What kind of smart phone do you have and are you happy with it?
10-30-20, 04:50 PM
#26
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Re: What kind of smart phone do you have and are you happy with it?
Originally Posted by VinVega
I have a Samsung S8 and it's still hanging in there. I may be in the market for a new phone for XMas or early next year as I'm finishing year 3 on this phone. It does the job for the apps I use.
10-30-20, 10:34 PM
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Re: What kind of smart phone do you have and are you happy with it?
iPhone X...still great condition. Paid off and works perfect. No plans to update any time soon.
02-12-21, 05:17 AM
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Re: What kind of smart phone do you have and are you happy with it?
I'm a long-time user of the Galaxy line, S4, S7, S9 Plus, and I just bought the S21 Ultra 512gb. I got the S9+ when the S7's touchscreen was starting to go (traded it in) and the fingerprint sensor on the S9+ died a few months ago but it wasn't enough to switch but now the GPS died. It won't pull up anything by name, doesn't show the map, a correct ETA, etc. (and I use it a lot). So I decided to bite and trade it in and I got $350 for the trade in. I'm completely satisfied with the line. Got it on Samsung credit and I got the S9+ 3 years ago so I view it as pretty much a monthly fee for using the phone (interest free for four years for the S21, the S9 was paid over 2 years). For me it's a necessity. I have a kid on oxygen, meds, a feeding tube, so I use it pretty much all day every day, for all aspects of life. It has no SD card but the space is four times of what I have accumulated on internal + SD card on the S9+ over the past 3 years. The S4 came out in 2013 and I plan to keep this 4 years so that's about a phone every 3 years. I have a Samsung tablet and a Samsung smartwatch so I'm deep into the ecosystem (and I use them all a lot and very happy with them).
02-13-21, 03:20 PM
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Re: What kind of smart phone do you have and are you happy with it?
After watching my Samsung S9 bounce down the side of a cliff I ended my relationship with expensive phones. Currently a Moto G Power.
02-13-21, 04:14 PM
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Re: What kind of smart phone do you have and are you happy with it?
My mom wanted an apple watch so I switched from my beloved Galaxy S10 to an iPhone 12 (we have to be on the same OS so I can troubleshoot for her). It's ok. There are some iOS quirks that I don't love (using face ID during a pandemic is frustrating) but I do like the camera better.
02-14-21, 04:56 PM
#32
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Re: What kind of smart phone do you have and are you happy with it?
A Panasonic KX-TGD390C. Yeah, it's all right.
02-15-21, 06:14 AM
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Re: What kind of smart phone do you have and are you happy with it?
I went back through the past four phones I've had (took a while to find the info).
S4 $347.30 7/21/2013
S7 $460.24 2/23/2016
S9+ $549.30 3/12/18
S21 ultra $1089.74 2/16/2021
7.5 years, $2446.58, average $326.22 per year or $28.19 per month. I've always gotten flagship phones soon after release. And that's without counting the time I'll keep the S21. If I keep it 3 years, it'd be $19.42 a month. I financed the S21 interest free for 3 years.
The S9+ had 64 gigs. I have about another 64 gigs in the SD card. The new phone will have 4 times the space as what I've accumulated in the past 3 years. I always swore I'd never have a phone without an SD card slot or a wired headphone jack and here we are.
S4 $347.30 7/21/2013
S7 $460.24 2/23/2016
S9+ $549.30 3/12/18
S21 ultra $1089.74 2/16/2021
7.5 years, $2446.58, average $326.22 per year or $28.19 per month. I've always gotten flagship phones soon after release. And that's without counting the time I'll keep the S21. If I keep it 3 years, it'd be $19.42 a month. I financed the S21 interest free for 3 years.
The S9+ had 64 gigs. I have about another 64 gigs in the SD card. The new phone will have 4 times the space as what I've accumulated in the past 3 years. I always swore I'd never have a phone without an SD card slot or a wired headphone jack and here we are.
02-27-21, 06:16 PM
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Re: What kind of smart phone do you have and are you happy with it?
I have a very old Samsung SM-G550T. Just brought a Samsung Galaxy A71 5G (Unlocked) from Samsung for $271.30 before taxes & a $50 Samsung credit.
02-27-21, 07:11 PM
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Re: What kind of smart phone do you have and are you happy with it?
Originally Posted by OldBoy
iPhone X...still great condition. Paid off and works perfect. No plans to update any time soon.
