Well, I believe that electronic devices which are being mostly used, attempt to break down most quickly, so it depends from the specific person at a specific device. Some people always on their phones, they discharge them more quickly, they tend to drop them more often, which ultimately leads to the collapse of this electronic tool. Definitely in the past electronic devices used to last longer. For example, Japan’s manufacturers used to construct extremely robust electronic devices, like Nokia phones, which served their owners for decades without any even minor issues. Nowadays it’s not the case. people replace their phones or any other electronic devices each two to three years. I do believe that manufacturers have the responsibility to maximize the lifespan of the electronic device they produce because this is their product and they receive money for that and I believe they have to maximize the utility for users and make it as much robust as possible.
Band 7+: The lifespan of electronic devices Which electronic devices tend to break down most quickly? Is it true that electronic devices used to last longer in the past? Do manufacturers have a responsibility to maximize the lifespan of the electronic devices they produce?
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Well, I believe that electronic devices which are used most often tend to break down more quickly, so it depends on the specific person and the specific device. Some people are always on their phones; they discharge them more quickly and tend to drop them more often, which ultimately leads to the failure of these electronic tools. Definitely, in the past, electronic devices used to last longer. For example, Japanese manufacturers used to construct extremely robust electronic devices, like Nokia phones, which served their owners for decades without even minor issues. Nowadays, that's not the case. People replace their phones or other electronic devices every two to three years. I do believe that manufacturers have the responsibility to maximize the lifespan of the electronic devices they produce because this is their product, and they receive money for that. I believe they have to maximize the utility for users and make it as robust as possible.
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