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My Galaxy Note 4 did the same thing. But this was after about a year of use. And hey, after replacing the battery it works fine again! And as an aside, I dropp

My Galaxy Note 4 did the same thing. But this was after about a year of use. And hey, after replacing the battery it works fine again! And as an aside, I dropped my Note 4 recently and broke the glass. I was thinking about the possibility of getting a new phone. But after looking at this season's options I'm heavily leaning toward just replacing the glass. One reason is that no top-of-the-line smartphone seems to have a replaceable battery to avoid these problems. More generally, this season's phones are also cheap-looking and cheap-feeling. The Pixel feels like a $200 phone at best, with its cheap aluminum shell, fragile-feeling uncomfortable buttons, and ugly plastic/glass/whatever square on the back. I've been losing faith in Samsung's build quality (I've had some issues with my Note 4 and my previous Samsung phone, and the news about the exploding Note really turned me off the company). Even the latest iphone looks uglier than usual (that glossy bezel really doesn't do it for me, looks like a free phone you get when you sign up for a phone plan). 2016 is a really really bad year for smartphones. None of these machines seem like they're really worth their price. The next great phone is probably going to be one that doesn't feel like corners were cut.

BookmarkSaver 10y ago
I'm still using my Note 4 and have been putting off upgrading for no real reason. I was about to buy the Note 7 until they started blowing up, but now I'm probably going to wait until the S8 or Note 8 or some other flagship coming this Spring.
rob 10y ago
I'm kind of the same way. I went from a Note 4 to a Note 5, and ended up dropping my Note 5 causing the screen/LCD to break and not turn on. It looks like it costs about $300-400 to replace everything after asking a couple of local places, because the parts for this are expensive/out of stock. You might want to see if it's the same thing for the Note 4. At that price, I'd probably just want to buy a new one.. but as you said, there's not a lot of good smartphones out right now. I'm using the Note 4 again for now, which is actually a refurb/replacement because the original one's screen died randomly one day (without dropping it this time.)
afterburner 10y ago
Yes, batteries definitely need replacing after a year or so, maybe 2 if the original battery was very good quality. Don't go with the cheapest eBay batteries either; Monoprice seems to be good if you buy directly from them. I've had my phone for a long time, partly because of the bad phone options with diminishing key features recently (SD card, removable battery). I've replaced the battery every year, and I can get down to 1% battery. When it runs down faster and can't make it that low, it's time to replace the battery. Now, why this happens in a brand new phone like the Pixel is another matter...
- yabatopia 10y ago
  I routinely replace my smartphone battery after 1 year of use, occasionally a few months later. The brand of smartphone doesn't matter: after one year of daily recharging a battery has seen it's best days. The hardest part is finding an original battery, especially on Amazon.
nradov 10y ago
In my experience Samsung phone repair service is pretty good. They'll fix most faults for $75 and ship it back in a few days.
Stratoscope 10y ago
Same story with my Note 4 - it was shutting off at 30% too, but I bought some new Anker batteries a few weeks ago and battery life is back to being solid and reliable. One thing that really bothers me about a lot of the new phones is the slippery glass backs. The Note 4 has a textured plastic back with quite a bit of grip to it. I tried a friend's Galaxy S6 and it nearly slid out of my hand! I suppose a silicone case would fix that, but I like being able to use the Note 4 without a case and not have to worry that it will slip away.

BookmarkSaver 10y ago

I'm still using my Note 4 and have been putting off upgrading for no real reason. I was about to buy the Note 7 until they started blowing up, but now I'm probably going to wait until the S8 or Note 8 or some other flagship coming this Spring.

rob 10y ago

I'm kind of the same way. I went from a Note 4 to a Note 5, and ended up dropping my Note 5 causing the screen/LCD to break and not turn on. It looks like it costs about $300-400 to replace everything after asking a couple of local places, because the parts for this are expensive/out of stock. You might want to see if it's the same thing for the Note 4. At that price, I'd probably just want to buy a new one.. but as you said, there's not a lot of good smartphones out right now. I'm using the Note 4 again for now, which is actually a refurb/replacement because the original one's screen died randomly one day (without dropping it this time.)

afterburner 10y ago

Yes, batteries definitely need replacing after a year or so, maybe 2 if the original battery was very good quality. Don't go with the cheapest eBay batteries either; Monoprice seems to be good if you buy directly from them. I've had my phone for a long time, partly because of the bad phone options with diminishing key features recently (SD card, removable battery). I've replaced the battery every year, and I can get down to 1% battery. When it runs down faster and can't make it that low, it's time to replace the battery. Now, why this happens in a brand new phone like the Pixel is another matter...

yabatopia 10y ago
I routinely replace my smartphone battery after 1 year of use, occasionally a few months later. The brand of smartphone doesn't matter: after one year of daily recharging a battery has seen it's best days. The hardest part is finding an original battery, especially on Amazon.

nradov 10y ago

In my experience Samsung phone repair service is pretty good. They'll fix most faults for $75 and ship it back in a few days.

Stratoscope 10y ago

Same story with my Note 4 - it was shutting off at 30% too, but I bought some new Anker batteries a few weeks ago and battery life is back to being solid and reliable. One thing that really bothers me about a lot of the new phones is the slippery glass backs. The Note 4 has a textured plastic back with quite a bit of grip to it. I tried a friend's Galaxy S6 and it nearly slid out of my hand! I suppose a silicone case would fix that, but I like being able to use the Note 4 without a case and not have to worry that it will slip away.