Despite Apple's efforts to continually update the iOS software and consume more memory and CPU resources with minimal user benefits, there seem to be no compelling reasons for me to upgrade from the iPhone 12 at this time
I'll be upgrading to the 16 come September, because my phone is kind of falling apart at this point, but it will done wholly without excitement.
I really just want hardware buttons so I can use the music controls by touch, without taking my phone out of pocket. I really just want the clickwheel iPod back.
If "good enough" is fine, just get a budget or midrange phone.
Will replace it in 3-4 years per usual, assuming the hardware materially improves.
I get the feeling that people with cheap Android phones might upgrade more often, but I have no evidence to back that up.
Except they're talking about smartphone sales being up in general.
This is all about China trying to distance itself from Apple (and Apple on their hand trying to distance themselves from China but eat their cake as well)
It hasn’t been the case that year on year hardware improvement remotely warranted upgrading - for iPhones or android for almost a decade. You get the majority of new OS features for 4 or 5 years before new features start needing new hardware support.
That’s a new one.