Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) has published a report, according to which the owners of devices running on the Android operating system change their devices more often than the owners of iPhone smartphones.

Over the past few years, there has been a trend toward longer iPhone usage. Thanks to improved device durability, transparency of credit terms and fewer innovations, iPhone owners have started to replace their devices less frequently. Owners of Android smartphones show a different model of behavior.

Thus, among all smartphone buyers, about a third of new iPhone owners have used their devices for three years or more. Meanwhile, only 21% of new Android smartphone owners reported that their devices were more than three years old. However, about 1/3 of iPhone owners are replacing their devices that are less than two years old, while 57% of Android smartphone owners are replacing devices that are less than two years old.

It's obvious that Android smartphones become obsolete faster than iPhones for users. At the same time, Android owners have a wider choice between different manufacturers, and most Android smartphones are cheaper than the iPhone, reducing owners' financial and emotional attachment to their devices, analysts say.