[psmith2.0]

Originally Posted by PB PM To me the ideal would be 4-5 years, but that seems hard to do, something always seems to break before that. iPhone 4, dead home button. No more software updates.(3 years) iPhone 5c, battery died, not worth replacing (2 years). In-laws took it, replaced battery, got another year out of it. Died again. iPhone 6s, battery died, bulged nearly nuked screen (3 1/2 years) 1st Xs, 2 1/2 years, battery died, bulged nuked screen. Apple replaced. 2nd Xs 2 months… we’ll see how long it lasts

Yikes. That’s a lot of crazy, bad stuff. All I’ve ever dealt with is a depleted battery life/performance after about two years of solid use. And that’s easily addressed if I choose to.