The actual manufacturing process has a direct impact on the environment. For example, raw materials must be extracted and processed to make a smartphone, which consumes natural resources and energy.

Now, I use my phone for at least two years because I don't feel any reason to upgrade sooner. Annual smartphone upgrades aren't enticing, and that's for a few key reasons. Moreover, spending $ ...

Many manufacturers now offer affordable battery replacements, extending a phone’s usability for years without the need for a costly upgrade. Smartphone upgrades come with a financial cost. Every year, ...

Chasing the absolute "best" phone every year is exhausting, expensive, and unnecessary. Now, I upgrade my Android phone every ...

"This appears to be a blend of the iPhone upgrade plan where you can get a new phone every year and the Apple One subscription," Lee writes. He adds that the services side of the rumored Pixel ...

Whether it's the fresh look or the boost in specs, Apple fans have good reason to be excited. Here are the top five upgrades ...

Let’s face it: yearly phone upgrades haven’t been a thing in a while. Technology doesn’t advance as much on a yearly basis as it did a decade ago, so the changes new phone models bring to ...

In a world where year over year iPhone upgrades are getting smaller and smaller, it can sometimes seem like every recent iPhone looks and feels the same. With iPhone 17 Pro launching later this year ...

That said, the iPhone 13 remains a great phone, and both these handsets run the same iOS 17 software of course. If you've got the cash spare, we think the iPhone 15 is a worthy upgrade ...