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

    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.