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I think a lot of people are getting to the point of having a smartphone that is "good enough" and can last them a while. Just like what happened with PC & laptop sales.

All the hardware has reached the point of letting people use Facebook, Email, Take HD photos, and use GPS navigation. A huge number of consumers don't have a reason to upgrade.

Personally, I have a S3 and I will stick with this thing for a while well beyond my contract ending. If I do switch, it will only be because Sprint finally released a decent Windows Phone. I'm only willing to switch to try a completely new phone experience. It's hard to get excited about getting a new phone but staying with the same OS you're on now.

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Until we get to macbook air levels of battery life (all day, heavy use) expect people to continue upgrades.

We may be hitting the power ceiling, but we're far off the battery life ceiling. (Ceiling as in consumer needs)

Remember, not too long ago, a cell phone that lasted all week was normal.

S2 with modified firmware here. Unless expecting a call, I leave it off most of the time, with the battery out. Since giving up commuting to an office, I don't really need it for music playback either. The power even in these three generation old devices is absolutely amazing... especially when you consider their GPUs. Unfortunately, it's totally underutilized by today's software.

It is perhaps interesting to note that the ubiquity of both USB charging devices (standardization) and after-market Chinese clone batteries (free market competition) has sort of encouraged this obsolescence resistance by allowing devices to last longer.

I'll switch for a good phone like the Nexus 4, about 2/3 of the size and the battery life of the iPhone 5. Otherwise I fall in the 'good enough' camp that unless some incredible new app or technology comes out that needs a new phone, I'm sticking with my N4 for a good while to come.

I'm still happy with my iPhone 4. It's not as snappy as it use to be, and I had to replace the battery last year, but it's still good enough for my needs.

I'll see what the iPhone 6 or the Nexus 5 have to offer, but if they won't radically change my day to day use, why bother upgrading?

I had an iPhone 4 until a few weeks ago, much in the same mindset as yourself. Though it can do 99% of what the 5 does, the speed difference really makes it feel like a completely different experience. Also the new screen has a much better aspect ratio for watching videos. It sounds silly, but that was my experience. If you're due for an upgrade I would highly recommend it. I promise I don't work for Apple :)

Using iOS7 beta with painfully slow animations on my brand new iPhone 5, I have a feeling that iPhone 6 will make iOS7 fly, giving me a good reason to upgrade.

I'm waiting for the Fall releases. I love the iPhone, but I'm not a huge fan of iOS.

If Google doesn't come out with some compelling hardware (through motorola or otherwise), I'll definitely get the new iPhone.

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