Cell phones

[Calypto]

What if you're playing a game?

[Pinky]

What if you're playing a game?

It depends on how the game is programmed. If the game doesn't has an option to "go back" obviously, the back-gesture won't have any effect. There are however three gestures which always work (even within an Android game): minimising or closing an app and accessing the event screen. All of those are accessed by swiping from the screen's edges, i.e. there is little chance that you accidentally activate them while playing. And if you're running an Android app you, of course, get also the usual Android buttons on the bottom...

[Azarael]

iPhone 3GS second-hand, and will run it into the ground before I replace it. Unfortunately it's pretty close to that point - the headphone jack and battery are beginning to fail.

Aaaaand done, it bricked today with a -1 error code. Time to look for a new phone...

[focus]

I wonder, how often you guys change your phones and other equipment?
Mine is 4-5 years old or so (i even dont remember more precisely when i bought it).
And i am still fine with it.
Oh. I forgot. Its not a smartphone for sure.

[Eiforia]

I change phones every 2-3 years. But the reason is not tht old one is broken but it usually bothers me. And there is smth new and cool in the shops.

Its like clothers. You won't wear 1 t-shirt for all your life.

[Calypto]

Exactly. I have a gold, silver, and space grey iPhone each on a daily rotation. That way I don't get bored by the same color, it's always different.

[SageOfSixPaths]

I change phones every 2-3 years. But the reason is not tht old one is broken but it usually bothers me. And there is smth new and cool in the shops.

Its like clothers. You won't wear 1 t-shirt for all your life.

Likewise, i change my phone every 2-ish years..why? Because i can

@Aza get the nexus 5

[Earl_Vencar.:LLS:.]

I've had this current phone for ... 4 years? Maybe 5. I use it daily and can report no faults with it. It's not a smartphone.

[iZumo]

I change my phone every on about 0.75 year basis lately.

iPhone 3GS second-hand, and will run it into the ground before I replace it. Unfortunately it's pretty close to that point - the headphone jack and battery are beginning to fail.

Aaaaand done, it bricked today with a -1 error code. Time to look for a new phone...

Good. iCrap.users--, Android.users++

Get a phone with Intel CPU

[iRobot]

Not even lasting a year?

Guess it's pretty normal when you have a subpar device.