Phone manufacturers have been touting cameras as a main feature for many years, but I would argue that the vast majority of mid to upper-tier phones have "good enough" photography for 90% of consumers, and have for some time now. I still have a phone from 2020 (S20 FE), and nothing released to date has even barely nudged me from considering an upgrade. The phone just works, and it works *really well*. Only the lack of security updates would inspire me to upgrade. The thing is a tank: I've dropped it probably 20-30 times and not even a scratch (has a decent $15 case).
I *just* upgraded a laptop from 2016. It works fine, but the battery life was silly, and I was tiring of the form factor. I bought a replacement at half the cost and half the weight. I won't consider any new technology unless the price is on parity with what I have currently and performance is at least double.