Your old phone isn’t useless: 4 smart ways to get more life out of it

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Phone upgrades are inevitable for most of us, whether that’s every two years, three, or whenever the itch hits. And while buying a new phone feels great, it doesn’t mean your old one is suddenly useless. Sure, it might be slower, the battery might not hold a charge like it used to, and it’s probably done with software updates, too. But it’s still got a screen, a camera, a microphone, and storage — and every one of those can be put to work in some way. It mostly comes down to the phone’s condition and how creative you’re willing to get with it.