25 Things in 2025: Thing #4

[smallhobbit]

Replace my current mobile phone

Like my laptop, my phone was showing signs of aging (well, so am I, but I'm not being replaced with a new model!) and some of the apps had stopped working, plus the banking apps were not going to be usable for much longer, so having sorted my new laptop it was time to do the same with my phone.

I went to look at some of the latest models, with the intention of sticking with Samsung, and having decided that that's what I was indeed going to do, and staying with the bottom of the range model - because I really don't need all the bells and whistles and would only get confused if I had them, I came home and ordered it, again through John Lewis.  The phone is pale green, but you can't actually see that as I've again gone with a bright red cover.

I had it up and running before my trip to London and so far I'm quite happy with it.  

But no more electronic changes for the moment!

Comments

[barbaratp]

Lembro do primeiro telefone que comprei para mim com meu próprio dinheiro, foi um Nokia Asha 110 lá pelos idos de 2013. Ele durou até meados de 2019 quando uma noite muito gelada queimou a tela touch dele me fazendo o substituir por um Moto G7 Play da Motorola que é o meu atual telefone.

Sempre fui uma pessoa muito econômica com eletrônicos. Tenho meu computador desde 2008 funcionando intacto, mesmo que já tenha precisado trocar sua memória e bateria de relógio por problemas diversos (corrompimento e descarregamento).

Eu pretendo trocar meus eletrônicos só no dia que tiver um emprego novo ou que a necessidade se faça presente casos eles estraguem sem chances de concerto.

Só não compraria nada da Samsung, não gosto muito deles para além de televisores. No Brasil a qualidade dos telefones, tablets e laptops dessa marca é um pouco inferior a outras do mercado.

[senmut]

Huzzah for sound investment in electronics!

[smallhobbit]

As I've said, I was replacing both mine because they no longer supported updates and therefore soon wouldn't be working properly, so I acted now in order to ensure I was up and running before the last minute.

I've had Samsung phones for years and have liked them - and John Lewis, the retailer I bought both my laptop and phone from, are highly regarded in the UK.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you - I'd been putting it off, so was glad of the final push to get it done :)

[dreamaastrid]

Congrats on the new tech. It always takes me a while to get used to a new mobile phone.

[barbaratp]

Wow aqui são inúmeras lojas e não acho que eu poderia dizer que já um varejista respeitável no ramo brasileiro *risos* e telefones de geração inferior, então às vezes é mais prático comprar uma marca menos conhecida para ter melhor qualidade. Muita gente compra Samsung pelo valor, eu prefiro Nokia ou Motorola mas tenho pensando em no futuro testar os aparelhos da Xiaomi.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. Even though it's the same make there are still differences, which take time to get used to.

[out_there]

For years now I've had cheapest-they-make Samsungs and they've been good and reliable. I like that the menu layout stays nice adn consistent, model to model.

(I got so sick of buying cheap phones and trying to replace them 3-5 years later only to find I had to change brands and get familiar with a slightly different layout/system.)

[smallhobbit]

My feelings exactly!

[ruric]

Samsung fan here too - still on the A12 model because I'm not about to pay over £100 for a phone. It's got a decent enough camera, does what I want and is pretty robust about being dropped - repeatedly. I dropped my current model shortly after I got it in May 2021 and cracked the screen and it still works fine and I hope it'll hold out for a few more years before upgrades to apps mean I need to upgrade the phone. *G*

[smallhobbit]

My last one was an older model than yours, hence the need to replace it. And I was happy with the price given how much many phones are. And how long I'd kept the last one!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Good for you! It will take some getting used to but I bet it will be worth it.

[smallhobbit]

I'm getting the hang of it quite quickly and teaching it important words like Holmes and Watson :)