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About $1400 for a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. I plan to keep it for at least 7 years since it'll have support for that long, so that's not too bad on a per year basis.

zero dollars

1000 msrp
40% coupon
=
600 bucks

Like $250 after case and screen protector.

$430.

I got mine for $200 due to a pricing error and the manager of the store looked so defeated when I showed them the website screwing up the price. Probably the best deal I've got on anything.

$80 on a used pixel 4a, but i didn't like the hole on the screen for the camera so I sold that for $75 then spent $25 to get a screen replacement for my old phone, a sony xz1 compact. I think it needs a new battery soon too, but I don't wanna take it apart again.
I was using a dumb phone for a couple of years and I think I'll go back to that.

I think the sony xz1 compact was around $100 when I bought it back in 2019 but idr, since I paid cash for it on craigslist.

I only use pay phones

Around $12 to $15 I think. It is a basic trimline phone from the 1980's with the green illuminated backlight with the only feature being redial.

Yes I only own a landline phone. Never had a cellphone even though I know that was probably the purpose of the question. And yes I'm being serious.

I got my Galaxy S8 six months after its release for $0 on a Black Friday sale plus a work promotion. Still using it 6.5 years later.

CADE_FOSTER posted...

I only use pay phones

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archizzy posted...

Yes I only own a landline phone. Never had a cellphone even though I know that was probably the purpose of the question. And yes I'm being serious.

You bring this up often and I find it really fascinating. You don't have to deal with a lot of bullshit but at the same time not having at least a cheap smartphone with barely anything installed on it seems inconvenient.

No idea

i just pay for it monthly on my bill until its half paid off then I get a new one

CRON posted...

You bring this up often and I find it really fascinating. You don't have to deal with a lot of bullshit but at the same time not having at least a cheap smartphone with barely anything installed on it seems inconvenient.

It's not inconvenient at all for me. But I can understand how it would be for others.

1400 which is about $1740. It was not worth it.

MICHALECOLE posted...

No idea

i just pay for it monthly on my bill until its half paid off then I get a new one

Mine go to shit soon after I finish my $10 or so a month payment.

Around $900 in 2018 I still use it

modena posted...

Mine go to shit soon after I finish my $10 or so a month payment.

What?

archizzy posted...

It's not inconvenient at all for me. But I can understand how it would be for others.

honestly no phone is living my dream. the only reason I have a smartphone rn is cus of one of my jobs. if not I'd still be using a flip phone which is about as "disconnected" as I can realistically manage at the moment.

It was $271
Or 0.3 of my salary
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MICHALECOLE posted...

What?

After a couple of years or when my phone is paid off it goes to shit....battery life drops dramatically, starts to get slower doing the same tasks ect...

Every few years I have been upgrading just after I paid it off. I think the one I'm using now is like $8 a month on top of my normal phone bill...

$100-$500 is a wide category covering too much. I spent about $120 on mine.

$400. Getting top of the line is a chump move unless you're a dev. Especially when that means your phone bill is $60 instead of $20. This industry is designed to fleece you. Might as well burn your money.

Bass posted...

About $1400 for a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. I plan to keep it for at least 7 years since it'll have support for that long, so that's not too bad on a per year basis.

I did about that for the S21 Ultra 3 years ago, but I doubt the battery will last that long. When I first got it, I only had to charge it once every 4 days, and for the last year its been every day, sometimes needing a fractional charge later if I really burn up video all day or something listening in my pocket with the screen off.

I don't even remember but it's a Note 20 Ultra that I got at launch

How much is a new iPhone that is one version behind? Because that is what I got a couple years ago. I'll be keeping it for another 3-5 years before I consider getting a new one.

PraetorXyn posted...

I did about that for the S21 Ultra 3 years ago, but I doubt the battery will last that long. When I first got it, I only had to charge it once every 4 days, and for the last year its been every day, sometimes needing a fractional charge later if I really burn up video all day or something listening in my pocket with the screen off.

Damn,I have the S21 FE? 5G. I doubt it will last past 4years. I had one of the last Blackberry phones that lasted 8 years until I dropped it in a lake.

PraetorXyn posted...

