Oct 13, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min · 15 segments
With the slew of new technology hitting the market, like the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max having launched on September 9th, alongside Android rivals like the Google Pixel 11 and Samsung Galaxy S26 FE, we…
Lee Chwi LynnHost
Susan TamHost
Tonight, we're talking about phones or I guess more broadly, tech, new tech, buying it.
So how old is your current phone? Are you someone who likes to upgrade their tech frequently? We're talking about this.
Kind of kissing the 10K mark in the case of the most recent or rather upcoming iPhone Duo.
We've got a bunch of folks talking about... talking about why they don't do it, basically.
And LaPanda, for example, says, My current phone is a Samsung S23 Ultra that came out in 2023.
I only change my phone when my current one is too costly or not worth repairing, or the software is too outdated that it doesn't support the latest critical updates of the apps.
Yeah, LaPenda, I was just thinking about that, right? Like the software that's required to run whatever function we need to run from our banking apps to paying parking and making orders online, etc.
We kind of take it for granted that it will always work with our phone, right? But Somehow, it's going to be a tricky thing.
We've got to make a decision when these apps need particular upgrades that our hardware doesn't support.
Do we spend? Do we not spend? How do we do research? So that's when, for me, I get overwhelmed with decisions.
I used to be somebody who only changed my phone basically when I dropped it too many times.
And it was just something had gone so terribly wrong that fixing it would be simply as much more or less as buying a new phone or it gets kind of close to it.
Tonight, we're talking about phones or I guess more broadly, tech, new tech, buying it.
So how old is your current phone? Are you someone who likes to upgrade their tech frequently? We're talking about this.
Kind of kissing the 10K mark in the case of the most recent or rather upcoming iPhone Duo.
We've got a bunch of folks talking about... talking about why they don't do it, basically.
And LaPanda, for example, says, My current phone is a Samsung S23 Ultra that came out in 2023.
I only change my phone when my current one is too costly or not worth repairing, or the software is too outdated that it doesn't support the latest critical updates of the apps.
Yeah, LaPenda, I was just thinking about that, right? Like the software that's required to run whatever function we need to run from our banking apps to paying parking and making orders online, etc.
We kind of take it for granted that it will always work with our phone, right? But Somehow, it's going to be a tricky thing.
We've got to make a decision when these apps need particular upgrades that our hardware doesn't support.
Do we spend? Do we not spend? How do we do research? So that's when, for me, I get overwhelmed with decisions.
I used to be somebody who only changed my phone basically when I dropped it too many times.
And it was just something had gone so terribly wrong that fixing it would be simply as much more or less as buying a new phone or it gets kind of close to it.
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