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Aesma wrote:My Samsung A50S is due for a replacement, although it's still working fine and I don't really need anything more. The S23 is a reasonable size and weight, I don't want anything bigger than my current phone, so exit the + and ultra. The S23 has wireless charging that I would like to have. It doesn't have a SD card slot, however, that's a minus. More importantly, it costs almost 3 times my budget...
There is the A53 but it is 20g heavier than my A50S despite keeping the same format. It has the SD card slot, but not the wireless charging (no affordable phone has it, unfortunately).
c933103 wrote:I don't like Samsung devices, they are a bit better than Chinese Android devices but still many bloatware.
casinterest wrote:c933103 wrote:I don't like Samsung devices, they are a bit better than Chinese Android devices but still many bloatware.
That is an issue of the distrbutors. Not Samsung itself. A bit of a google droid issue, but still mostly who you buy it from.
I still stick with Apple, becasue I can transfer my setup forward. Most of my IPhone 4 settings still exist on on my 14.
1337Delta764 wrote:I was wondering, do you plan to buy the Samsung Galaxy S23 series?
Aesma wrote:My Samsung A50S is due for a replacement, although it's still working fine and I don't really need anything more. The S23 is a reasonable size and weight, I don't want anything bigger than my current phone, so exit the + and ultra. The S23 has wireless charging that I would like to have. It doesn't have a SD card slot, however, that's a minus. More importantly, it costs almost 3 times my budget...
There is the A53 but it is 20g heavier than my A50S despite keeping the same format. It has the SD card slot, but not the wireless charging (no affordable phone has it, unfortunately).
c933103 wrote:I am not talking about devices sold by carriers or tempered by retailers. Those can be identified. Samsung phones still have many bloat even in the clean state.
1337Delta764 wrote:Some people use a phone as a phone and not as a fashion accessory that they can brag about to their friends and people on the internet. Nothing is free. Those expensive, top-of-the-line phones are paid for somehow by the owners.Aesma wrote:My Samsung A50S is due for a replacement, although it's still working fine and I don't really need anything more. The S23 is a reasonable size and weight, I don't want anything bigger than my current phone, so exit the + and ultra. The S23 has wireless charging that I would like to have. It doesn't have a SD card slot, however, that's a minus. More importantly, it costs almost 3 times my budget...
There is the A53 but it is 20g heavier than my A50S despite keeping the same format. It has the SD card slot, but not the wireless charging (no affordable phone has it, unfortunately).
Here in the US with the incredible trade-in offers that carriers offer, it makes very little sense to buy a midrange phone at full price. If you aren't trading in, a 1–2-year-old flagship is usually a better deal than a current midrange.
c933103 wrote:I don't like Samsung devices, they are a bit better than Chinese Android devices but still many bloatware.
WesternDC6B wrote:I tried Samsung phones twice. I got the S9+ when it was the whiz-bang gotta-have phone; I bought it for myself as a birthday present. It popped up ads in middle of my composing emails, and worst of all, it randomly played video advertisements at odd times. It did it at 11:40PM one night, and did it loudly.
No, it was not my carrier. It was the blasted phone! I was within the return window, and the next business day I got rid of it.
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Tugger wrote:Pixel all the way.
My current 3a is doing great. Multiday battery, handles anything I need to do and has a clean simple interface (and I use Microsoft Launcher). I am looking to get the 7a when it comes out this year but probably don't need to as my 3a is in perfect condition.
Tugg
NIKV69 wrote:Tugger wrote:Pixel all the way.
My current 3a is doing great. Multiday battery, handles anything I need to do and has a clean simple interface (and I use Microsoft Launcher). I am looking to get the 7a when it comes out this year but probably don't need to as my 3a is in perfect condition.
Tugg
Was going to ask about that phone. I loved LG phones but they aren't making phones anymore so in two years I will need to get a new phone.
cpd wrote:Still have an old iPhone. It’s enough and I’ll keep it going for as long as possible.
Work phone is an iPhone 13 which is very good so far so I’d definitely look at one of those if I need to replace the old phone.
Otherwise it just gets crazy (expensive) replacing phones just to stay with the latest version.
Tugger wrote:Pixel all the way.
My current 3a is doing great. Multiday battery, handles anything I need to do and has a clean simple interface (and I use Microsoft Launcher). I am looking to get the 7a when it comes out this year but probably don't need to as my 3a is in perfect condition.
Tugg
pune wrote:Bought a mid-range Samsung device last year, so not gonna change it anytime soon. I wanted to get Note 10 because of the stylus but was twice my budget. If ever Samsung decides to have something like a Note 10 or 10 lite in and around INR 25k/- then there is where my money will go. But again, not anytime soon. They have promised 4 years of product updates and 5 years of security updates so that's that. I am more focussed on the security updates, so would be looking out on that.