My trusty Samsung Galaxy S7 that I bought in 2017 is bricked and now I must buy a new phone. What are the recommendations of the hexbear community for a replacement? I was satisfied with my elderly phone except that there was a lot of junk that came with the phone that I couldn't delete, and for the last couple years or so I've had to delete an app before I could add an app, so that was kind of annoying. But other than that, I was happy with it, so I don't need the newest coolest thing.

  • MoneyIsTheDeepState [comrade/them,he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I look for the cheapest phone that has the newest version of Android, usually. It always seems like EOL is what forces me to move on to a new phone, so I look for the farthest-out EOL

    Unfortunately, last time that meant buying a Pixel, which has been perfectly fine, but it's not as cheap as I'd like

    • TillieNeuen [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      I've thought about going with Pixel this time around, but I'm hesitating because it's more expensive than I'd like and I've heard the battery life isn't as good, though I'm not sure that the difference is actually that severe that a normal user would even notice a difference.

      • disgruntled_worker [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        i have a 6a i bought new before xmas last year, im an average dude that doesn't use their phone during the work day that often and i get a solid 18-20 hours of battery life. i am not a power user though, today i have 3 hours total screen time since unplugging a little before 8am.