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.

  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Just FYI on the a series. I heard the a54 was pretty good, but I wouldn't drop any lower than that. I went from an s7 to an a32 and it felt like a downgrade.

    Oh and they changed up the galaxy keyboard from what was on the s7. The autocorrect was shit for the longest time. They did an upgrade that was kinda better, but still not great.

    • TillieNeuen [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Oh good to know! I figured that after a 6 year old phone, just about anything new would be just as good. That's really helpful to know.

      • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        So did I! I got the s7 for gearvr and since I didn't need that anymore, I figured I could just get the freebie smartphone and be golden. Nope. It's not horrible, but it's not better. Bigger screen but lower resolution, stuff like that.

        • TillieNeuen [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          Just to show you how ignorant I am with this kind of thing, when you say "I heard the a54 was pretty good, but I wouldn’t drop any lower than that. I went from an s7 to an a32 and it felt like a downgrade." Is "lower" just "lower quality" or is it "lower quality as expressed by the number"? Like, I have no clue what the numbers mean and the Galaxy A series has so. many. numbers. Am I correct in thinking that, in your opinion, an a[number 54 or higher] is good but a[53 or lower is probably bad]?

          • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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            2 years ago

            Am I correct in thinking that, in your opinion, an a[number 54 or higher] is good but a[53 or lower is probably bad]?

            Lol no worries. Yes, as in the model numbers are indicative of their quality and capabilities. The s series are by year/generation, but the a series seem to be in terms of capability and quality. Not even sure about j series, tbh. I actually suspect the lower a numbers are the failed quality control parts of the higher a numbers.

            • TillieNeuen [she/her]
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              2 years ago

              Oh that makes so much sense! I was thinking in terms of year/generation, so I couldn't figure out why there were so many doggone numbers and what on earth they could all mean.

            • Llituro [he/him, they/them]
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              2 years ago

              I actually suspect the lower a numbers are the failed quality control parts of the higher a numbers.

              that's pretty typical for production of chips at least, the difference between an i9 and an i5 in terms of the silicon they build it out of is quality control.