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I have never upgraded every year, I used to every two years, then three. Now Iโve had my iPhone 11 for almost four years, and Iโm planning to keep it for 5. It will probably still get new OS updates for another 1 year after that (total of 6).
There is no reason to update your phone every year.
Same, I've easily had phones last for 4-5 years. My husband and I both keep them til there's something annoying enough to warrant an upgrade, be that lacking capabilities or wear-and-tear damage.
The kid then gets the option to upgrade her current hand-me-down phone with whatever we just replaced. I replaced this phone a year or two ago, I don't expect to replace it for quite a while.
Absolutely no reason to upgrade a phone every year. I highly recommend getting the phone protected with a good case and possibly a screen protector to anyone who doesn't do this already.