Quote Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
I was determined to make it last a full 10 years - I made it!
Every non-smartphone I've owned has broken soon after the contract I bought it on expired, which I presumed was intentional to get me to buy a new phone on a new contract and keep demand up. Every smartphone I've had except for the HTC Desire became unusable after a similar period because they couldn't cope with the demands made on them by the OS updates they received.

You must have kept your phone hidden away in bubble wrap to get it to last so long.

I guess phone makers have learnt very well from carmakers, no point in giving too much quality and reliability because that means the consumer will be happy with what they have for too long and they won't be coming back for more in a hurry.