Hi all,
my phone company recently wrote to me that they are in the process of abandoning 3G support, so they kindly invite me to buy a new smartphone (and change SIM too).
In the years I favoured models in the 100-150 EUR/USD/CHF (not great differences between currencies) when I couldn't adopt the "old" model dismissed by my wife or my son...
Very basic needs: phone calls, email checking, browsing, messaging, maps and indications when travelling to an unknown town or place. For all the rest, I have my own apps
What matters to me in a smartphone?
1. Good antenna for flawless phone calls (afterall it's still a phone)
2. WiFi - NFC - BT - GPS (or equivalent)
3. Enough RAM (8/16GB ?) to work without glitches whatever app I use
4. Enough Storage to avoid to be forced to disinstall an app in order to be able to update it. In general, enough room for a good number of apps (mostly made by me with B4A)
5. Ability to update the OS for a few runs
6 Network 4G/5G
7. Android 14+
What I don't care about?
1. Ultra-High definition cameras
2. 3D cameras
3. Fingerprint reader
4. Tons of pre-installed apps (that I can't disinstall)
5. AI assistants
6. Fancy UI
I'd like an advice about models you used yourself for some time, so to be aware of limitations or occured problems well before I start searching Amazon or any other marketplace (or even shops in the street).
TIA
my phone company recently wrote to me that they are in the process of abandoning 3G support, so they kindly invite me to buy a new smartphone (and change SIM too).
In the years I favoured models in the 100-150 EUR/USD/CHF (not great differences between currencies) when I couldn't adopt the "old" model dismissed by my wife or my son...
Very basic needs: phone calls, email checking, browsing, messaging, maps and indications when travelling to an unknown town or place. For all the rest, I have my own apps
What matters to me in a smartphone?
1. Good antenna for flawless phone calls (afterall it's still a phone)
2. WiFi - NFC - BT - GPS (or equivalent)
3. Enough RAM (8/16GB ?) to work without glitches whatever app I use
4. Enough Storage to avoid to be forced to disinstall an app in order to be able to update it. In general, enough room for a good number of apps (mostly made by me with B4A)
5. Ability to update the OS for a few runs
6 Network 4G/5G
7. Android 14+
What I don't care about?
1. Ultra-High definition cameras
2. 3D cameras
3. Fingerprint reader
4. Tons of pre-installed apps (that I can't disinstall)
5. AI assistants
6. Fancy UI
I'd like an advice about models you used yourself for some time, so to be aware of limitations or occured problems well before I start searching Amazon or any other marketplace (or even shops in the street).
TIA