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I think replacing a not broken phone, at least to a flagship, is rarely a rational decision. People buying a flagship are buying a new toy and they want this to

I think replacing a not broken phone, at least to a flagship, is rarely a rational decision. People buying a flagship are buying a new toy and they want this toy to entertain them, give emotional satisfaction and show a little bit of "tomorrow". That's (in my opinion) is what the high price tag for. Essential tried to enter a high price territory from the first shot and just failed to impress. Otherwise, I bought a Nexus 5X for my mom last year and I think that was a pretty rational choice. It's cheap, performant and still supported by google. Absolutely no need to replace until she breaks it.

posguy 9y ago
Even non-flagships are fine. I've had an LG Stylo now for 2 years which I bought used a few months after it came out for $100. Signal, Firefox, Pandora, etc all run fine on it, it doesn't have connectivity problems like any of my friend's Nexus 5x or 6p phones have, and at this point its a sub-$50 phone, so if it breaks, no sweat! Compared to the Galaxy S4 I had prior to it, this Stylo was definitely a big upgrade. No more SIM not found errors, band 12 support, better battery life, for less than a quarter of what I paid for my Galaxy S4.
Casseres 9y ago
> Absolutely no need to replace until she breaks it. Look up 'Nexus 5X Bootloop'. I had one before it started doing that. It's a common problem with that phone and it's predecessor, Nexus 5.