I did about that for the S21 Ultra 3 years ago, but I doubt the battery will last that long. When I first got it, I only had to charge it once every 4 days, and for the last year its been every day, sometimes needing a fractional charge later if I really burn up video all day or something listening in my pocket with the screen off.

Are you charging your phone overnight? If so, stop that. Don't keep lithium batteries plugged in all the time, whether that's your laptop or phone. I've had my Nokia 7 since release and my laptop since 2015 and the batteries still operates as they did day 1. My phone only needs to be charged every 3 days or so

xGhostchantx posted...

Are you charging your phone overnight? If so, stop that. Don't keep lithium batteries plugged in all the time, whether that's your laptop or phone. I've had my Nokia 7 since release and my laptop since 2015 and the batteries still operates as they did day 1. My phone only needs to be charged every 3 days or so

I think most new phones are safe to leave plugged in by now. I just got a lithium Ion weedeater though that really specifies not doing that.

1200 for an iPhone XS Max, in 2018. Bought it to replace previous phone, a DSLR, a videocamera, partly a Wacom tablet and as a gaming device. Does the job still, feel it was worth it. Battery is at 77% max capacity after 6 years but it still lasts long enough with a charge in the morning and the evening.

modena posted...

Damn,I have the S21 FE? 5G. I doubt it will last past 4years. I had one of the last Blackberry phones that lasted 8 years until I dropped it in a lake.

Yeah, the unibody design is the problem. If you could buy another $30 battery it would be good as new.

I dont know, I added a line and got the phone.

Zwijn posted...

1200 for an iPhone XS Max, in 2018. Bought it to replace previous phone, a DSLR, a videocamera, partly a Wacom tablet and as a gaming device. Does the job still, feel it was worth it. Battery is at 77% max capacity after 6 years but it still lasts long enough with a charge in the morning and the evening.

Is there even a way to measure battery capacity diminishing over time or are you just estimating like I am?

modena posted...

I think most new phones are safe to leave plugged in by now. I just got a lithium Ion weedeater though that really specifies not doing that.

No they're really not. You shouldn't leave any phone or laptop plugged in constantly.

PraetorXyn posted...

Is there even a way to measure battery capacity diminishing over time or are you just estimating like I am?

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I dunno, whatever price the Galaxy S9 was. It's been like 5 years since I bought it, so I don't remember.

721 for a unlocked samsung galaxy S9+ off amazon back in 2018.

Still using this same phone.

PraetorXyn posted...

I did about that for the S21 Ultra 3 years ago, but I doubt the battery will last that long. When I first got it, I only had to charge it once every 4 days, and for the last year its been every day, sometimes needing a fractional charge later if I really burn up video all day or something listening in my pocket with the screen off.

Yeah, that's my main concern. My Note 10+, I had previously, I had to charge once or twice a day. Not as nice as the S24U is doing with a new battery, but it wasn't too big of a problem for me.

Zwijn posted...

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Mines at 87% after a couple of years.

Any idea how much it costs to get the battery replaced?

Free upgrade.

xGhostchantx posted...

No they're really not. You shouldn't leave any phone or laptop plugged in constantly.

Constantly sure. But overnight for a new phone? I usually let mine down to atleast 70% before I plug it in for the night. Should I just unplug it when I have my 2-3am wide awake hour when it's at 100%?

Cheater87 posted...

Free upgrade.

I use "free upgrade" through Verizon but its never really free imo.

$999 on an XZ2 Premium in 2018. The battery is getting pretty bad lately, so I'll probably get a new phone this year.

modena posted...

I use "free upgrade" through Verizon but its never really free imo.

When you get phones from carriers your bill is more expensive to subsidize the phone.

Mine is a $500 phone but I only pay $7 a month for 36 months with a 3 year contract

parisdolphin posted...

Mine is a $500 phone but I only pay $7 a month for 36 months with a 3 year contract

Right, but for me it seems after 37 months I need a new phone lol.

Modern phones have the feature to cut power at 80% and resume charging when you're about to wake up, either through alarms you set or just usage data.

TetsuoS2 posted...

Modern phones have the feature to cut power at 80% and resume charging when you're about to wake up, either through alarms you set or just usage data.

Thanks for that, mine wasn't even on power saving nothing.

Around $350 after trade-in.