Think it's time to upgrade my Samsung S5

[croyde]

Yes, it's true, I have been running this phone for what must be 5 years now.

It's on a sim only deal of £9 a month for 4gig and unlimited everything else.

Reading the specs of the latest phones makes me realise that I just want something that works like my Samsung did in it's early years, as it now hangs and quite often is very very slow.

So something the same physical size with 32gb plus expandable memory or 64gb, camera on par with my Samsung and no bloatware, so vanilla Android please.

£200.

Ta.

[type-r]

I am still on the S6 (standard version) - one of the best phone's Samsung produced IMO and came with a lot of tech. The ones after are bulkier and haven't really moved the tech on to a degree where I would notice a difference IMO.

[Zoobeef]

I still have my S5 too.
I think im going to have to make the jump this year. The question is, is it worth going for a top of the range one as it's more likely to last another 4-5 years than one that's just a newer model but still a 3-4 year old design.

[dontlookdown]

I have an S7 which I love - best phone evvvaahh - and I was beginning to fret that I might soon have to change it for something unnecessarily expensive and complicated.

So thanks for reassuring me that it probably has a couple of years left in it yet;)

[croyde]

Maybe I should see if there are still some later Samsungs, like the S7 still around for sale, not secondhand.

[anonymous-user]

I still have my S7. It's camera and screen quality is still light years ahead of any new phone you can get for £200. Only drawback on a phone like this is the built in battery - 3 years of regular fast charging hammers its capacity.

It's not difficult to change using the YouTube guides but it's impossible to get hold of an official replacement. I paid £8 for a Chinese copy which Accubattery (playstore app) assessed as having 87% of the original battery's capacity. 6 months later it's down to 82%.

So yeah an S7 would be a good purchase if you can buy new or tolerate the poor battery performance on a used one.

[Road2Ruin]

I did the same. Went from an S5 to an S7 recently. Got a pristine one for £169.00. Beware of fakes though..

[stevoknevo]

croyde said:

Yes, it's true, I have been running this phone for what must be 5 years now.

It's on a sim only deal of £9 a month for 4gig and unlimited everything else.

Reading the specs of the latest phones makes me realise that I just want something that works like my Samsung did in it's early years, as it now hangs and quite often is very very slow.

So something the same physical size with 32gb plus expandable memory or 64gb, camera on par with my Samsung and no bloatware, so vanilla Android please.

£200.

Ta.

If you're willing to go second hand, a 5" screen is big enough for you? This £30 over budget, but the Google Pixel 2 is getting cheapish from private sellers (resellers etc are looking for £50-60 less than the cost of a new one with two years warranty - £330 new at Argos) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Google-Pixel-2-64GB-Cle...

64gb, latest vanilla android, amoled 1080p screen, and a stonking camera - I picked up a 2xl recently in mint condition for £250, very pleased with it indeed. Seller gave me his receipt and it has 13 months warranty remaining too.

Oneplus 5t within budget (no charger with this one and you need the correct one for 'dash charging' https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OnePlus-5T-64GB-Midnigh...

FB Marketplace can be a good source if you can work a deal to pay by Paypal G&S for a bit of protection - Pixel 2xl for a bargain £200 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/66537880...

S8 for £200 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/43907823...

All just a guideline, but that's the kinda stuff I'd be looking at for £200.

[croyde]

Cheers. Want to avoid secondhand as it’s not easy to swap out battery.

Just wondered what people think of the likes of Nokia and Hauwei. Both have models at around £200 that seem to be better than the old S5 but nowhere near the cost or specs of the latest offerings.