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.
Phones with oled screens from 2020 forward are g2g. Oled screens with burn in from before then we’re one of my pet peeves so it’s good to see conclusively that it’s not a problem anymore.
Everyone is gonna say get either one of the big name (google or Samsung) android phones or just buy some super cheap Chinese brand because they’re all made in the same factory. If you’re gonna go android no matter what that’s solid advice.
My advice has always been to look at the apple phones first. They have longer support windows, more parts availability, better security etc. you will almost universally be happier and your carrier probably has a gimmie deal for either an android or iPhone anyway that’ll get you one for free if you just sign a two year contract or whatever.
Seriously, there has never been a better time to switch.
E: had a moment at work and wanted to give a little explanation for how to handle some of the things you ”give up” from android:
Adblocking: use a vpn and a pihole. There is a cost up front ($30 for a knockoff rpi) but you get whole house ad blocking and by using a vpn to your home so that you get zero overhead dns blocking you also get the ability to hide your browsing from whatever network you’re on. Now you can browse pornhub and other blocked sites at work.
That’s all I can think of at the moment, I had a real list in mind but they’ve been turned to air.
These are all universally bad deals imo. I could get a "free" galaxy s23 with trade in for AT&T. But the AT&T contract would have me paying out another $1000 on the fucking monthly bill before I could unlock it and switch to a cheaper service. Im paying $30/mo for t-mobile. The AT&T plan was like over twice that
That’s often true but when you have no dollars and need a phone that’s what u gotta do.
Thanks! I've been hesitant to switch because the thought of getting used to a different style of phone sounds like a giant pain in the ass. I'll think about it though.
If you have any questions feel free to ask. The most die hard android person I know switched recently and she said the “worst” thing was having to get a handheld to play emulators on and followed it up with “but the games play right now so it’s a net gain.”