Livalyo is built around a single question: should you keep or repair your smartphone, or replace it? Every device page gives an answer, plus what you need to judge that answer for yourself. The first pages cover 200 smartphones. We do not test devices. The pages draw on information published by manufacturers and on official documents, gathered automatically and then validated. Here is what each part of a page tells you.
The decision: two outcomes, no ranking
Every page ends in one of two decisions: ‘Keep / repair’ or ‘Replace’. There is no third option and no ranking between models. Livalyo is not trying to name the best smartphone; it tells you whether a given model still makes sense over time.
‘Replace’ does not mean the phone is about to stop working. It means the available facts no longer support relying on it for the long term. Likewise, ‘Keep / repair’ is not a guarantee of how long it will last. It is the conclusion the known facts support today.
Prices and deals play no part in the decision. A discount on a newer model will not tip a page towards ‘Replace’, and a low price on its own will not justify ‘Keep / repair’.
The reasons: what tipped the balance
Alongside the decision, the page lists the reasons behind it. Each one rests on a fact from an identifiable source, such as information published by the manufacturer or an official document.
Reading the reasons is how you check whether the decision applies to you. If a reason concerns something that barely matters for how you use your phone, you can give it less weight. If it touches something you care about, such as the security of your data, it deserves a closer look.
Facts are turned into a decision by deterministic rules: the same facts always produce the same decision. Nothing is left to case-by-case judgement.
Evidence coverage and confidence: two separate signals
Evidence coverage shows how much of the information the decision needs was found in identifiable sources. Partial coverage means some points could not be documented.
Confidence answers a different question: given what was found, how much weight can the decision bear? The two do not always move together. Plenty of sources that disagree can leave confidence limited, while a few clear facts can be enough to settle the matter.
Both signals are shown separately from the recommendation. They do not replace it; they tell you how much to lean on it.
Unknowns: what the page does not know
When a piece of information could not be found in an identifiable source, the page shows it as ‘unknown’. Livalyo does not fill the gap with an estimate, a brand average or a guess.
An unknown does not mean the answer is bad, only that it is not documented. A typical case is a manufacturer that has not published how long it will provide updates. If that point matters to you, it is worth asking the manufacturer or retailer directly.
Unknowns are also why a page can change. If an identifiable source appears, the missing information can be filled in, and the decision may change with it.
Repairability and market context: read them separately
Pages also cover the model’s repairability and the market context. Both are considered separately from the longevity score and are not added to it.
Keeping them apart avoids mixing different questions. One model may be easy to repair yet no longer receive updates; another may still be supported but hard to repair. Seeing each on its own lets you weigh them according to what matters to you.
A Livalyo page is read in two steps: the decision first, then the information that lets you judge it. With broad coverage, solid confidence and few unknowns, you can rely on the decision with more assurance. Otherwise, treat it as a pointer to combine with what you know about your own phone, which Livalyo cannot see.