Phone swap
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Why switch to a J7? It's a 2015 model which is "old" by todays standards. I'd wait til your iPhone stops working and then go for the latest Android.
What's the price of the J7 you're looking at? Consider a used flagship phone or look around either before or during black friday. I picked up an S8 last year for about $370 which was about half the price of a new one. They seem to do that every year, you could probably get the S9 for that kind of money this year. Or get the older S7, those are more like in the 160-190 range on ebay.
My girlfriend got one last week for $100 (Straight Talk, no contract, prepay). Bright but fairly low resolution screen, low res camera, pretty hefty battery that should go a couple of days on normal usage. I don't believe in paying much for phones--I'd never carry insurance or want to pay so much that I'd break a sweat if lost or broken. I paid $70 for a Moto E4 with Boost. Same general screen but better camera, Gorilla Glass and a bigger battery, plus Nougat rather than Marshmallow, but no replaceable battery. Think the J7 was going for $50 last year on Black Friday. God knows what the post trade war prices for these things in a few months.
To sum things up. Her J7 is a totally usable device that should give her a couple years of good service for about $4 a month.
To sum things up. Her J7 is a totally usable device that should give her a couple years of good service for about $4 a month.
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I'd rather have a Nexus 5 than either of your choices.
You should be about to find one for ~$50.
You should be about to find one for ~$50.
Originally Posted By: rooflessVW
I'd rather have a Nexus 5 than either of your choices.
You should be about to find one for ~$50.
Don't know much about 'em. If you could find a 5x for $50, I'd probably agree with you. Thought the Nexus 5 was 3g only and about five years old. Google did keep the operating system updated.
I'd rather have a Nexus 5 than either of your choices.
You should be about to find one for ~$50.
Don't know much about 'em. If you could find a 5x for $50, I'd probably agree with you. Thought the Nexus 5 was 3g only and about five years old. Google did keep the operating system updated.
With that little info I'd stick with Apple iPhone SE if it still works well and meets your needs. Just wait till you actually need to change then buy the best phone you can afford.
Generally android is not well supported/maintained for older stuff like Apple does. The apple matrix of models is much smaller and it seems like most Android makers view their tech as disposable within a few years.
Generally android is not well supported/maintained for older stuff like Apple does. The apple matrix of models is much smaller and it seems like most Android makers view their tech as disposable within a few years.
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