Yes, new smartphones are faster, slimmer, and sexier. You just got a bonus? A tax refund? A gift from your overly-generous grandmother? Instead of spending it on a smartphone you don’t need…why don’t you buy a new laptop? Because a new smartphone is approximately the same price as a new laptop. Just get the screen repaired and you’ll save about $500.
Minus the old ‘my contract’s up’ excuse, here are 12 reasons you think you need a new phone that are actually reasons you don’t. You might want a new smartphone, but you don’t need it. But let’s be serious: Even though you’ve been eyeing the new Moto X Pure Edition to replace your old Samsung Galaxy Note 3…you don’t really need a new smartphone. Verizon recently eliminated contracts and subsidized phones, which means you have one less excuse to upgrade to a new phone.
