There was a time when smartphones weren’t so smart. They were basically just plain old phones. Their capacities, of course, have skyrocketed since, and so have their price tags. The iPhone 15 Pro Max, for instance, starts at $1,199. For an often hefty chunk of change, consumers get a device that, according to Statista, lasts about 2.67 years in 2023. This can mean that the lifetime cost of the device is even higher if costly repairs are necessary as
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