Ask Slashdot: Is Leasing a Smartphone Better Than Buying One? (cnbc.com)

Posted by msmash on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @06:05AM from the what-to-do dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The biggest benefit with a lease program is you have the option of upgrading to a newer phone model, usually after just a year. You don't get that option when you buy. But with a lease program, although it may be cheaper, you have to return the phone at the end of the agreement or when you upgrade -- meaning you can't pass it off to your child or sell it. So rather than leasing, buying may be a better option. But a New York Times column makes case for why leasing is the right way to go about it. I wanted to check with Slashdot readers, what do you prefer and why?

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Re:I almost always lease... by JohnFen · 2017-08-29 07:12 · Score: 3, Interesting

You might be surprised how many people put a cell phone, without any kind of screen protector, into their pocket with their keys.
I do this. No protector or case. It hasn't damaged my screen one bit, although it has caused damage to the non-glass finish -- but I couldn't care less about that. I've had this phone for four years and it's still going strong.