• sailorfish [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    I'm replacing my 5 year old phone this month and I'm honestly so sad about it. The only real problem with it is that the battery runs down asap and the memory is low (32gb) for the amount of videos and pics people send me nowadays. I got this phone right around when mainstream phones stopped having easily opened backs and microSD card slots and I'm still seething over it

      • sailorfish [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        Haha too late, I already ordered a new one the other day (a OnePlus 8t) :') Tbh I'm intimidated by the thought of doing something myself and I live in a small city in a small country, where finding someone to do it for me is complicated. I'll see how the OnePlus is, I've wanted to try one of the Chinese phones for a while now

    • kristina [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      get phones with huge batteries in it. i dont have a replaceable one on mine but it had the largest battery of any smartphone at the time for around 100 dollars. its lasted me 9 years and im thinking of replacing it soon because its battery life is only 6 hours now (lol, when i first got it i could use it on and off for a week and have 50% charge left on it). also get wireless charging the biggest reason why im replacing my phone is i have eroded the microusb connector through constant unplugging and replugging, i think wireless charging will extend the longevity of batteries and connectors quite handily.

      • sailorfish [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        (lol, when i first got it i could use it on and off for a week and have 50% charge left on it)

        Holy shit, jealous.

        I've heard mixed things about wireless charging - like some people say it actually damages the battery more? But I'm not great at keeping up with tech developments, idk if they've fixed that/it only applies to specific phones