# Maximum life of a smartphone **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 22, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-life-of-a-smartphone/723111 "2015-06-22T02:07:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-life-of-a-smartphone/723111/21 "2015-06-24T04:42:11Z")
> [@Terry\_Kennedy](#): > > Here’s my entry - Motorola Timeport (color version of the StarTAC) from December 2000. Pic showing service and current date/time [here](http://www.tmk.com/transient/DSCF1194-s.jpg)… Whats the reward, a dollar? :D:D:D ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-life-of-a-smartphone/723111/22 "2015-06-24T04:45:12Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > It’s not a comparison. **russian heel** asked a separate question. Yeah, you know I apologize, the thread is about smart phones not old-timey flip phones, sorry for the hijack, but I do love reading about cell phones people have been using for the past 15 years! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![knitcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2acd7d/32.png) [@knitcrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knitcrew)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-life-of-a-smartphone/723111/24 "2015-06-24T08:55:15Z")
Hi, i think the life of a smartphone depends on the user itself. It could be a year or two only if it has not been given the proper care. However, we can extend it through its battery life. We must learn to boost it to make last. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-life-of-a-smartphone/723111.md?page=1)