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1. wheels+B7[view] [source] 2023-10-04 15:29:10
>>skille+(OP)
I feel like the elephant in the room is that there's no phone battery that's going to stay useful in anywhere close to that time frame, and replacing phone batteries is usually a losing proposition. I've tried, several times. Fake, low-quality batteries are rampant (usually degrading within weeks), and genuine ones are prohibitively expensive -- usually a significant fraction of the cost of a new phone.
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2. jmull+Kl[view] [source] 2023-10-04 16:23:21
>>wheels+B7
> usually a significant fraction of the cost of a new phone

For my phone a battery replacement from the manufacturer is right at 10% the price of what's probably the equivalent new phone. (Not that I'm having battery issues yet for my ~2yr old phone.)

To me that's well within the range of being worth it vs. a new phone.

I don't have a Pixel, though, so maybe it's different.

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