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We are well past the point where there is real marginal utility in an upgrade every 2 years.
I expect most people are moving to 3 and 4 year upgrade cycles.
a colleague of mine has used his Galaxy phone for more than 7 years now, and i'm planning to use my Fairphone 4 for at least 5 Years. if you don't try to play the newest games on it, a phone will easily last that long. (if it's repairable, and the software support is there (props to google))
Yeah, I consider this a good thing. There's enough electronic waste as it is.
We're slowing turning smartphones into dumbphones again. Many of us used to rock 10+ year old phones, since phone calls and texting doesn't need anything fancy.
I have been on a 3 year replacement cycle of unlocked phones for most of the last decade on my personal phones. I buy whatever lower mid-range android phone looks the best at the time.
My workphone is a flagship due to the insane business discounts they get ($320 for a S23 at launch).
I am currently carrying a Nokia G50 and the S23. I honestly don't see much difference in daily performance. The G50 makes clearer phone calls. The S23 is a little bit faster.
I am debating going to a 4 year cycle now.
Aside from inflation and limited benefit of upgrading, subscriptions for every little thing are depleting discretionary income.
Smartphones are ridiculously expensive now. I usually get one of last year's refurbished flagships.
People just don't have the spending money anymore for phones. Especially given how expensive the flagships are.
I need to replace my Pixel 6 Pro soon (cracked screen, issues with phone in general) and out of curiosity I checked iPhones. The last few versions all have very similar specs, I could get a 12 and wouldn't be missing too much. I can see why people would constantly upgrade.
It's because new phones are too big! I'm planning to take my reasonably-sized phone to the grave!
I think market saturation is also a factor.