'm still using the old phone for my agenda and birthday reminders.

PHGS

Bought my PAYG in Spring pre-Diana's death, so 1997 and 26 years and counting.  Mainly use for taxis and if lost.  Very occasionally for texts (fingers too stubby to make it an enjoyable experience!)  Had to get a new battery this year, which was great as don't want an all-singing, all-dancing piece of kit that I'd hardly use.  Had to get a keyboard-type tablet, as couldn't get on with the swipey-type one.  So call me techno-phobe, Face/bovvered?

gloriouslyhappy

Current phone is an iPhone 12 bought new when they came out three years ago. Previous phone was an iPhone 5 bought in 2013 as a refurb from Apple in Covent Garden. Phone before that was my first mobile, a basic Nokia Talk and Text bought new in 2005.

I plan to keep my current phone for at least three more years then I’ll buy the latest one. I always pay cash not plan and always ask for a discount or if not price discount I get something free, like a cover.

LameWolf

:'( My elderly Nokia 2680 Slide dumbphone, new in 2008, finally turned up its toes 8 months ago. It had been held together with a rubber band for about 5 years, because otherwise the back fell off and the battery fell out. RIP.

jcalcutt

I still use my very basic Samsung GT-1080i phone on PAYG, probably bought mid 2010. I keep it in the car for emergencies or if my iPhone 8 runs out of charge as the battery life on this Samsung can be about 3 weeks when unused. They’re still available to buy and I’d thoroughly recommend as a back up phone. Good pocket sized phone and easy to use too