Hey, @melbourneswest.
Yeah. To each their own. :)
I've heard about obsolescence in a lot of things being built in. In the case of our 6ses, they went pretty well for at least 4.5 years before we started to notice things like battery life and the occasional program freeze. We'll probably end up still using them, just not with cellular capabilities. They'd still be our primary phones if I didn't like the deal I got.
So, if it is two years, the programming missed both our phones. :)
Obviously, they are expensive. Apple doesn't like dropping prices, except on older models, which you can then get fairly cheap if that's the objective. Still good phones as far as I'm concerned.
I haven't felt limited in anyway, but then I'm not a power phone user, either. It's primary use is texting, calls, and then getting on the Internet when I'm out and about, or using Maps. I have two work apps on it that I use, and a couple of games. That's about it.
That's good to know, and wow! Awesome usage. I think my last phone lasted 3 years. I ended up having to upgrade due to the charge port no longer working.
I have young kids, they end up smashing my screens :( they need a perspex version for youngins 🤣
I'm fortunate, I guess, to be a little farther down the road, so phones like the ones we have now weren't available when my kids were growing up. I do get to live it vicariously through my sons and their children, though. I don't know what you all do to keep a) kids from being on the screens all the time, but hopefully you're finding a way because b) screens don't need to be smashed very often. They're awfully expensive to replace. :)
I'm pretty happy that we got that much out of them. I think they could have gone on for a while, but at some point, and I think it's next year, Apple stops supporting them with their latest updates. So, it was pretty much time.