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Except this analysis is flawed since you're not going to find a new equivalent replacement for 200-300$

by _aavaa_ 3y ago

argsnd 3y ago
After 5 years you might...
- _aavaa_ 3y ago
  Apple does not sell a 200$ phone. And 200$ android phones do not have the build quality of an 800$ one, even if it's 5 years old.
  - turtlebits 3y ago
    You can find carrier locked iPhone SE's for $150, you can get a free iPhone with a postpaid contract as well.
- BossingAround 3y ago
  A 2nd hand one, that'll suffer the same battery issues at best
JohnBooty 3y ago
Right, but you could sell (or more realistically, trade in) your phone for perhaps $200-300.
- _aavaa_ 3y ago
  I don't know if you've ever tried trading in an old phone, but nobody is giving you 200$ for a 5 year old phone. But say they do. You now need to find a 289-389$ phone (which will cost you 89$ out of pocket) that gives you the same experience.
notatoad 3y ago
if by "equivalent" you mean a new modern flagship phone, then no, you won't find one. but a $200 new phone this year is at least the equivalent of a pixel phone from five years ago. nobody's going to say that, for example, this isn't at least as good as a pixel 3: https://www.amazon.ca/OnePlus-Android-Display-Unlocked-Charging/dp/B0B14LBNL6/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3KEC1ILN16FPZ&keywords=android+phone https://www.amazon.ca/OnePlus-Android-Display-Unlocked-Charg...
- HJain13 3y ago
  >nobody's going to say that, for example, this isn't at least as good as a pixel 3: https://www.amazon.ca/OnePlus-Android-Display-Unlocked-Charg https://www.amazon.ca/OnePlus-Android-Display-Unlocked-Charg... In terms of Camera, Haptics, Construction material it probably isn't
- kelnos 3y ago
  And the (Android) phone from five years ago won't be getting OS or security updates. Granted, your current phone that needs the new battery probably isn't getting them either. In which case, why not just pay $80 to get the battery replaced in your current phone?

Except this analysis is flawed since you're not going to find a new equivalent replacement for 200-300$

argsnd 3y ago

After 5 years you might...

_aavaa_ 3y ago
Apple does not sell a 200$ phone. And 200$ android phones do not have the build quality of an 800$ one, even if it's 5 years old.
- turtlebits 3y ago
  You can find carrier locked iPhone SE's for $150, you can get a free iPhone with a postpaid contract as well.
BossingAround 3y ago
A 2nd hand one, that'll suffer the same battery issues at best

JohnBooty 3y ago

Right, but you could sell (or more realistically, trade in) your phone for perhaps $200-300.

_aavaa_ 3y ago
I don't know if you've ever tried trading in an old phone, but nobody is giving you 200$ for a 5 year old phone. But say they do. You now need to find a 289-389$ phone (which will cost you 89$ out of pocket) that gives you the same experience.

notatoad 3y ago

if by "equivalent" you mean a new modern flagship phone, then no, you won't find one. but a $200 new phone this year is at least the equivalent of a pixel phone from five years ago. nobody's going to say that, for example, this isn't at least as good as a pixel 3: https://www.amazon.ca/OnePlus-Android-Display-Unlocked-Charging/dp/B0B14LBNL6/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3KEC1ILN16FPZ&keywords=android+phone https://www.amazon.ca/OnePlus-Android-Display-Unlocked-Charg...

HJain13 3y ago
>nobody's going to say that, for example, this isn't at least as good as a pixel 3: https://www.amazon.ca/OnePlus-Android-Display-Unlocked-Charg https://www.amazon.ca/OnePlus-Android-Display-Unlocked-Charg... In terms of Camera, Haptics, Construction material it probably isn't
kelnos 3y ago
And the (Android) phone from five years ago won't be getting OS or security updates. Granted, your current phone that needs the new battery probably isn't getting them either. In which case, why not just pay $80 to get the battery replaced in your current phone?