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Old 05-11-2023, 11:46 AM  
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I need a new phone
It's pay off time for my device so that inevitably means that my phone mysteriously won't charge or hold a charge.

Ive got about 48 hrs to make a decision and that might decrease as the urge to smash this POS grows.

I have an S21 right now, before that i had an s9 and before it was a note 5. Im not exclusive to Samsung phones, i have just been rolling with what a i know.

What's something worth looking at?
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Old 05-11-2023, 12:02 PM   #2
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New Pixel 7a came out yesterday. It's got a lot of what the flagship has in a more friendly buying price. I think it's like $499 maybe?

I'm a Google guy and have always preferred Android even though I'm currently using an Iphone for the first time in my life. If they could ever figure out the shitty texting and media sharing between the two OS systems I'd be a happy camper and right back over to the Pixels. Never was a fan of Samsung phones myself.
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Old 05-11-2023, 12:02 PM   #3
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Samsung Fold 4

Best phone Ive ever had. Can look at so much porn on it
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Old 05-11-2023, 12:11 PM   #4
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If you're used to a standard profile phone, I wouldn't recommend a folding phone of any kind. When closed, they're noticeably narrower than a "regular" smart phone and it makes everyday tasks like texting more difficult. More often than not, fold users end up having to unfold their phone for everything and it loses its convenience factor. If you really want a bigger screen, get a tablet.

As for what type of phone you SHOULD get, if you're set on Android/Google, as Blake said, Google released a couple of phones yesterday, one of which is the very affordable Pixel 7a. Samsung does make a great phone as well but you probably already know that after using the S21.

Honestly, I wouldn't recommend anything other than those two. There are other phone manufacturers for sure but Samsung and Google are much better at support the OS long term, especially when it comes to security patching and the like.
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Old 05-11-2023, 12:15 PM   #5
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Old 05-11-2023, 12:23 PM   #6
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If you're used to a standard profile phone, I wouldn't recommend a folding phone of any kind. When closed, they're noticeably narrower than a "regular" smart phone and it makes everyday tasks like texting more difficult. More often than not, fold users end up having to unfold their phone for everything and it loses its convenience factor. If you really want a bigger screen, get a tablet.

As for what type of phone you SHOULD get, if you're set on Android/Google, as Blake said, Google released a couple of phones yesterday, one of which is the very affordable Pixel 7a. Samsung does make a great phone as well but you probably already know that after using the S21.

Honestly, I wouldn't recommend anything other than those two. There are other phone manufacturers for sure but Samsung and Google are much better at support the OS long term, especially when it comes to security patching and the like.
What is the current model of the phone i have now? The s23? I don't use this thing for that much to be honest. Paying bills, some video streaming, sports betting and playing online poker at work.

It amazes me how these things always seem to fail right around payoff time... but im sure that's just coincidence.
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Old 05-11-2023, 12:59 PM   #7
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What is the current model of the phone i have now? The s23? I don't use this thing for that much to be honest. Paying bills, some video streaming, sports betting and playing online poker at work.

It amazes me how these things always seem to fail right around payoff time... but im sure that's just coincidence.
Coincidence? I think not. It's planned obsolesce and pretty much everybody does it anymore. And it isn't just cell phones, it's consumer electronics and appliances too.

Hell, just the other day we sprang a leak in our hot tub, 4 days after the warranty expired.

Things aren't built to last anymore. We're a consumer-driven society and the only way to sustain is to buy more stuff more often.
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Old 05-11-2023, 01:03 PM   #8
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Coincidence? I think not. It's planned obsolesce and pretty much everybody does it anymore. And it isn't just cell phones, it's consumer electronics and appliances too.

Hell, just the other day we sprang a leak in our hot tub, 4 days after the warranty expired.

Things aren't built to last anymore. We're a consumer-driven society and the only way to sustain is to buy more stuff more often.
If your product lasts to long you aren't profitable and with all the shit about profits have to keep going up up and up it's not in the interest of your company to make anything that lasts.
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Old 05-11-2023, 01:36 PM   #9
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Depending on your carrier, they'll likely give you a considerable trade-in value for your existing S21. You could probably get a S23 for practically nothing. Check your carrier. I'd also recommend the Pixel 7A if you're happy with Android. The S23 is a better phone overall, but it's like double the price of the 7A, and the extra features might not be worth it to somebody who only uses their phone for simple stuff.
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Old 05-11-2023, 01:49 PM   #10
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Depending on your carrier, they'll likely give you a considerable trade-in value for your existing S21. You could probably get a S23 for practically nothing. Check your carrier. I'd also recommend the Pixel 7A if you're happy with Android. The S23 is a better phone overall, but it's like double the price of the 7A, and the extra features might not be worth it to somebody who only uses their phone for simple stuff.
A lot of people only use their phone for calls, text, intermittent web browsing, and TAKING PHOTOS. The reason why I emphasize that is that the Google Pixel series has some very compelling camera/photo functions. The "magic eraser" is actually pretty freaking cool.
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Old 05-11-2023, 03:03 PM   #11
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Old 05-11-2023, 03:10 PM   #12
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Been using the same damn phone since '17. In some ways i really am an old man.
I've had 3 smartphones since they came out.

I traded my S9 in because my mother was having problems with her OnePlus 5T and AT&T was offering $800 trade in for the S9 in any condition and it was like 3 generations old. She got a new S22 Ultra or some shit for $400 and I took her 5T and put a new battery in it. Works fine.
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Old 05-11-2023, 04:54 PM   #13
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Been using the same damn phone since '17. In some ways i really am an old man.
I try to. I literally don't want a new phone. But this thing gets 1 bar no matter where im at, the battery won't hold a charge for more than a handful of hours, i only have one charger that will charge it and sometimes it takes 3-4 hours to charge.

Now that i think about it, i kept my note 5 for long past the payoff date until the battery crapped out. They don't build these things to last.
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Old 05-11-2023, 05:19 PM   #14
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I got a new work phone when the google pixel 7pro came out. Its a pretty nice phone. I had been issued Samsung before which I liked but this seems much better. The old was a 21 Ultra I think.

My own cell phone is a Samsung S20 + an ok phone with no issues and 3 generations old and going fine. I had to replace the glass camera lens cover that my pocket flipper knife broke out. I just bought a repair kit on Amazon and was fine.

My retirement comes late this fall so I will probably replace my personal Samsung with a Pixel then.
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Old 05-11-2023, 07:30 PM   #15
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My Fold2 was beat to shit and Verizon gave me 800 for it so I got an S23+. It's an amazing phone, great battery life...but it's just a phone. I miss my Fold every day, and the moment my current phone is out of the 2 year "free contract period" I am 100% going back to the Folds.
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